Iraq war
when did the US invade Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction and end the rule of Saddam Hussein
March 2003
When was the joint resolution signed to authorize use of force against those responsible for 9/11?
September 18, 2001
Who Is linked to 9/11 attacks
The extremist group Al Qaeda
What are the other names for Persian Gulf war
Operation Desert Storm and the First Gulf War
What countries were in the Arab League that attacked Isreal in 1984
Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (now Jordan), and Yemen.
Who was the president that declared the end of major combat operations in Iraq May 1, 2003?
President Bush
Who supported the United States during the bombing campaign against the Taliban?
Britian
Where did the third plane hit?
In Arlington crashing into a part of the Pentagon
What did Sudam Hussein accuse Saudi Arbia and Kuwait of?
Conspiring to keep oil prices low to pander towards western countries
Where did Arabs and Jews flee during the Isreal vs Arab league war?
Arabs (in Israel) fled to the Gaza strip and the Jews (in Arab countries) fled to Israel and increased the population further.
Who signed an order disbanding the Iraqi army and intelligence services
Paul Bremer III
What did Bin Laden admit to in the video tape?
The 2001 attacks in the US
who called GTE on flight 93
Todd Beamer
How many Iraq loses where there?
8,000 to 10,000 were killed
What caused the end of the Suez Crisis when Isreal tried to take control of the Suez Canal with Great Britain and France.
Pressure from the United States (US) and United Nations (UN) to withdraw. The UN declared that Egypt rightfully owned the Suez Canal
When was Sérgio Vieira de Mello (UN special representative to Iraq) killled?
August 19, 2003 by a suicide bomber crashing into the UN headquarters in Iraq
What military commander died in May 2007
Mullah Dadullah the notorious Taliban military commander
what year was the homeland security act signed
2002
When was the ceasefire declared?
February 28
During what Jewish holy day did Egypt and Syria attack Isreal again in 1973 to regain their lost land.
Yom Kippur
Where was Saddam hiding?
Underground by his childhood home in Tikrit
When was the major combat Iraq declared over by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
May 1 2003
How many people were diagnosed with cancer related to 9/11 by 2018
10,000
What did Sudam Hussien do to try and garner more support from Muslims
Declared a holy war against the coalition and tried to ally himself with the Palestine by offering to evacuate Kuwait in return for withdrawal from territories
What year did the Arab League vs Isreal war cease
1949 with an armistice