Iraq War
This U.S. President announced the beginning of military operations in Iraq on March 20, 2003.
Who is George W. Bush?
In 2009, this Afghan president won reelection after his main rival dropped out of the runoff.
Who is Hamid Karzai?
The first location hit by the hijacked planes on 9/11.
What is the North Tower of the World Trade Center?
He was the Iraqi president who ordered the invasion of Kuwait.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This group of countries attacked Israel in 1948 after its creation.
What is Arab League?
In 2007, President Bush sent additional troops to Iraq in what became known as this strategy.
What is Surge?
In 2014, these two Afghan politicians entered a power sharing deal to avoid a political crisis.
Who are Ashraf Ghani and Adulllah Abdullah?
This plane crashed into the Pentagon.
What is American Airlines Flight 77?
The international organization demanded Iraq withdraw from Kuwait.
What is United Nations?
This 1956 conflict involved Israel, Britain, and France attempting to take control of a major waterway.
What is Suez Crisis?
This Iraqi dictator was captured, tried, and eventually hanged following the U.S. invasion.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This U.S. president announced a 30,000 troop surge in 2009, then began a gradual withdrawal in 2011.
Who is Barack Obama?
This tower of the World Trade Center collapsed first.
What is South Tower?
This Egyptian leader tried to negotiate peace between Iraq and Kuwait.
Who is Hosni Mubarak?
This brief but pivotal war in 1967 saw Israel take control of the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
What is the Six-Day war?
The Iraq War officially ended in this year, with the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops.
What is 2011?
In 2010, this top U.S. general in Afghanistan was dismissed after criticizing the administration in a magazine article.
Who is General Stanley McChrystal?
He was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
The U.S.- led military operation to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait was called this.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This agreement, negotiated with U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1978, led to peace between Israel and Egypt.
What are Camp David Accords?
Images of prisoner abuse at this facility caused global outrage in 2004.
What is Abu Ghraib?
This U.S. president reversed course in 2017, announcing an open-ended troop commitment of Afghanistan.
Who is Donald Trump?
The total number of planes hijacked.
What is four?
Saddam Hussein claimed Kuwait was stealing oil from this oil field.
What is Ar-Rumaylah oil field?
This holiday was the day Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel in 1973.
What is Yom Kippur?