Saddham Hussein invaded ..... in 1990 to gain control of its oil. This sparked the Gulf War of 1991 during which a U.S.-led international force drove Saddham Husseins forces from this country.

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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Saddham Hussein invaded ____ in 1990 to gain control of its oil. This sparked the Gulf War of 1991 during which a U.S.-led international force drove Saddham Hussein’s forces from this country.

A	Turkey
B	Kuwait
C	Syria
D	Israel

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Iraq accused the United States and Israel of deliberately weakening Iraq by encouraging Kuwait to reduce oil prices. When Iraq began to threaten Kuwait early in July 1990, the United States staged maneuvers in the Gulf to warn Iraq against taking military action against the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

Detailed explanation-2: -Iraq interpreted Kuwait’s refusal to decrease its oil production as an act of aggression. The increasingly tense relations between Iraq and Kuwait were further aggravated when Iraq alleged that Kuwait was slant-drilling across the border into Iraq’s Rumaila field.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overview. In August 1990, Iraq invaded the country of Kuwait to its southeast in a bid to gain more control over the lucrative oil supply of the Middle East. In response, the United States and the UN Security Council demanded that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein withdraw Iraqi troops from Kuwait, but Hussein refused.

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