The Iraq War (2003-2011)
When did the U.S. forces invade Iraq?
In March 2003
Who guided the terror group from Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan, in the late 1980s, to Sudan in 1991, and back to Afghanistan in the mid-1990s?
Osama Bin Laden
When was the collapse of the World Trade Center and the Twin Towers?
September 11, 2001
What was the Persian Gulf War known as?
Operation Desert Storm or The First Gulf War
What is a mandate?
a territory controlled by an allied power after World War 1
Who was captured, tried, and hanged?
Saddam
Who is the commander of the Northern Alliance and anti-Taliban Coalition?
Ahmad Shah Massoud
How many jobs did New York City's economy lose?
143,000 jobs a month
When was the invasion of Kuwait?
August 2, 1990
Who did the Ottomans persecute?
the Armenians
How many weeks did it take the Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers to pull down a statue of Saddam?
Three
When was the Bonn Agreement endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 1383?
December 5, 2001
How many people died in the 9/11 attacks?
2,996 people
The U.N. Security Council authorized the use of "all necessary means" of force against Iraq?
November 29, 1990
What did the Zionists do?
they wanted to reunite the Jewish Diaspora to make them safe from anti-Semitism
What are the name's of Saddam's sons that were killed by U.S. troops during a raid in the northern city of Mosul?
Uday and Qusay
Who was the leader of the Taliban regime?
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Where did the 9/11 planes take off from?
Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., and Newark International Airport in New Jersey
Who won the Persian Gulf War?
the coalition
What cities made up the Arab League?
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen
What new law reverses elements of 2003 and allows some to return to government?
de-Baatthification
What was the first major ground assault and the largest operation since Tora Bora?
Operation Anaconda
Which flight caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense?
Boeing 757
December 30, 2006
How long did the Iran-Iraq war last?
eight years