Iraq/ Afghanistan Wars

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lga5001  on February 13, 2012

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A review of

The History of Iraq

The Persian Gulf War

September 11th, 2001

War on Terrorism in Afghanistan

War in Iraq

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oil liquid fossil fuel formed from marine organisms that is burned to obtain energy and used in the manufacture of plastics
Baghdad The Capital of Iraq
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers The two main rivers that are located in Iraq
Ottoman Empire Iraq was formerly part of this Empire
Mandate a document giving an official instruction or command of a country. Britain had one on Iraq.
Kurds An ethnic society found in the mountains of Iraq, Saddam formed a genocide on them
1932 The year Iraq gained independence.
37 The amount of nations in the coalition during the Persian Gulf War.
1991 The year the Persian Gulf War occurred
Kuwait The small country Saddam Hussein took over in 1990
Operation Desert Shield Operation that had a Military build-up of coalition troops in Saudi Arabia in 1990 and early 1991.
Operation Desert Storm Military operations that started on January 16, 1991, with a bombing campaign, followed by a ground invasion of February 23 and 24, 1991. The ground war lasted 100 hours and resulted in a spectacularly one-sided military victory for the Coalition.
George H.W. Bush The U.S. President that was in charge during the Persian Gulf War
George W. Bush The U.S. President in charge during September 11, 2001.
Osama Bin Laden The Al-Qaeda leader and the man who built the September 11, 2001 attack on America
Mayor Giuliani The Mayor of NYC during the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Centers
Al-Qaeda A radical Islamic Organization dedicated to driving American influence out of Arab Countries.
Taliban The group in charge of Afghanistan in 2001 when the United States invaded
Operation Enduring Freedom The operation that was held by the United States in Afghanistan. The goal was to get the Afghanistan people free from the Taliban
1,731 The amount of deaths of American troops due to the Afghanistan War from 2001 to 2012.

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