USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Bush and the United Nations sent troops to Iraq in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait . What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
A
Iran-Contra Affair
B
Vietnam War
C
Persian Gulf War
D
War on Terror
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S.-Dakota war of 1862 lasted just six weeks, but its effects are still felt today.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Persian Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War, began in 1991 after President Saddam Hussein of Iraq ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.

Detailed explanation-3: -Over the course of six weeks in January and February 1991, a United States-led coalition of 34 nations began an intensive bombing campaign against strategic Iraqi locations, culminating with a four-day ground campaign against Iraqi forces known as Operation Desert Storm.

Detailed explanation-4: -The U.S. military was deployed to the same country. Their target was the same man – Saddam Hussein. But they deployed years apart. The Gulf War in 1991 and the Iraq War in 2003.

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