The Iraq War (2003-2011)
The date that President George W. Bush announced that U.S. forces were joining a military operation in Iraq.
What is May 20, 2003?
The leader of the terror group called al-Qaeda.
Two planes taken over by terrorists were flown into these buildings in New York on September 11, 2001.
What is the World Trade Center?
Another name used for the Persian Gulf War.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
The name of the 1967 conflict where Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attacked Israel.
What is the Six-Day War?
The date that Saddam Hussein was executed by hanging for his "crimes against humanity".
What is December 30, 2006?
This commander of the North Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition, was killed by al-Qaeda operatives. He was a master of guerilla warfare.
Who is Ahmad Shah Massoud?
A third plane taken over by terrorists hit this building in Arlington, VA.
What is the Pentagon?
The nation that Saddam Hussein accused of siphoning crude oil from the Ar-Rumaylah oil fields.
What is Kuwait?
In 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel again on this Jewish holy day.
What is Yom Kippur?
Robert M. Gates replaced this Defense Secretary after he resigned on November 8, 2006.
Who is Donald Rumsfeld?
The UN Security Council created the al-Qaeda and Taliban sanctions committee as a result of this resolution.
What is the Resolution 1267?
The number of people who died during the 9/11 attacks.
What is 2,996?
The date that President Bush declared a ceasefire to end the Persian Gulf War.
What is February 28, 1991?
The agreement reached after 12 days of negotiation between President Jimmy Carter, the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
What is the Camp David Accords?
This U.S. businessman was beheaded by his kidnappers and videotaped, which was posted on a jihadi website.
Who is Nicholas Berg?
The date that Osama bin Laden, who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks was killed by U.S. troops.
What is May 1, 2011?
The Islamic extremist group responsible to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
What is al-Qaeda?
The U.N. Security Council requested Iraq withdraw from Kuwait by this date otherwise they would use “all necessary means” of force against them.
What is January 15, 1991?
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria were a part of this group that attacked Israel in 1948.
What is the Arab League?
The head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq signed an order that disbanded the Iraqi Army along with the intelligence services.
Who is L. Paul Bremer III?
In October 9, 2004, this person became the first democratically elected head of Afghanistan.
Who is President Karzai?
A cabinet created on November 25, 2002 to prevent terror attacks, help with border security, and help with disaster relief and prevention.
What is the Department of Homeland Security?
The date Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait.
What is August 2, 1990?
As part of the peace treaty, Israel returned this land to Egyptian control in 1982.
What is the Sinai Peninsula?