Persian Gulf war, Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq study guide
describe the three phases of the war in Afghanistan
1) Toppling the Taliban took 2 months 2) 2002 until 2008 was marked by a US 3) began in 2008 and attempted to implement a strategy of protecting the pop from taliban attacks
when will all the US troops be out of Afghanistan
2014
what caused the war on terrorism
9/11 attack
As the Northern Alliance took over more and more Afghanistan, what happened ti al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda subsequently reestablished it's base of operations in the tribal areas that form Pakistan's border w/ Afghanistan
what event occurred on May 2, 2011
Bin Laden was killed
what impact did the troop surge have on the War in Iraq
Despite heavy causalities initially, the drop in violence that occurred as the year drew on was a source of encouragement, and a number of the additional troops were with drawn
Did Hussien live up to the terms agreed upon at the end of the Gulf War? What was the response of the US?
Hussein did not live up to the terms agreed upon. Iraq would not allow weapon inspectors into their country and put troops on the iraq/kuwait border. In response the US launched missiles at Iraq.
What did President Obama do in terms of the number of troops in Afghanistan
Increased them
Who was the persain gulf war between
Iraq and a coalition of 32 nations
Why was Iraq a threat to the US after 9/11
Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction, helping terrorists
at the end of the Persian gulf war, was saddam hussein removed from power
No
why was there an increase in violence beginning in 2005 in Afghanistan?
The taliban reasserted its presence w/ new tactics modeled on those being used in Iraq/ Whereas early in the was the taliban had focused on battling US forces in open combat their adoption of the use of suicide bombing and IEDs (Improvised explosive devices), began to cause heavy causalities
Why is the war on terrorism different from any other war the US has been in?
They are everywhere. They are also willing to die and they don't care about threats.
what was the 'troop surge'
a drastic increase in the number of troops
who are the northern alliance
an anti-taliban group helping US troops in Afganistan
what crimes did hussein stand for? What happened to hussein?
crimes against humanity and was hung
what terms did iraq agree to as part of ending the gulf war?
end of war, iraq agreed to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into their country to make sure they are not producing any weapons of mass destruction
what happened to Iraq after the collapse of major Iraqi cities
following the collapse, Iraq's major cities erupted in a wave of looting that was directed mostly at government offices and other public institutions
what ultimatum did bush give saddam hussein
he said the Iraqi president would need to leave in 48 hours
why did iraq invade kuwait
iraq accused Kuwait of producing too much oil, illegally pumping oil from Iraqi field, and iraq was in debt
what did iraq launch missiles at israel during the persian gulf war
iraq launched missiles at israel in an unsuccessful attempt to get israel in the wart break up the 32 nation coalition
why did the Persian gulf war occur
iraq's invasion of Kuwait
Why did anti-US feelings increase in Afghanistan beginning in 2005
it was due to the Taliban's reassurance
what was operation desert shield
operation desert shield was the effort to protect the country of saudi arabia from iraq
what happened on dec 13, 2003
saddam hussein was captured
what did the US commissioned team formed to investigate the 9/11 attacks discover
the commissioned team discovered that there were no weapons of mass destruction in iraq and no evidence confirmed a connection between iraq and al-qaeda
what happened on Aug 18,2010
the last US combat troop left Iraq
who won the Persian gulf war
the untied states
what was operation desert storm
was the effort to destroy iraq's ability to wage wart civil infrastructure
