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Gulf War

Gulf War

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“DESERT STORM”

PERSIAN GULF WAR (1990-91)

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WHAT ABOUT
KUWAIT’S
GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATION WOULD
APPEAL TO IRAQ?

ITS STRATEGIC
LOCATION ON THE
PERSIAN GULF
WHICH IS THE OIL
“HIGHWAY” OF THE
MIDDLE EAST

THE MIDDLE EAST

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BACKGROUND TO CONFLICT

• IRAQ NEARLY

BANKRUPT:
– IN DEBT TO KUWAIT WHO

FINANCED WAR AGAINST
IRAN

• IRAQ CONSIDERED

KUWAIT AN IRAQI
PROVINCE

• ACCUSED KUWAIT OF

SLANT-DRILLING” INTO
IRAQI OIL FIELDS

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​Most people believe the people led out of the hall were randomly chosen and Saddam made the whole thing up to scare everyone. It worked.

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U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH IRAQ

• GENERALLY STABLE, BUT U.S. HAD

SEVERAL CONCERNS:
– IRAQ WAS AN ALLY OF THE USSR
– IRAQ WAS CRITICAL OF ISRAEL
– IRAQ SUPPORTED SEVERAL ISLAMIC

TERRORIST GROUPS

• U.S. PREFERRED THAT IRAQ WIN THE WAR

AGAINST IRAN

• SADDAM BELIEVED THE U.S., SAUDI

ARABIA, & KUWAIT WERE CONSPIRING
AGAINST IRAQ’S ECONOMY

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Who was in charge of Iraq during the Gulf War?

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Saddam Hussein

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Ruhollah Khomeini

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Osama bin Laden

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THE INVASION

• AUGUST 2, 1990 –

IRAQ ATTACKS &
OCCUPIES KUWAIT

• IRAQI MILITARY

COMMITS ABUSES

• IRAQ ANNEXES

KUWAIT

• IRAQI FORCES MOVE

TOWARD THE
BORDER OF SAUDI
ARABIA, A U.S. ALLY

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“GUESTS” OR “HUMAN SHIELDS”?

• SADDAM REFUSED TO

ALLOW SOME WESTERNERS
TO LEAVE IRAQ

• HE CLAIMED THEY WERE

“GUESTS . . . MOST OF THE
WORLD VIEWED THEM AS
“HUMAN SHIELDS” FOR IRAQ

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ENTER THE UNITED NATIONS

• U.N. CONDEMNS THE

INVASION:
– DEMANDS IRAQ

WITHDRAW BY 1-15-91

– PLACES ECONOMIC

SANCTIONS ON IRAQ

– AUTHORIZES THE USE

OF FORCE

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Multiple Choice

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What country did Iraq invade that angered most of the World?

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Iran

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Israel

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Kuwait

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Egypt

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OPERATION “DESERT SHIELD”

• FEAR THAT IRAQ WOULD

INVADE SAUDI ARABIA

• U.S. TROOPS MOVE INTO

SAUDI ARABIA 8-7-90 TO
PREVENT AN INVASION

• CALLED OPERATION

DESERT SHIELD

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BUILDING A COALITION

• U.S. ASSEMBLES A COALITION (TEMPORARY

ALLIANCE) OF OVER 30 NATIONS TO OPPOSE
IRAQ:
– SOME CONTRIBUTE MILITARY FORCE OTHERS

GIVE $

– INCLUDES SOME ARAB COUNTRIES

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REASONS FOR U.N. & U.S. INTERVENTION

• VIOLATION OF KUWAITI SOVEREIGNTY
• SUPPORT FOR SAUDI ARABIA (U.S. ALLY & KEY

SUPPLIER OF OIL**)

• HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
• IRAQ HAD:

– BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
– A NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM

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Over ____ countries joined the coalition to get Iraq out of Kuwait.

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10

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20

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30

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40

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U.S. LEADERS

PRESIDENT BUSH
SEC. OF DEF. CHENEY

CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT
CHIEFS COLIN POWELL

GENERAL “STORMIN’”
NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF

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THE COALITION STRIKES BACK

• IRAQ DOES NOT WITHDRAW

BY THE ULTIMATUM DATE OF
1-15-91

• ON 1-17-91 THE COALITION

BEGAN MASSIVE OFFENSIVE
OPERATIONS AGAINST IRAQ:
– CODE NAMED OPERATION

DESERT STORM

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STRIKE FROM THE SKY!

• COALITION

LAUNCHED MASSIVE
AIR CAMPAIGN
AGAINST IRAQ:
– DESTROYED IRAQI

RADAR & AIRFIELDS

– BOMBED IRAQI

CAPITAL OF BAGHDAD

– DESTROYED DAMS

AND ELECTRICAL
PLANTS

– MANY CIVILIAN

CASUALTIES

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When the NATO coalition invaded Iraq it was called _______________ .

