The Gulf War - Khan Academy

The Gulf War started when military forces from __ invaded the country of __, trying to capture oil so that it could pay war debts from fighting __.

• Iraq, Kuwait, Iran

• Kuwait, Iran, Iraq

• Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

After the invasion, __ claimed that __ control of __ percent of the world's oil reserves threatened ''Our jobs, our way of life, our own freedom and the freedom of friendly countries around the world".

• President Bush, the United Nation's, 20

• Saddam Hussein, Iraq's, 30

• President Bush, Saddam Hussein's, 20

• the United Nations, the United States', 30

Operation Desert __ focused on the build up of military forces to protect further military action by __ , while Operation Desert __ focused on moving to liberate __ .

• Storm, the United Nations, Shield, Kuwait

• Shield, the United States, Storm, Iraq

• Storm, Iraq, Shield, Saudi Arabia

• Shield, Iraq, Storm, Kuwait

The Gulf War was the first military action to be shown __.

• live via internet stream

• live on television

• through only government-approved media

• via video feed after 2-3 day delay

After a __ week long bombing campaign using __ bombs, the ground war lasted __ days.

• 5, nuclear, 28

• 4, nuclear, 5

• 5, "smart", 4

• 4, "smart", 28

Because Desert Storm's goal was the __ of __ , Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, was __.

• liberation, Kuwait, allowed to say in power

• invasion, Iraq, allowed to stay in power

• liberation, Iraq, removed from power

• invasion, Kuwait, removed from power