The Iraq War
This U.S. President declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
George W. Bush
This is the capital city of Afghanistan, which fell to the U.S. in 2001 and back to the Taliban in 2021.
Kabul
This many commercial airplanes were hijacked and used as weapons on September 11, 2001.
four
This U.S. President was in office during the Persian Gulf War in 1991
George H.W. Bush
This 1917 British document expressed support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine.
Balfour Declaration
This term refers to the 2007 increase in U.S. troop levels intended to provide security to Baghdad and Al Anbar Province.
The Surge
This was the official military name for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan that began in October 2001.
Operation Enduring Freedom
This was the nickname given to the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in Lower Manhattan
Ground Zero
This was the initial phase of the conflict, focused on building up troops and defending Saudi Arabia from a potential Iraqi invasion.
Operation Desert Shield
This 1967 conflict resulted in Israel gaining control of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights.
Six-Day War
This multi-national force, led by the U.S. and UK, was the official name for the group that invaded Iraq.
Coalition of the Willing
This mountainous region along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan served as a major crossing point for insurgents.
Khyber Pass
Most of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks were citizens of this Middle Eastern country.
Saudi Arabia
This international organization authorized the use of "all necessary means" to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
United Nations(un)
This Palestinian political and military organization was led by Yasser Arafat for several decades.
PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)
This specific religious group in Iraq faced significant displacement and violence following the fall of the Ba'athist government.
Sunnis (or Shiites, or Kurds—all were affected)
This type of unconventional warfare, used by the Taliban, involves small-scale, mobile, and flexible tactics against a larger military.
Guerrilla warfare
This federal agency, responsible for airport security, was established in November 2001 as a result of the attacks.
TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
This was the primary reason Saddam Hussein claimed he had a right to Kuwaiti land.
historically part of Iraq (or to "reclaim" it)
This is the name for the Jewish movement that advocated for the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland in the Land of Israel.
Zionism
This Iraqi city saw two major battles in 2004, becoming a symbol of the urban resistance against coalition forces.
Fallujah
He was the first democratically elected President of Afghanistan following the 2001 invasion.
Hamid Karzai
This 2001 law expanded the U.S. government's authority to monitor communications and conduct surveillance to prevent terrorism.
Patriot Act
This coalition air power technology, used for the first time on a large scale, allowed pilots to fly undetected by radar.
Stealth (or F-117 Nighthawk)
This refers to the barriers, checkpoints, and walls built by Israel starting in the early 2000s, citing security concerns.
Separation Barrier (or West Bank Wall)