Conflicts & Dates who why what Outcome (what) Geo HW Bush Iraqi army was Iraqi President Iraq Iraq was bankrupt defeated from war with Iran Saddam Hussein Kuwait Iraq must destroy Iraq accused Kuwait of invades Kuwait USA WMDs (weapons stealing Iraqi oil UN cut off Iraq’s Persian Gulf War UN (30 of mass Saddam felt that if he trade 1990-1991 other destruction) invaded Kuwait he Iraq rejected a would get 1/5 of the countries) Saddam still in date to leave world’s oil Saudi power Kuwait Saddam knew if he Arabia US invades Iraq moved into Saudi Great Arabia, he would have Britain ½ of the world’s oil. US Geo W Bush Osama bin Laden Afghanistan hijacked 4 Saudi 3,000 people die planes & crashed September 11th Arabia Al-Qaeda terrorists US invades them into US attacks (home of think the US is evil; Afghanistan to find targets: 9/11/2001 Osama bin declare war against the terrorists 2 planes hit Twin Laden) the U.S. Towers in New York City Al-Qaeda 1 plane hits Pentagon in DC 1 plane sent to White House but crashes in Pennsylvania Geo W Bush US forces still Invasion of US searches for Mullah Omar struggle to get Afghanistan US Osama bin Laden and US & British Afghanistan under Against Afghanistan al-Qaeda (protected troops bomb bin control “War Terrorism” Al-Qaeda by the Taliban in Laden hideouts Osama bin Laden Jihad) Taliban Afghanistan) Drug trade helps has been found 2001- now Taliban and and eliminated US Geo W bush No new WMDs Iraq Saddam Hussein have been found Britain US feared Thousands of Iraqis Invasion of Iraq Australia connections Iraqi army & US soldiers died War in Iraq Poland between Hussein defeated Establish a 2003- 2011 & Al-Qaeda Saddam Hussein Parliamentary US afraid Iraq captured & Democracy building WMDs executed in All troops left in and giving them 2006 2011 to terrorists Surge in 2008 ISIS (terrorist group) + unstable government
Conflicts & Dates who why what Outcome (what) Persian Gulf War 1990-1991 Iraq Kuwait USA UN (30 other countries) Saudi Arabia Great Britain Iraq was bankrupt from war with Iran Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing Iraqi oil Saddam felt that if he invaded Kuwait he would get 1/5 of the world’s oil Saddam knew if he moved into Saudi Arabia, he would have ½ of the world’s oil. Geo HW Bush Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invades Kuwait UN cut off Iraq’s trade Iraq rejected a date to leave Kuwait US invades Iraq Iraqi army was defeated Iraq must destroy WMDs (weapons of mass destruction) Saddam still in power September 11th attacks 9/11/2001 US Afghanistan Saudi Arabia (home of Osama bin Laden) Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda terrorists think the US is evil; declare war against the U.S. Geo W Bush Osama bin Laden hijacked 4 planes & crashed them into US targets: 2 planes hit Twin Towers in New York City 1 plane hits Pentagon in DC 1 plane sent to White House but crashes in Pennsylvania 3,000 people die US invades Afghanistan to find the terrorists Invasion of Afghanistan “War Against Terrorism” Jihad) 2001- now US Afghanistan Al-Qaeda Taliban US searches for Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda (protected by the Taliban in Afghanistan) Geo W Bush Mullah Omar US & British troops bomb bin Laden hideouts Drug trade helps Taliban and US forces still struggle to get Afghanistan under control Osama bin Laden has been found and eliminated Invasion of Iraq War in Iraq 2003- 2011 US Iraq Britain Australia Poland US feared connections between Hussein & Al-Qaeda US afraid Iraq building WMDs and giving them to terrorists Geo W bush Saddam Hussein Iraqi army defeated Saddam Hussein captured & executed in 2006 Surge in 2008 No new WMDs have been found Thousands of Iraqis & US soldiers died Establish a Parliamentary Democracy All troops left in 2011 ISIS (terrorist group) + unstable government
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