The Iraq War
This President announced that U.S. forces have begun a military operation in Iraq.
President George W. Bush did what? ;)
Al-Qaeda operatives hijack this many commercial airlines, crashing them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, DC and in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
IS 4 airplanes a lot or what?
The mastermind behind the September 11th attacks, remained at large until May 2, 2011, when he was finally tracked down and killed by U.S. forces at a hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Who is this Master Mind?
Osama bin Laden and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Saddam Hussein delivered a speech in which he accused neighboring nation Kuwait of siphoning crude ??? from the Ar-Rumaylah oil fields located along their common border.
"Oil"
Many Arabs felt that ???? should control Palestine. In 1948, a group of countries called the Arab League attacked Israel. The Arab League included Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (now Jordan), and Yemen.
"Muslims"
Iraqi civilians and U.S. soldiers pulled down a statue of this person in Baghdad's Firdos square.
How much do people not like Saddam Hussien?
The U.S. military, with who's support, begins a bombing campaign against Taliban forces, officially launching Operation Enduring Freedom. Australia, Canada, France, and Germany pledge future support.
The British
Operation Enduring Freedom, the American-led international effort to oust the ???? regime in Afghanistan and destroy Osama bin Laden’s terrorist network based there, began on October 7. Within two months, U.S. forces had effectively removed the ???? from operational power
Taliban
The Winner of The Persian Gulf War......
It was a cease fire AKA they waved the white flag AKA there is no real winner.
The war ended with an armistice in 1949. Under this agreement, the Gaza Strip became Egyptian territory.
Now what is an Armistice?
An armistice is an agreement to end fighting in a war.
These people got majority control of parliament in Baghdad, Iraq in 2005.
Shiites aka Shia smaller than Sunni?
After the fall of where in November 2001, the United Nations invites major Afghan factions, most prominently the Northern Alliance and a group led by the former king (but not the Taliban), to a conference in Bonn, Germany.
Kabul
Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the ??? Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East.
"Persian"
Bush without further U.N. approval issued an ultimatum on March 17, 2003, demanding that Saddam Hussein step down from power and leave Iraq within 48 hours, under threat of war. Hussein refused, and the second Persian Gulf War, more generally known as the ???, began three days later.
"Iraq War"
In 1956, Israel, allied with Great Britain and France, tried to take control of the ????. This important artificial waterway, built in the mid-1800s, connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.
"Suez Canal"
This is Saddam Hussien's sentence, in november, 2006.
Could it be death by hanging? Yikes!
This Afghan president and U.S. President Bush issue a joint declaration that pronounces their respective countries strategic partners.
Afghan President Karzai
On December 18, 2001, Congress approved naming September 11 ?????? to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. In 2009, Congress named September 11 a National Day of Service and Remembrance.
“Patriot Day”
The U.S. warplanes were accompanied by troops sent by ???? allies as well as Egypt and several other Arab nations, designed to guard against a possible Iraqi attack on Saudi Arabia.
NATO, any one know what that stands for? Choose the 500 point question under Persian Gulf War if you know! ;)
The Suez Crisis war only lasted how many days.
The Suez Crisis only lasted nine days.
This President vowed to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq if elected in 2008.
Why did President Barack Obama withdraw?
The United States launches an air strike targeting a suspected plotter. However, the Pentagon later admits that the strike was a “mistake” and killed this many people including 7 children
10 civilians including 7 children
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, what type of tree emerged from the rubble. It now stands at ground zero as a symbol of hope.
Callery Pear Tree
What does NATO stand for?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
President Anwar Sadat and the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met in secret with U.S. President Jimmy Carter After 12 days negotiations, they reached an agreement called the ?????.
"Camp David Accords"