The Iraq War 2003/2011
The dictator of Iraq, who was removed from power during the 2003 invasion
Who is Saddam Hussein?
The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in response to the terrorist attacks that happened
What Is 9/11
Two of the hijacked planes were flown into these skyscrapers in New York City, which were the tallest buildings in the city at the time.
What are the twin towers
The war began because Iraq, led by Saddam Hussein, invaded and took over this small, oil rich neighbor country.
What is Kuwait?
Most countries were worried about the invasion because Kuwait and its neighbors hold a huge portion of the world's supply of this liquid resource.
What is Jerusalem?
The U.S invaded Iraq because they belived the country was hiding these "WMDs."
What are Weapons of Mass Destruction?
This group ruled Afghanistan in 2001 and was removed from power by the U.S.
Who are the Taliban
A third plane was flown into this five sided building in Virginia, which serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense.
What is the Pentagon?
While his son was President during the 2003 Iraq War, this man was the U.S. President during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
Who was George H.W Bush?
Following World War II and the Holocaust, this international organization proposed a plan to divide the land into separate Jewish and Arab states.
What is the United Nation
This U.S president was the leader who ordered the invasion of Iraq
Who is George W. Bush?
The U.S. went to Afghanistan to find this leader of Al Qaeda, who was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks.
Who was Osama bin Laden?
The fourth plane crashed in a field in this state after the passengers heroically fought back against the hijackers.
What is Pennsylvania?
This was the "cool" code name given to the U.S. led military mission to push Iraq forces out of Kuwait.
What is Operation Desert Storm
These are the two primary regions where most Palestinians live today; one is a coastal strip and the other is a larger territory to the east of Israel.
What are the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?
This is the capital city of Iraq, where most of the major fighting took place.
What is Baghdad?
Because it lasted for 20 years, the conflict in Afghanistan is often called this in relation to U.S. history.
What is the longest War
This man was the leader of the terrorist group al Qaeda and was responsible for planning the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
Unlike the 2003 war, the Persian Gulf War ended with this leader still in power in Iraq, as the goal was only to free Kuwait.
Who was Saddam Hussein?
During this brief but major conflict in 1967, Israel captured the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.
What was the six day War?
After the war, Iraq held its first free elections to change from a dictatorship to this type of government government.
What is Democracy?
The war officially ended in August 2021 when the last U.S. troops were evacuated from this capital city.
What is Kabul
This is the name given to the site in New York City where the Twin Towers once stood and where a memorial now honors the victims.
What is Ground Zero
Most countries were worried about the invasion because Kuwait and its neighbors hold a huge portion of the world's supply of this liquid resource.
What is Petroleum?
This is the name for the proposed peace plan where both an independent Israel and an independent Palestine would exist peacefully side by side.
What is the Two State Solution?