HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The United States defended Kuwait against invasion from Iraq.
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Iraq and Afghanistan combined forces against Russia.
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The United States sent troops to Afghanistan to fight Al-Qaida.
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Iraq and Iran were battling for control of OPEC.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The Gulf War, which lasted from August 1990 to February 1991, was a global conflict that began when Iraq’s dictator Saddam Hussain attacked neighbouring Kuwait, declaring it as its “19th province.” Following Hussain’s defiance of UN warnings, the US and its partners compelled Iraqi forces to withdraw from Kuwait.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -The three most serious reasons for involvement were oil, order, and weapons proliferation. Oil is the most tangible interest, though not necessarily the most important. Oil provides about 40 percent of American energy, and about 45 percent of this oil is imported.
Detailed explanation-6: -15, 1991, there were four major war aims: complete Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, restore Kuwait’s government, protect American lives (in particular, free hostages), and “promote the security and the stability of the Persian Gulf.” The United States accomplished the first three objectives but not the last.