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The Battle of Britian

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Operation Desert Storm

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Invasion of Iraq

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The Great Wipe Out

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U.S. NAVY JOINED THE AIR ATTACKS

RADAR GUIDED CRUISE MISSILES

CARRIER AIR STRIKES

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STEALTH ATTACKS

STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
AIRCRAFT
WERE USED FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN COMBAT

BAGHDAD UNDER NIGHT
STEALTH ATTACK

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POWs

• IRAQIS SHOT DOWN

MANY COALITION
AIRCRAFT

• POWs WERE OFTEN

MISTREATED

• SOME WERE SHOWN ON

IRAQI TELEVISION &
FORCED TO READ
STATEMENTS CRITICAL
OF THE WAR

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WHAT ABOUT ISRAEL?

• IRAQ ATTEMPTED TO

DESTROY THE
COALITION BY GOADING
ISRAEL TO JOIN THE
CONFLICT AND
ALIENATING SOME ARAB
COUNTRIES

• IRAQ LAUNCHED

MISSILES AGAINST
ISRAEL

• U.S. PERSUADED ISRAEL

TO STAY OUT OF THE
CONFLICT AND SENT
MISSILES TO HELP
ISRAEL’S AIR DEFENSES

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Multiple Choice

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What country did Iraq try to get to join the war to break up the coalition?

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India

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Iran

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Egypt

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Israel

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ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK

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PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE MISSILES

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GROUND ASSAULT!

• COALITION LAUNCHES

MASSIVE ATTACK INTO
IRAQ ON 2-24-91

• IRAQI TANKS & TROOPS

NO MATCH FOR
COALITION

• IRAQIS SUFFER HUGE

LOSSES

• COALITION FORCES

MOVE TO SURROUND
IRAQI FORCES IN
KUWAIT

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U.S. FORCES IN ACTION

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HIGHWAY OF DEATH

IRAQI FORCES TRYING TO ESCAPE FROM KUWAIT
WERE SLAUGHTERED BY COALITION AIRPOWER

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"EVEN IN VIETNAM I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE THIS. IT'S
PATHETIC."

— MAJOR BOB NUGENT
ARMY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER

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IRAQI VENGEANCE

• RETREATING

IRAQIS LEFT
BEHIND AN
ENVIRONMENTAL
NIGHTMARE:
– SET OIL WELLS

ON FIRE

– DUMPED OIL

INTO THE
PERSIAN GULF

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Multiple Choice

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What did the Iraqis do when they withdrew and knew they would lose?

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set oil wells on fire

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executed any civilians in the way

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stole as much treasure as they could carry

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begged for forgiveness

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THE FIGHTING ENDS

• 100 HOURS AFTER

THE GROUND
ATTACK BEGAN
PRESIDENT BUSH
DECLARED A
CEASE-FIRE

• LESS THAN 300

AMERICANS
KILLED

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GULF WAR CONTROVERSIES

• “HIGHWAY OF DEATH” ATTACKS TOO HARSH?
• ERROR TO ALLOW SADDAM TO REMAIN IN

POWER?
– BEYOND SCOPE OF U.N. MANDATE
– COALITION WOULD HAVE LOST MEMBERS
– WOULD HAVE REQUIRED LONG-TERM OCCUPATION

OF IRAQ

• FAILURE OF COALITION TO PROTECT IRAQ’S

KURDISH POPULATION FROM SADDAM’S
REVENGE AFTER THE WAR

• RETURNING COALITION SOLDIERS REPORTED

ILLNESSES AFTER THE WAR:
– CALLED GULF WAR SYNDROME

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RESULTS

• KUWAIT LIBERATED
• RETURNING SOLDIERS GREETED POSITIVELY

(UNLIKE VIETNAM)

• “FEEL GOOD” WAR FOR AMERICANS:

– TO SOME EXTENT ERASED THE GHOSTS OF VIETNAM
– AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY WORKED (MOSTLY)
– WAS QUICK AND COST FEW U.S. LIVES

• CONSEQUENCES FOR IRAQ:

– IRAQI NO-FLY ZONES ESTABLISHED
– GREAT PHYSICAL DAMAGE
– ECONOMIC SANCTIONS IMPOSED
– U.N. SPONSERED WEAPONS INSPECTIONS

• INCREASED ISLAMIC EXTREMISM:

– ESPECIALLY AGAINST SAUDI ARABIA (VIEWED AS

BEING ON SAME SIDE AS ISRAEL AND TOO CLOSE TO
U.S.)

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Multiple Choice

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The Gulf War made many Americans feel better after bad feelings left from what war?

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World War I

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World War II

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Korean War

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Vietnam War

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WHAT IS THE IDEA OF THIS CARTOON?

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GULF WAR CARTOON

WHAT IS THE IDEA OF THIS CARTOON?

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CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT

HOW DOES THIS CARTOON CONNECT THE FIRST GULF WAR
WITH THE CURRENT CONFLICT IN IRAQ?

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“DESERT STORM”

PERSIAN GULF WAR (1990-91)

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