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Chapter 10 Lesson 2
Post Cold War Conflicts
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 After
the Cold War, the United States became
involved in other conflicts.
 The Cold War ended in 1989.
 In 1991, the United States became part of
the Persian Gulf War.
 In
1990, Saddam Hussein (the leader of Iraq
at the time) had his troops invade Kuwait.
 Kuwait is a small country that produces large
amounts of oil.
 Iraq’s troops gained control of Kuwait very
quickly.
 The United States and other countries feared
that Iraq would also try to invade Saudi
Arabia (another large producer of oil).
 On
January 16, 1991, the United States
attacked Iraq.
 Guided missiles and night-vision gear made it
possible to fight day and night.
 Many of the missiles came from Redstone
Arsenal.
 Soldiers from Alabama including almost 5,000
National Guard were part of the Persian Gulf
War.
 The United States led forces quickly won the
war.
 On
September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked
the United States.
 Terrorists took control of and crashed four
airplanes that day.
 Two crashed into the World Trade Center
buildings.
 One crashed into the Pentagon.
 One crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.
 More than 3,000 people in the buildings, on
the planes, and on the ground died.
 After
this, President Bush asked other
countries to join the US in the War on
Terrorism.
 The war started in Afghanistan, where people
believed the terrorist responsible for 9/11
were trained.
 The US started bombing Afghanistan in
October. Afghanistan surrendered in
December.
 Saddam
Hussein refused to step down as the
leader of Iraq.
 President Bush ordered an attack on Iraq in
March of 2003.
 In December, Hussein was captured.
 The War on Terrorism continues today.