Iraq War
This year was the beginning of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
What is 2003?
This group ruled Afghanistan in 2001 and refused to hand over al‑Qaida leaders after the 9/11 attacks.
Who are the Taliban?
This terrorist group carried out the September 11 attacks.
What is al‑Qaida?
This Iraqi leader ordered the 1990 invasion of Kuwait, triggering the Persian Gulf War.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This territory on the Mediterranean coast has been governed by Hamas since 2007.
What is the Gaza Strip/Gaza?
The U.S. claimed Iraq possessed these weapons as justification for invasion.
What are weapons of mass destruction?
This UN Security Council resolution condemned the 9/11 attacks.
What is Resolution 1368?
This anti‑Taliban commander was assassinated on September 9, 2001, just two days before the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Ahmad Shah Massoud?
This U.S. military operation started in January 1991 with an air campaign against Iraq.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This international organization voted in 1947 to partition the British Mandate of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab states.
What is the United Nations?
This leader of Iraq was executed after the invasion.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
After 9/11, the U.S. targeted this Afghan regime for sheltering al‑Qaida.
What is the Taliban government?
This hijacker piloted the first plane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
Who is Mohamed Atta.
Iraq accused this small, oil‑rich neighboring country of “stealing oil” and dropping prices before invading it.
What is Kuwait?
This 1967 conflict resulted in Israel conquering the West Bank, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and other territories.
What is the Six‑Day War?
This terrorist group grew after the Iraq War and later seized parts of Iraq and Syria.
What is ISIS?
After 9/11, the U.S. launched this global military campaign targeting al‑Qaida and the Taliban.
What is the War on Terror?
This U.S. city was the crash site of Flight 93.
What is Shanksville, Pennsylvania?
This international organization imposed a worldwide trade ban on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait.
What is the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?
This Palestine governing body was created in the 1990s as a part of the Oslo Accords.
What is the Palestinian Authority?
This U.S. law disbanded the Iraq Army, contributing to instability.
What is de-Ba'athification?
This U.S. military operation, launched in October 2001, aimed to remove the Taliban from power and destroy al‑Qaida training camps.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
This federal command center was responsible for tracking the hijacked planes on 9/11.
What is NORAD?
In preparation for a situation in which Iraq might invade this major oil‑producing country, the U.S. deployed troops there in August 1990 to prevent further expansion.
What is Saudi Arabia?
These agreements were the first major negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.
What are the Oslo Accords?