The Iran War (2003-2011)
What is a political Solution?
A plan to make peace instead of just fighting.
Who are the Taliban.
The group that the U.S fought after 9/11.
What is September 11, 2001?
The date of the terrorist attacks that happened in New York City.
What is Kuwait?
This country was invaded by Iraq in 1990 starting the Persian Gulf War.
What is the Arab League?
This group of Arab countries attacked Israel in 1948 after its creation.
What is a federal system?
A way to run a country where different areas control their own stuff.
What is the 9/11 Attacks?
The attack that started the U.S war with Afghanistan.
Who were the hijackers?
A group of al-Qaeda terrorists who hijacked planes on 9/11 and then flew them into the twin towers in New York.
Who is Saddam Hussein?
He was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War.
What is the Gaza Strip?
This territory became Egyptian control 1949.
What is a strong Central government?
A government where one group runs everything.
What was al-Qaeda?
The Terrorist group that planned the 9/11 Attacks and was based in Afgahnistan.
What are the World Trade Center Twin Towers?
The 100 story buildings in New York that were attacked by two hijacked planes and later collapsed
What is oil and debt disputes?
This was the major reason Iraq said it invaded Kuwait including control of natural resources and money.
What is the Suez Canal?
This important waterway was the focus of the 1956 conflict involving Israel Britain and France.
Who was the sunnis?
A group that refused to lose control of the government in Iran.
What is Operation Enduring Freedom?
The U.S. military operation that began in 2001 to remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan
what are suicide attacks (or terrorist hijackings)?
The type of attack used on 9/11 where terrorists had hijacked the planes and then crashed into the towers taking their own life's and many others.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
A operation that was led by US with massive air strikes before the ground attacks against Iraq.
What is East Jerusalem?
In 1967 Israel took control of this city which is important to Jews Christians and Muslims.
What is giving sunnis 20% of oil revenue?
The part of the plan where sunnis would get a share of Iran's oil.
What Happened in 2021?
The United States ended its long war in Afghanistan and fully withdrew its troops from the area.
What is United Airlines Flight 93?
The plane where passengers fought against the hijackers and then caused the plane to crash in a field in Pennsylvania
What is the Persian Gulf War?
the war that ended with Kuwait being freed but did not remove Iraq’s leader from power.
What is the Arab Israeli conflict?
This conflict still continues to cause problems in the region today.