The Iraq War
(2003-2011)
(2003-2011)
What destroyed the UN headquarters in Iraq?
A suicide bomber
The Persian Gulf War is also known as what (two correct answers)
Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War
When did Lebanon become independent?
1940s
When did the U.S. War in Afghanistan start?
October 7, 2001.
How Many People Died in the 9/11 Attacks?
2,996 people
Who said, “These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign,”?
President George W. Bush
Who was executed on December 30, 2006
Saddam Hussein
_____ earned the name Atatürk, "Father of the Turks
Mustafa Kemal
How was that World Trade Center destroyed?
By people that hijacked multiple planes and crashing them in buildings
Who targeted the world trade center?
Terrorist group al-Qaeda
Why were people staining their fingers with ink?
To show Shiites flash victory signs
What action in Iraq resulted in some hostilities (1998)?
Iraq’s refusal to cooperate with United Nations
What event took place in 1967?
Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attacked Israel known as the Six-Day War.
________ is first major land attack
Operation Anaconda
_______ led propaganda operations for al Qaeda from 1999-2001 .
Mohammed
Where did Saddam live when he was a child?
Tikrit
What is PLO?
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Explain the definition of weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) give an example of one.
Sample answer
These weapons that are intended to do destruction on a "large scale" or "mass destruction. An example of one is the nuclear bomb.
Voted 49.67% and won election
Hamid Karzai
After 17 years of the attack 10,000 people were what?
Diagnosed with cancer that came from the terrorist attack
What was the most effective way of bombing in the Iraq war
Suicide bombing
The Iraq air force was either _____ or ______
The Iraqi air force was either destroyed early on or opted out of combat under the relentless attack
How did About 1.5 million Armenians die? explain.
They were enslaved and others were forced to leave Ottoman and cross the Syrian dessert without food or water.
Annual budget deficit
$1.3 trillion
Name all the planes/flights that were hijacked and then crashed in the world trade center and in chronological order. (naming the time is not necessary)