IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
PERSIAN GULF WAR
9/11
WAR IN IRAQ/AFGAHNISTAN
OPERATIONS
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What building did the Iranians overrun?
U.S Embassy
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What president declared ceasefire on Feb 28 1991?
George H. W Bush
100
9/11 memorial slogan?
We will never forget.
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How many days did the invasion on Iraq last?
21 days
100
How many helicopters were malfunctioning in Operation Desert One ( Iran Hostage Crisis)?
3
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How many were taken hostage?
60 plus Americans
200
Name at least 1 allied force of Iran
Algeria, the Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, Palestinian Liberation Organization
200
How many terrorists total were involved?
19
200
What is U.S main strategy?
Bombing campaigns
200
Purpose of Operation Southern Focus?
Disrupt military structure of Iraq
300
Who did the Iranians consider to already suffer" the oppression of American society"?
Blacks, Women, non U.S citizens
300
Where was the war fought?
Kuwait
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Who is president during the attack?
George W. Bush
300
Why did the U.S invade Afghanistan?
Taliban refuses to hand over Osama bin Laden
300
Operation Iraqi freedom started what date?
A. March 19 B. May 19 C. May 1
400
How long were hostages kept?
444 days
400
Name at least 4 countries that allied U.S forces
Britain, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
400
Who is the leader of the attack?
Osama bin Laden
400
How much money did the U.S spend in Iraq and Afghanistan?
$2 trillion dollars
400
Mission of the Iraqi during the invasion of Iraq?
Operation Enduring Freeedom
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Was it Ronald Reagan or Jimmy Carter who welcomed the hostages back home?
Jimmy Carter
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Dates of War?
Aug 2 1990- Feb 28 1991
500
Name all 3 locations and and buildings hit.
NYC, NY- Twin towers Washington, D.C- pentagon Pennsylvania- field crash
500
What chemical weapons were found in Iraq over an eight year period?
Around 5,000 aviation bombs, artillery warheads, and shells
500
“19th province”–the first U.S. Air Force fighter planes began arriving in Saudi Arabia as part of a military buildup. Name of operation?
Operation Desert Shield
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