Iran, Iraq, 9/11 and aftermath

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Iraq, Iran, 9/11 and aftermath

Lesson goal

You can explain the connection between 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.

First Gulf war 1980-1988

The war between Iraq and Iran started as a boarder conflict

--> Sunni vs Shiite

Which country took the initiative for the Iraq-Iran war?

1. Irac
2. Iran
3. The US
4. The SU

The use of what means is considered typical of the brutality of the Iraq-Iran war?

1. Poison gas
2. Child soldiers
3. Landmines
4. All previous answers

Westerse journalisten bij twee (!) slachtoffers van de gifgasaanval op Halabja

Second gulf war 1990 - 1991

Iraq invaded Kuwait

US attacked Iraq (backed by Saudi Arabia) = Operation Desert storm

What nickname did Saddam Hussein give to the war started by the UN against Iraq?

1. Third Worldwar
2. Mother of all wars
3. patriotic war
4. Anti-imperialistic war

In augustus 1990 valt Irak buurland Koeweit aan en bezet het. Als duidelijk wordt dat de Iraakse dictator Saddam Hoessein zich niet wil terugtrekken, valt een internationale troepenmacht o.l.v. de Verenigde Staten, in januari 1991, Irak aan. 

Operatie Desert Storm is een groot militair succes, hoewel Saddam Hoessein de macht in Irak behoudt. Het land is echter enorm verzwakt en de bevolking heeft het zwaar onder de economische sancties van het Westen.

Deze oorlog staat ook bekend als de Golfoorlog van 1990-1991

9/11 (2001)

• attacks  in New York and Washington
• biggest terrorist attack on American soil ever (2977 dead)
• Bush vows revenge on attackers + governments sponsoring terrorism
• as many as four aircraft were hijacked, three of which hit targets
• Western countries in particular are shocked
• Western countries in particular are shocked after 2001 many anti-terrorism laws (Islamophobia?)

What does Al Qaïda mean?

1. The foundation
2. The rock
3. The direction
4. The base

Planes 11 september 2001

First plane

Second plane

Pentagon

Pennsylvania

Which sentences about the attacks are correct?

1. The terrorists achieved their goal: the Americans withdrew their troops from the Middle East.
2. President George Bush declared war on terrorism.
3. The attack had major implications for the Middle East
4. A total of two thousand people were killed in the attacks.

War on Terror

2001 - 2009

• The American president George W. Bush swears revenge and starts 'The war on Terror'. 
• He also appeals to his allies in NATO. These are responding.
• Difficult wars are being fought in Iraq and Afghanistan against (Muslim) terrorists ...

Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2011

War against Al Queda in Afghanistan

Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003-2011

Unlike Operation Enduring Freedom, many U.S. NATO partners did not want to get involved in this war. For that reason, Bush Jr. forged the “Coalition of the Willing.” U.S., UK, South Korea, Italy, Poland, Australia, the Netherlands (!) and the Peshmerga).

What happend to Saddam Hussein

Sleep de vijf namen en de vijf cartoon naar de juiste foto's.

Barack Obama

George W 

Bush

Osama Bin 

Laden

Hillary Clinton

Saddam

Hussein

Al Qaida

Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken

"Weapons of mass destruction"

War on Terror

"We got him!"

Homework

Finish 1 till 11 from 8.3