The Iraq War
When did The Iraq War happen?
2003-2011
Who was the leader of al-Qaeda?
Osama Bin Laden
What plane hit the pentagon?
American Airlines Flight 77
When did the war start?
1991
What are the 2 religions that started teh conflict?
Jews and Muslims
Saddam Hussein
What happened on 9/11?
4 planes were hijacked, 2 of them crashed into the world trade center. The other one hit the pentagon. The last one crashed in a field.
Where Did the 9/11 Planes Take Off From?
Logan International Airport in Boston, Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. and Newark International Airport in New Jersey.
The Persian Gulf War was also known as:
Operation Desert Storm
When did the conflict start?
May 14, 1948
When did Saddam get executed?
December 30, 2006
The United States with ______ support starting bombing Taliban forces.
British support.
The White House
The Iraqi government formally annexed ____
Kuwait
What caused most Jews to come to Israel during WW2?
The Holocaust
Did U.S. soldiers pull down a statue of Saddam? True or False
True, U.S soldiers pulled down a statue of Saddam in in Baghdad’s Firdos Square.
The operation during the bombings was called:
Operation Enduring Freedom
2,996 people died
Israel and Palestine are fighting over the ____ strip.
The Gaza Strip
A _____ ______ destroyed the UN headquarters in Iraq. What caused it?
A suicide bomber driving an explosives-filled cement mixer.
When did democracy start in Afghanistan?
September 18, 2005
What was the group that caused 9/11?
al Qaeda
What caused the war?
Why does the U.S support Israel?
Israel provides a strategic American foothold in the region as well as intelligence and technological partnerships. Israel was seen as a counterweight to Soviet influence in the region during the Cold War.