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Chapter 10 Lesson 2 Post Cold War Conflicts terrorist 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.