Operation Desert Storm

What was the name of the leader of Iraq?

• Osama Bin Laden

• Muhhamed Ali

• Omar Shiriff

• Saddam Hussain

What year did operation Desert Storm take place?

• 2001

• 2003

• 1991

• 1973

What country did Iraq invade in 1990?

• Kuwait

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudi Araibia

What was Iraq's military ranked in the world in 1990?

• 2nd best in the world

• 5th best in the world

• 4th best in the world

• 7th best in the world

What country did Iraq have a war with in the 1980's?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iran

• Yemen

• Israel

What was the purpose of Desert Shield?

• To keep Iraq from invading Iran

• To keep Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia

• To keep Iraq from invading Israel

• To keep Iraq from invading the United States

What country did Iraq shoot missile at in order to provoke them to enter the war/Desert Storm?

• Iran

• Israel

• Saudi Arabia

• Yemen

Why did Hussain and Iraq shoot rockets into Israel?

• They hoped to push Israel into war, this would encourage Arab countries to pull support for the United States.

• It hoped to end Israel as a county

• They hoped that Israel would not retaliate and this would show their strength in the region.

How many Americans were involved in Operation Desert Storm?

• 250,000

• 400,000

• 500,000

• 750,000

What did the United Nations do to counter Saddam Hussain and Iraq

• They surrendered Kuwait to Iraq

• They gave Iraq a deadline to leave Kuwait, if they did not comply then the UN would allow military intervention by a coalition of countries.

• It placed an embargo on all Iraqi trade.

• It gave weapons to Iran