The Iraq War
In March 2003, this country's military force invaded Iraq vowing to destroy Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and end the dictatorial rule of Saddam Hussein.
What is the U.S.?
On September 11th, 2001, this terrorist group hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed three of them into important American buildings.
Who are al-Qaeda?
This man, leader of the al-Qaeda, organized the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
This war, also known as Operation Desert Storm, began in 1991.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
In 1979, this country and Israel signed a formal peace treaty based on the Camp David Accords. As part of the treaty, Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to this country's control in 1982.
What is Egypt?
This U.S. president announced that U.S. forces have begun a military operation into Iraq.
Who is George W. Bush?
This man, commander of the Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition, is assassinated by al-Qaeda operatives.
Who is Ahmad Shah Massoud?
Al-Qaeda operatives hijack four commercial airliners, crashing two of them into these U.S. buildings in New York.
What is the World Trade Center?
This country's leader, Saddam Hussein, began amassing troops on Kuwait’s border and broke off negotiations.
What is Iraq?
In 1967 Egypt, Jordan, and this country attacked Israel in what is known as the Six-Day War.
What is Syria?
Three weeks after the U.S. invades Iraq, Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers pull down a statue of this Iraqi leader.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
After tracking al-Qaeda leader bin Laden to the well-equipped Tora Bora cave complex southeast of Kabul, this country's militias engage in a fierce two-week battle (December 3 to 17) with al-Qaeda militants.
What is Afghanistan?
One of the hijacked planes crashed into this Washington D.C. building.
What is the Pentagon?
In justifying his invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, Saddam Hussein claimed it was an artificial state carved out of the Iraqi coast by Western colonialists; in fact, Kuwait had been internationally recognized as a separate entity before Iraq itself was created by this country under a League of Nations mandate after World War I.
What is Great Britain?
In 1956, Israel, allied with Great Britain and this country, tried to take control of the Suez Canal.
What is France?
On November 4, 2008, this man was elected the 44th president of the U.S. after campaigning on a vow to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq.
Who is Barack Obama?
The U.S. military, with support from this country, begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces, officially launching Operation Enduring Freedom.
What is Great Britain?
This type of airplane was hijacked in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
What is a Boeing 767?
This military plan involved U.S. fighter planes being sent to Saudi Arabia to join with troops sent by NATO, Egypt, and other Arab nations.
Operation Desert Shield
President Anwar Sadat and the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met in secret with this U.S. president to negotiate peace.
Who is President Jimmy Carter?
This West Point graduate assumed command of U.S. forces in early 2007.
Who is General David H. Petraeus?
The killing of this man, a master of guerilla warfare known as the Lion of the Panjshir, deals a serious blow to the anti-Taliban resistance. Terrorism experts believe his assassination assured bin Laden protection by the Taliban after the 9/11 attacks.
Who is Massoud?
This government department was created to combat terrorism after the events of 9/11.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
Operation Desert Storm benefited from superior modern military technology, including Stealth bombers, Cruise missiles, and these.
What are "Smart" bombs?
In 1948, a group of countries called the Arab League attacked Israel. The Arab League included Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (now Jordan), and this country.
What is Yemen?