the iraq war
What was the codename for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
What was the name of the military operation launched by the U.S. in October 2001 to dismantle al-Qaeda?
Operation Enduring Freedom
how many commercial airplanes were hijacked in the coordinated terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
Four
Which country did Iraq invade in August 1990, sparking the Persian Gulf War?
Kuwait
Which 1917 document expressed British support for the establishment of a "national home for the Jewish people" in Palestine?
Balfour Declaration
On what date did U.S. President George W. Bush declare an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq?
May 1, 2003
Who was the leader of the Taliban when the U.S. invasion began?
Mullah Mohammed Omar
which hijacked flight crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back?
United Airlines Flight 93
What was the name of the massive air offensive launched by the U.S.-led coalition in January 1991?
Operation Desert Storm
Nakba
In which city was Saddam Hussein captured by U.S. forces in December 2003?
Tikrit
In which city was Osama bin Ladeneventually found and killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in 2011?
abbottabad, pakistan
Approximately how many stories high were each of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center?
110 stories
Which type of Soviet-made short-range ballistic missiles did Iraq fire at Israel and Saudi Arabia during the war?
Scud missiles
Six-Day War
What alleged threat was the primary justification for the U.S. invasion of Iraq?
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Which mountain complex was the site of a major battle in late 2001 as U.S. forces searched for al-Qaeda leadership?
Tora Bora
Which federal department was created in 2002 as a direct result of the 9/11 attacks to coordinate national security?
Department of Homeland Security
Who was the U.S. President during the Persian Gulf War?
George H.W. Bush
Oslo Accords
Which Iraqi city saw some of the most intense urban combat of the war during two separate battles in 2004?
Fallujah
Under which U.S. president did the final withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan occur in 2021?
Joe Biden
From which country did 15 of the 19 hijackers involved in the 9/11 attacks originate?
Saudi Arabia
The ground phase of the war is often referred to by what nickname due to its rapid conclusion?
The 100-hour ground war
First Intifada