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M. East Dev/Hist # 2
Middle East Development & History # 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Saddam Hussein | the dictator of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| What caused the Persian Gulf War? | Iraq invaded Kuwait in order to gain access to the Persian Gulf. |
| How was the US involved in the Persian Gulf War? | The United States sided with Kuwait and fought to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait. |
| Why were UN inspectors sent to Iraq? | To make sure Iraq had destroyed their weapons of mass destruction. |
| Why did the US begin Operation Iraqi Freedom? | The United States saw Iraq as a threat to the United States and its interests in the Middle East. |
| Why did the US invade Afghanistan? | The government of Afghanistan gave safe harbor to al Qaeda, which launched the September 11, 2001 attacks. |
| Who was the leader of al Qaeda when the September 11 attacks occurred? | Osama bin Laden |
| Put the 3 recent wars in SW Asia in order. | Persian Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom |