Iraqi Sanctions
Containment Policies
International Shenanigans
Operation Desert Fox
People and Scandal
100
WMD stands for:
More commonly referred to as:
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Nuclear weapons
100
The fall of this country meant that the United States was the world's only superpower in the 90s
Soviet Union
100
In 1994, this country threatened to nuke other countries if UN inspectors entered
North Korea
100
The United States and this country bombed Iraq
United Kingdom
100
Define perjury
lying under oath
200
This number of Iraqi children died as a result of sanctions
500,000
200
Define the policy of containment
Controlling the chaos of the world (such as rogue states, terrorism, nuclear weapons, and humanitarian crises) without actually invading a country
200
The United States worked with ______________ to help get rid of old nuclear weapons after the Cold War
Russia (ex Soviet Union states)
200
The United States believed that Saddam Hussein was in posession of:
Weapons of Mass Destruction
200
Famously, President Clinton did, in fact, have sexual relations with this woman.
Monica Lewinsky
300
Before Saddam started multiple wars and before American-led sanctions, Baghdad was known as the "_______ of the Middle East."
Paris
300
In order to contain Iraq, the United States patrolled Iraq with jets for ____________ years
12
300
100,000 people from this country were killed in a genocide before Clinton helped stop it
Bosnia
300
How long was Operation Desert Fox?
4 days
300
Secretary of State who stated "The price is worth it" when talking about the death of Iraqi children due to sanctions
Madeleine Albright
400
List 3 effects of sanctions on the Iraqi people (not including malnutrition)
Lack of medicine, fuel shortages, electricity and power outages, hyperinflation, rise in pollution, lack of clean water.
400
Define the policy of englargment
While also containing powers, the US wanted to also introduce ideas like democracy and free market capitalism
400
What country is this?
North Korea
400
Saddam Hussein was mad that these people were in his country
UN inspectors
400
Define impeachment
Congress charges an official (ex. the president) with a crime
500
Explain the "Oil-for-food" program and why it did NOT work
Iraq could sell their oil in exchange for money for food and medicine. Instead, corrupt Iraqi politicians took this money for themselves.
500
List 3 things you might be allowed to do to a country through containment.
List 1 thing you cannot do.
Sanctions, UN inspecting, bombing, missile strikes, air patrolling, diplomacy, deal making, disarming etc
CANNOT Invade
500
What country is this?
Bosnia (and Herzegovina)
500
What were two major consequences of Operation Desert Fox?
Hundreds of people died, major damage to Iraqi infrastructure, the Iraqi people turned against the United States
500
Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
For perjury and obstruction of justice (interferring with investigations)