Historical Context/ Backround
After the Cold War, what did the US do against foreign dictators?
What is military actions?
What was the main cause of this war?
What is Iraq's invasion and annextion over Kuwait, which started on a dispute over oil?
Who led the invasion into Kuwait?
What is Saddam Hussein?
What war did the Persian Gulf War lead to?
What is the Iraq War (Second Gulf War)?
What did the Gulf War Illness (GWI) occur from? Who did it affect?
What is from being exposed to chemical toxins from bombings of storage facilities in Iraq. Affects coalition members (including Americans) and Iraqi's exposed too?
What war had Iraq just finished before they invaded Kuwait?
What is Iran-Iraq war?
What did the Iraqi troops do right before retreating from Kuwait?
What is they set the oil farms on fire?
Who was the US president involved in this at the time?
What is George H. Bush?
What did Iraq do in retaliation for the US attacks?
What is Iraq attacked Israel and Saudi Arabia with Scud missiles which caused issues with foreign relations later on?
What were the 2 purposes of the coalition troops initiating air strikes on the Iraq-Kuwait border (when the war began)?
What is to destory crucial military bases and industrial sites in Iraq?
True or False: During the Cold War, other than focusing on the Arms War, the US was focused on eliminating the Soviets’ communism.
What is true?
What is one reason why Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait? (general)
What is Hussein complained Kuwait was exceeding its OPEC oil production quotas, Hussein wanted control of the oil, Kuwait did not give Hussein the money he wanted?
How did Saddam Hussein justify his invasion into Kuwait?
What is Hussein claimed that Kuwait was rightfully part of Iraq, even though Kuwait was a sovereign nation before Iraq?
Who lost more soldiers? NATO or Iraq?
What is Iraq?
What two perspectives was congress divided by?
What is congress was divided by if they should go into war or wait until the economic sanctions took affect?
After the Cold War, did the US's focus on communism decline or rise, leading to more intervention around the world?
What is decline?
What is one of the actions the US took to get rid of Saddam Hussein?
What is struck key military + industrial centers in Iraqi heartland were struck, economic sanctions, nearly 700,000 troops were sent to Saudi Arabia's border and more than 400, 000 US soldiers and Iraqi troops were bombed, etc?
What was a driving factor for the US's involvement in the Persian Gulf War? Name at least one
What is 1. Oil 2. Protecting Kuwait 3. Challenging dictators?
What was the cost of the war?
What is the cost of the war was $61 billion?
Explain one of the potential long-term impacts at the time if Saddam succeeded.
What is 1. US & other nations relied on Persian Gulf for oil-> would destroy Western countries’ economies if Saddam controlled Persian Gulf
2. If Iraq succeeds (which has a large military), will Iraq invade other Middle Eastern countries?-> threatens Saudi Arabia, US ally and world’s greatest oil exporter?
After the Cold War, the US shifts from trying to stop the spread of communism to __________ _________ (such as oil) (general answer)
What is protecting resources?
What is the name of the one operation/phase of this war?
What is Operation Desert Storm- Operation Desert Sabre?
Name 2 other countries that the US worked with?
What is Former Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Egypt, Britain, Germany, France, Syria?
What did the coalition show that international forces could join to do?
What is the coalition showed that international forces could join to oppose a nation and aggression?
Why did President Bush decide not to impeach President Saddam? Hint: It wasn't typed on a slide, but it was spoken.
What is Pres. Bush decided not to impeach Pres. Saddam because US allies would not be in favor with regime change?