H.W Bush

History

Operation Just Cause

The United States invades Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega

Oil

Reason Saddam Hussein invade Kuwait in 1991

Persian Gulf War

Started when Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990.

Operation Desert SHIELD

Build up of military forces to protect Saudi Arabia from invasion.

United Nations

Created and sent a coalition of 34 nations to react to Saddam's aggressive actions in the middle east

Main objective in Operation Desert Storm

Liberate Kuwait

Two military stages of Operation Desert Storm

air campaign and ground invasion

100 hours

How long ground fighting last in Gulf War

Osama Bin Laden

Angered when offer to send "Afghan Arabs" to guard the border after Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 was rejected. Insulted when Saudi Arabia sought help from the "infidel" U.S. instead.

Tienanmen Square

Chinese government crushes rebellion for democracy; 700-5,000 killed.

Saddam Hussein

President of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. Remained in power after Kuwait was liberated.

Kuwait

Iraq's tiny, oil-rich neighbor. Invaded by Iraq in November 1990

Situation at the end of the Persian Gulf War

Saddam Hussein remained in power. U.S. and British aircraft continued to patrol skies and mandate a no-fly zone over Iraq. UN tries to send in weapons inspectors.

Manuel Noriega

Had been indicted in the United States on drug trafficking charges and was accused of suppressing democracy in Panama and endangering U.S. nationals.

Iran-Iraq War

The reason Saddam Hussein was in debt

LA Riots

Broke out when police officers were acquitted of beating Rodney King

Beijing, China

Site of the brutal crackdown on democratic protesters in Tienanmen square by the government

ADA Americans With Disabilities Act

Became law in 1990. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications

Exxon Valdez

An oil tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989.

Exxon Valdez Significance

It was the worst oil spill in U.S. history until the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

Iraq

country that invaded Kuwait

Saudi Arabia

Country being protected during Operation Desert Shield

Opposition to Operation Just Cause

The Organization of American States and the European Parliament both formally protested the invasion of Panama, which they condemned as a flagrant violation of international law.