Persian Gulf War
Iraqi leader who invaded Kuwait in 1990.
(Who is Saddam Hussein?)
Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
(What is al-Qaeda?)
Radical group that protected al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
(Who are the Taliban?)
Acronym for the weapons the U.S. feared Hussein was hiding.
(What are WMDs?)
International group that voted to divide the land in 1947.
(What is the United Nations?)
The main resource Iraq wanted to control by taking Kuwait
(What is oil?)
The founder and leader of al-Qaeda
(Who is Osama bin Laden?)
The primary reason the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001
What is to find bin Laden/stop terrorism?)
U.S. President who declared the invasion of Iraq in 2003
(Who is George W. Bush?)
1967 war where Israel gained a massive amount of territory.
(What is the Six-Day War?)
The U.S. codename for the mission to liberate Kuwait.
(What is Operation Desert Storm?)
The military headquarters in Virginia hit by a plane.
(What is the Pentagon?)
Country where bin Laden was eventually found and killed.
(What is Pakistan?)
City where Saddam Hussein was eventually captured in a "spider hole."
(What is Tikrit?)
Movement that called for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
(What is Zionism?)
Country where U.S. troops were stationed to protect its borders
(What is Saudi Arabia?)
State where United Flight 93 crashed in a field
(What is Pennsylvania?)
The official name of the U.S. military operation
(What is Operation Enduring Freedom?)
The 2007 strategy to send more troops to stabilize Iraq
(What is "The Surge"?)
Territory along the Mediterranean Sea currently home to millions of Palestinians.
(What is the Gaza Strip?)
: The year the Persian Gulf War officially took place.
(What is 1991?)
Government department created to prevent future attacks.
(What is Homeland Security?)
Total length of the war in Afghanistan (to the nearest decade).
(What is 20 years?)
Type of government the U.S. hoped to establish in Iraq.
(What is a democracy?)
City that is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
(What is Jerusalem?)