Iraq War
When did the war start?
March 20th, 2003
How long did this war last?
23 years
How many people died in the terrorist attacks?
Almost 3,000.
How did this war start?
President of Iraq, Saddem Hussien, ordering the invasion of Kuwait.
What nations are apart of the Arab League?
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan, and Yemen.
President Bush declared the end of major combat in...
May 1st, 2003
What did Peter Bergen call Massoud's assassination?
"The curtain raiser for the attacks on New York City and Washington, DC."
How many firefighters were said to have died in the wreckage?
200
How was this war broadcasted?
By satellite.
"Many Arabs felt that Muslims should control _____"
Palestine.
What prison became public in 4/28/2004?
Abu Ghraib
What law did president Bush in 9/18/2001?
A joint resolution authorizing the used of force against those responsible for the attack of 9/11
What terrorist organization funded these attacks?
Al Qaeda.
What was Saddem's justification for the invasion?
He claimed Kuwait was siphoning crude oil from oil fields along their common borders.
In 1979, Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty, returning...
the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.
What sparked sectarian violence in Sadr city?
Sunni Muslim extremist destroying the gilded Shiite shrine.
How much money did the U.S Congress use to assist Afghanistan in reconstruction and humanitarianism?
Over $38 billion.
What floors were hit in the south tower?
Through the 77th and 85th floors.
What nations participated in this war?
The U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.
In 1956, Israel, Britain, and France tried to take control of..
the Suez Canal, an artificial waterway connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean.
What happened on May 23rd of 2003?
The head of the Coalition Provisional Authority signed an order to send army men out into the streets.
When was Bin Laden killed?
May 1st of 2011.
What floors were hit in the north tower?
The 93rd and 99th.
How did it end?
Hussein sighed a peace treaty that Iraq would recognize Kuwait's sovereignty and get rid of all weapons of mass destruction.
What countries were in the Six-Day War?
Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Israel.