The Iraqi War
This is the year the United States led an invasion of Iraq, marking the official beginning of the Iraq War.
What is 2003?
The U.S. launched its war in Afghanistan in 2001 in response to this terrorist group's attacks on September 11.
What is al-Qaeda?
On September 11, 2001, hijackers crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of this New York City complex.
What is the World Trade Center?
The Persian Gulf War began in 1990 after Iraq invaded this neighboring country.
What is Kuwait?
This city is claimed as a capital by both Israelis and Palestinians, making it a central point of conflict.
What is Jerusalem?
On August 19, 2003, a suicide bomber attacked this international organization’s headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people, including top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello.
What is the United Nations?
This regime, known for enforcing strict Islamic law, was removed from power in Afghanistan by U.S.-led forces in late 2001.
What is the Taliban?
This hijacked flight crashed into the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense.
What is American Airlines Flight 77?
This U.S. president led the international coalition during the Persian Gulf War.
Who is George H. W. Bush?
This group has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is considered a terrorist organization by Israel, the U.S., and the EU.
What is Hamas?
The Second Battle of Fallujah in late 2004 was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Iraq War, with this total number of U.S. troops, Iraqi soldiers, and insurgents killed.
What is 1,244?
This operation name was given to the initial U.S. military response in Afghanistan that began in October 2001.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
This U.S. state was where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed after passengers fought back against the hijackers.
What is Pennsylvania?
The main combat phase of the war, launched in January 1991, was called this military operation.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This 1993 agreement was the first direct, face-to-face agreement between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
What are the Oslo Accords?
This U.S. military operation, launched in March 2003, aimed to remove Saddam Hussein from power and was justified by claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
What is Operation Iraqi Freedom?
This al-Qaeda leader was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan in 2011, nearly a decade after the war began.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
This U.S. president was reading to schoolchildren in Florida when he was informed of the attacks.
Who is George W. Bush?
This Iraqi leader was in power during the Persian Gulf War and defied United Nations demands to withdraw from Kuwait.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This Palestinian territory, along with the West Bank, is one of two main regions involved in the conflict.
What is the Gaza Strip?
This secretive U.S. military unit played a key role in the hunt for high-value targets during the Iraq War, including Saddam Hussein, and is part of the Joint Special Operations Command.
What is Task Force 121?
This year marked the official end of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, though troops remained in a support role afterward.
What is 2014?
This number of planes was hijacked during the 9/11 attacks.
What is four?
This military strategy used by coalition forces involved a massive air campaign followed by a swift ground assault that lasted only 100 hours.
What is the "left hook" strategy?
This six-day conflict in 1967 resulted in Israel capturing the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, territories still disputed today.
What is the Six-Day War?