The Iraq War
How long did the Iran-Iraq war last?
8 years
Two of the planes were flown into what building?
The World Trade Center.
Which canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
The Suez Canal
Afghanistan is the base for?
al-Qaeda
The Persian Gulf war, also known as_______or______
Operation Desert Storm, First Gulf War
Who launched an invasion secretly supported by the United States?
Hussein
A third plane hit what? in Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon
What word's definition is "an agreement to end fighting in a war"?
armistice
Who led the group?
Mohammed Atta
After 42 days of attacks U.S president ________ declared a cease-fire on February 28
George H.W bush
Which country was a British mandate from the end of World War 1 until it gained independence in 1932?
Iraq
The Islamic group Al Qaeda was founded by who?
Osama bin Laden
What war lasted only nine days?
The Suez crisis
Close to___ of the people died in the attack
3 thousand
Which country had begun amassing troops on Kuwait’s border?
Iraq
Who had backed the former shah of Iran and opposed Khomeini’s government?
The U.S
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
Many Arabs felt that Muslims should control which body of land?
Palestine
Who was the president at the time of the attack?
President Bush
On August 2, 1990, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait?
Hussein
In 1979 a military dictator seized power, who was that dictator?
Saddam Hussein
Jet fuel from the____ caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete building, which was the headquarters of the?
Boeing 757, U.S Department of Defense.
In 1979, which two countries signed a formal peace treaty based on the Accords?
Egypt and Israel
Terrorism experts believe that who's assassination assured bin Laden protection by the Taliban after the 9/11 attacks?
Massoud
On August 8, the day on which the Iraqi government formally annexed Kuwait Hussein called it?
Iraq’s “19th province"