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US Presence in Southwest Asia

US Presence in Southwest Asia. December 2, 2013. SS7H2 d. Explain the US presence and interest in Southwest A sia; include the Persian Gulf conflict, invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Essential Question: How has the US been involved in Southwest Asia? What interests will we be examining?

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US Presence in Southwest Asia

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  1. US Presence in Southwest Asia

  2. December 2, 2013 • SS7H2 d. Explain the US presence and interest in Southwest Asia; include the Persian Gulf conflict, invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. • Essential Question: How has the US been involved in Southwest Asia? What interests will we be examining? What region’s conflict will we be examining? What two countries did the USA invade?

  3. Key Vocabulary • Examine To analyze or study closely. • Invasion- When one country attacks another country.

  4. Key Vocabulary • Presence The physical state of being in a specific region. • Interest something that  concerns, involves, or draws the attention of

  5. US Involvement in SW Asia • Oil is US main economic interest in Southwest Asia • US also supported creation of Israel in 1948

  6. Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) (p.14) • Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990 because they thought Kuwait was taking too much oil from a shared field. The leader of Iraq was Saddam Hussein. • The United Nations sent military forces to free Kuwait • The USA sent troops as well • 39 countries joined in effort to get Iraq out of Kuwait by September 1991

  7. Afghanistan • On September 11, 2001 the World Trade Center was destroyed in New York City and part of the Pentagon in Washington, DC by terrorists. • The USA went to war against Al-Qaeda (terrorist group lead by Osama bin Laden) in Afghanistan- 2001. • Taliban- radical group of Muslims influencing government of Afghanistan allowed Al-Qaeda to hide out and recommended Osama bin Laden go to Pakistan. • Osama bin-Laden was later killed in 2011, in Pakistan by US Navy Seals.

  8. Invasion of Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) • 2003 US invaded Iraq because they believed Iraq was making weapons of mass destruction & helping Al-Qaeda. • Iraq’s government collapsed • Saddam Hussein was hung in 2006 by the Iraqi High Tribunal. • The US stayed in Iraq to help the country reorganize & help with conflict between religious & ethnic groups. • 2009- President Obama announces the end of combat operations in Iraq to end in 2010.

  9. Operation New Dawn • September 1, 2010 - Operation Iraqi Freedom is renamed Operation New Dawn to reflect the reduced role U.S. troops will play in securing the country. Troops begin to return to the USA.

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