HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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the agricultural interests of Southwest Asia
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deposits of much of the world’s oil supply
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direct access to the Mediterranean Sea
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British control of Saudi Arabia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Persian Gulf War, also called Gulf War, (1990–91), international conflict that was triggered by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990.
Detailed explanation-2: -The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council embargo and sanctions on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28, 1991.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 39-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Persian Gulf conflict was the most popular U.S. war since World War II. It restored American confidence in its position as the world’s sole superpower and helped to exorcise the ghost of Vietnam that had haunted American foreign policy debates for nearly two decades.
Detailed explanation-5: -However, 1991 is also known for the infamous Persian Gulf oil spill, where somewhere between 380 million and 580 million gallons of oil were deliberately spilled by Saddam Hussein. The oil slick that was created was 101 miles long by 42 miles wide creating a total of 4, 242 square miles of oil.