The Iraq War (2003-2011
This U.S. president was in charge when the Iraq War began in 2003.
Who is George W. Bush?
The U.S. went to war in Afghanistan after these attacks in 2001.
What were the September 11 attacks?
The 9/11 attacks happened this year.
What is 2001?
Iraq invaded this nearby country in 1990.
What is Kuwait?
This area is one of the main places where Israelis and Palestinians both live and claim land.
What is the West Bank?
The U.S. believed Iraq had these dangerous weapons, which was a reason for the war.
What are weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)?
This terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden was the main target.
What is al-Qaeda?
Two planes hit these famous towers in New York City.
What are the Twin Towers (World Trade Center)?
This was the name of the U.S.led mission to push Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This city is important to both sides and claimed as a capital.
What is Jerusalem?
This leader of Iraq was removed from power during the war.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This group ruled Afghanistan before 2001 and returned to power in 2021.
What is the Taliban?
This group carried out the attacks.
What is al-Qaeda?
This Iraqi leader ordered the invasion.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This group controls the Gaza Strip today.
What is Hamas?
In 2007, the U.S. sent more troops to Iraq in a plan called this.
What is the troop surge?
This mission in 2011 led to the death of Osama bin Laden.
What is Operation Neptune Spear?
This important U.S. building near Washington, D.C., was also attacked.
What is the Pentagon?
This world organization supported action against Iraq.
What is the United Nations?
These peace agreements in the 1990s were meant to help bring peace.
What are the Oslo Accords?
This prison became known for a scandal involving the poor treatment of prisoners.
What is Abu Ghraib prison?
This agreement in 2020 planned for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan.
What is the Doha Agreement?
This flight crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers tried to stop the hijackers.
What is United Airlines Flight 93?
Iraqi forces caused damage by setting fire to these in Kuwait.
What are oil wells?
This word means “catastrophe” and is used by Palestinians to describe events in 1948.
What is the Nakba?