The Iraq War
What year did the Iraq war start?
2003
What year did the U.S war in Afghanistan start?
2001
What was the name of the building that got attacked during 9/11
The twin towers/World Trade Center
What did Hussein accuse Kuwait of doing?
Siphoning crude oil from the Ar-Rumaylah oil fields.
What was the war between Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Israel known as-
The Six-Day War
What caused the Iraq war?
U.S. Invading Iraq to get rid of WMDs.
What was the name of the operation used to fight back against the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Operation Enduring Freedom
The name of the group that hijacked and crashed planes into the Twin towers.
What is Al-Qaeda
What year did the Persian Gulf War begin?
1990
Arab League attacked Israel during what year?
1984
Who was overthrown during the U.S invasion?
Saddam Hussein
What led up to the U.S war in Afghanistan?
The 9/11 attack.
Which plane had time to fight back against their hijackers due to a delay?
Flight 93
What led up to the Persian Gulf War
The invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait.
Name one country that was in the Arab League.
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Yemen.
Could the U.S army find any evidence of the WMDs existing?
No.
Name one Taliban stronghold that crumbled due to coalition and Northern Alliance offensives.
Taloqan, Bamiyan, Herat, Kabul, Jalalabad.
How many people were killed due to the 9/11 attack?
Around 3,000
By the end of the war around how many Iraqi forces were killed?
8,000 to 10,000
How long did the armistice last between Arab countries and Israel?
1949 - 1956
What did Hussein order to be done during the army's retreat?
Set the oil fields on fire.
When did the Taliban regime collapse?
December 9th 2001
What did the events of 9/11 cause The Homeland Security Act of 2002 to do?
Create the Department of Homeland Security
What did the peace terms say Iraq would have to do?
Destroy all of its WMDs
Israel allied with Great Britain and France to take control of ____ _____.
The Suez Canal