The Iraq War (2003-2011)
March 20th 2003
What day did the U.S. cross the berm from Kuwait into Iraq?
commander of the Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition
who is Ahmad Shah Massoud
18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767 appeared in the sky, sharply turned toward the World Trade Center, and sliced into the south tower between the 77th and 85th floors
what was United Airlines Flight 175
Desert shield and desert storm
What where the two phases of the Persian gulf war
Reza Pahlavi seized power and became the shah, or ruler, of Iran. His son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi became the next shah in 1941 and gained the support of the United States. In 1953, a new democratic government tried to overthrow the shah, but he was able to hold onto power. He would remain Iran’s ruler until 1979
1966
What is on Vietnam that really changed the course of the debate in the United States about that war
guided the terror group from Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan, in the late 1980s, to Sudan in 1991, and back to Afghanistan in the mid-1990s
who is Osama bin Laden
8:45 am, 9:03 am
when were the attacks on the World Trade Center
43 days
How long did desert storm last?
1948
when did the Arab league attack Israel?
The central government would be based on the areas where there are genuine common interests among the different Iraqi parties
How would the new Iraqi government look
an Egyptian, led the group, and fifteen of the hijackers originated from Saudi Arabia
who is Mohammed Atta
American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., before crashing into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters
what happened at 9:45 a.m.
saddam hussein
Who was the ruler of iraq
the six day war
what happened in 1967?
The opposition comes principally from the these people, and principally because they’ve been used to running that country for hundreds of years and they still view themselves as the natural rulers of the whole country
who are the sunnis
the first major ground assault and the largest operation since Tora Bora
what is Operation Anaconda
crashing in a field near Shanksville in western Pennsylvania
What was United Flight 93?
Kuwait
what country did iraq invade?
In 1994, Israel signed a peace treaty with Jordan
what did Israel sign in 1994?
There are these people opposed to this, too, and those people are opposed to it because they think it’s now their turn to run all of Iraq
Who are the Shi’ites
the first democratically elected head of Afghanistan
who is President Karzai
For the first anniversary of the attacks in New York City in 2002, two bright columns of light were shot up into the sky from where the Twin Towers once stood.
Then became an annual installation run by the Municipal Art Society of New York
what is the Tribute in Light?
scud missile
What missile did iraq launch at the us the most
early 1900's - present (2026)
how long has the conflict between Israel and Palestine gone on for?