Gulf War

The Gulf War was also known as the......

• The Persian Gulf War

• The Iraq war

• The Kuwait War

• Saddam Hussein War

What did Hussein insist that Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were conspiring to do?

• Giving all the oil away to western nations.

• Keeping oil prices high so no other buyers will buy.

• Keeping oil prices low to attract buyers from western nations.

• Keeping all the oil.

1. Why did the United Nations Security Council impose a worldwide trading ban?

• Because Kuwait did'nt need to trade with other countries.

• They wanted Kuwait to suffer.

• Because they wanted nobody to trade with them.

• Because they wanted Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait.

Who was the Egyptian President?

• Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
• Anwar Sadat
• Hosni Mubarak

How many members of the Arab League condemned the actions of Iraq?

• 22
• 21

• 18
• 15

Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in_______.

• Baghdad, Iraq
• Tikrit, Iraq
• Al-Awja, Iraq
• Kuwait City, Kuwait

Saddam faced family tragedies at a very young age that influenced his _____.

• education
• career
• upbringing
• hobbies

As a young man, Saddam joined the ______ in 1957.

• Democratic Party
• Communist Party
• Republican Party
• Ba'ath Party

In 1968, Saddam played a crucial role in a ____ that brought the Ba’ath Party back to power.

• referendum
• uprising
• revolution
• coup

Saddam Hussein became the president of Iraq in ____.

• 1985
• 1991
• 2003
• 1979