Sole Superpower

After the Soviet Union and

numerous Eastern European

governments collapsed, the Cold

War ended.

• True

• False

In 1990, the African nation of Iraq

invaded its neighbor, the nation of

Egypt.

• True

• False

Iraq was led by a dictator named Saddam Hussein.

• True

• False

President George Bush and the United Nations ordered Saddam Hussein to

remove his forces from Kuwait or face military action.

• True

• False

When Saddam Hussein refused to remove his forces from Kuwait, Operation Desert Storm was launched.

• True

• False

The first African American Vice-President of the United States, Colin Powell led the planning and strategy efforts of Operation Free Kuwait.

• True

• False

When Operation Desert Storm began, the Russian Air Force launched a

massive air offensive against Iraq

• True

• False

Kuwait is a large Midwestern nation with a large supply of iron and diamonds.

• True

• False

Operation Desert Storm is largely considered to have been a failure

• True

• False

In 1997, Madeleine Albright was appointed as the first female Secretary of State by President Bill Clinton.

• True

• False