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Mapa Mental por Samantha Weitzel, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Samantha Weitzel
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Persian Gulf War
- Occurred after Iraq invaded Kuwait, a neighboring country rich in oil
- Fear grew they would soon after invade Saudi Arabia
- Fear grew they would soon after invade Saudi Arabia
- Operation Desert Shield
- Bush persuaded other nations to join
- Troops moved to Saudi Arabia to prevent an invasion there
- Coalitions were formed by General Norman Schwarzkopf
- Bush persuaded other nations to join
- Operation Desert Storm
- The Iraqis refused to budge, and laser-guided missiles and bombs destroyed Iraqi forces and defenses
- The US bombed for 6 weeks with no success
- In late February, ODS began attacking the Iraqis from the side
and rear while planes bombarded their positions
- 100 hours later, Kuwait was liberated
- 100 hours later, Kuwait was liberated
- The Iraqis refused to budge, and laser-guided missiles and bombs destroyed Iraqi forces and defenses
- Results of the PGW
- Thousands of Iraqis died and surrendered
- Iraq accepted terms and left Kuwait
- America celebrated with their
troops at their quick success
- US helped rebuild Kuwait
- Bush's popularity skyrocketed
- Thousands of Iraqis died and surrendered
- Vocabulary
- Coalition: An alliance of groups formed to fight a common enemy
or foe
- Taliban: A muslim fundamentalist group
active before war on terror until today
- al-Qaeda: Radical Sunni terrorist organization dedicated to removing foreign
presence from the Arab world
- Fundamentalist: Militant terrorists that believe any act is
justified to remove America from the Arab world
- Counter-terrorism: Any act that is intended to combat terrorism
- Interim: Temporary
- Coalition: An alliance of groups formed to fight a common enemy
or foe
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