The Iraq War
A decentralized federal system with shared power between central and regional governments in Iraq.
What is the “Biden Plan”?
A UN resolution that imposed sanctions and officially linked the Taliban with al-Qaeda.
What is UN Security Council Resolution 1267?
The invasion of Kuwait ordered by Saddam Hussein in 1990.
What event triggered the Persian Gulf War?
The 1948 attack on Israel by the Arab League after its creation.
What caused the first Arab-Israeli War?
The extremist group responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
What is al-Qaeda?
Lack of trust, corruption, and insufficient shared interests among Iraqi groups.
Why has a strong central government in Iraq failed?
The terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people and prompted U.S. military action in Afghanistan.
What are the September 11, 2001 attacks?
The U.S.-led military buildup in Saudi Arabia to defend against Iraqi aggression.
What was Operation Desert Shield?
An agreement that ended fighting in 1949 and placed the Gaza Strip under Egypt and the West Bank under Jordan.
What was the result of the 1949 armistice?
The skyscraper complex in New York City where two hijacked planes struck and caused both towers to collapse.
What is the World Trade Center?
They fear losing their historical dominance and political power in Iraq.
Why do many Sunnis oppose the federal system?
The U.S.-led military campaign launched in October 2001 to defeat the Taliban and target al-Qaeda.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
The coalition’s 1991 military campaign that began with a massive air offensive against Iraq.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
A 1956 conflict where Israel, Britain, and France attempted to control the Suez Canal.
What was the Suez Crisis?
The fourth hijacked plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania after passengers fought back.
What is United Airlines Flight 93?
Guaranteeing them 20% of Iraq’s oil revenues and allowing regional self-rule.
How does the plan propose to make the federal system acceptable to Sunnis?
The 2001 agreement that created an interim Afghan government led by Hamid Karzai.
What is the Bonn Agreement?
A strategy combining air superiority and a rapid ground offensive that overwhelmed Iraqi forces.
How did coalition forces defeat Iraq in the Persian Gulf War?
The 1967 war in which Israel captured the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Sinai Peninsula, and Golan Heights.
What is the Six-Day War?
The U.S. military operation launched in October 2001 to remove the Taliban and destroy terrorist networks in Afghanistan.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
It reduces U.S. presence, encourages alliances, and supports a political settlement.
What role does U.S. military withdrawal play in the strategy?
The event in August 2021 when the Taliban took Kabul, followed by the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops.
What is the end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan?
The liberation of Kuwait and Iraq’s agreement to recognize its sovereignty while Saddam Hussein remained in power.
What were the outcomes of the Persian Gulf War?
The 1978 agreement that led to peace between Egypt and Israel and the return of the Sinai Peninsula.
What are the Camp David Accords?
The U.S. president who declared a “War on Terror” after the attacks.
Who is George W. Bush?