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US\ war KKelly
| What war occurred in August of 1990? | The Persian Gulf war started in 1990 and ended in 1991 |
| What country did Saddam Hussein invade? | Saddam Hussein invaded the small country of Kuwait. |
| When was Kuwait created? | 1920 |
| Why was the United States concerned about the invasion of Kuwait? | The U.S. got most of their oil from Kuwait. |
| What was an issue for Iraq when the country of Kuwait was formed? | Iraq lost it's ocean access. |
| What was another name for the Persian Gulf war? | Persian Gulf war = Operation desert storm |
| What happened between Kuwait and Iraqi in February 1991? | Iraqi gov't made a truce with Kuwait and left. |
| What happened on September 11th 2001? | The world trade centers were attacked in New York known as 9-11. |
| Where did the Pentagon get attacked at? | A plane attacked the Pentagon in Washington D.C. |
| How many airplanes were high jacked? | Al-Qaeda high-jacked 3 airplanes. |
| Who led the terrorist group Al-Qaeda? | Osama Bin Laden was the horrible leader of Al-Qaeda |
| What was the Afghanistan gov't called? | The Taliban ran Afghanistan and then later collapsed. |
| What was the attack where the American armed forces launched a series of attacks to find Bin Laden? | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| When was Osama Bin Laden killed? | On May 1st 2001 |
| How did Bin Laden Die? | He was killed in raid by a gunshot wound |
| What was another name for the invasion of Iraq? | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| What year did the U.S. launch an invasion of Iraq | 2003 |
| What belief did the U.S. have about Saddam Hussein? | We believed Saddam Hussein was aiding groups like Al-Qaeda with weapons. |
| What year was Saddam Hussein captured? | 2003 |
| What year was Saddam Hussein executed in? | 2006 |
| What was a MAJOR issue for the religious and ethnic groups? | Land equality. They were fighting over the land. |
| What is terrorism? | The use of violence against people or property to force changes in govt's or society. |
| How many terrorists were carrying out the plan of 9|11? | 19 terrorists were in bin Ladens group. |
| Who was held responsible for the 9|11 attacks? | Osama bin Laden was wanted even more after this attack and his group al-Qaeda |
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Kimberly Kelly
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