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Persian Gulf War . Why did the Gulf War happen?.
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Why did the Gulf War happen? It happened when an lraq leader, Sadden Hussein, wanted to take over the Kuwait’s oil fields. He did this because Iraq was near bankruptcy so they needed the oil to make more money. U.S president George Bush formed a coalition to stop Iraq. A coalition is when a group of allies work together to achieve a goal.
Who Was in the Persian Gulf War? Many countries were involved and they where, U.S. , Saudi Arabia, U.K. , & Egypt for the allies. Iraq was the only central power.
Important people in Persian gulf war ALLY LEADERS Central power Leaders George Bush Norman Schwarzkopf Salah Mahmond Sadden Hussein
Important Allies • George Bush was the U.S. president during the Gulf War. • Norman Schwarzkopf was the commander of the coalition forces during the war.
Central Power Leaders • Sudden Hussein was the leader of Iraq during the war. • Salah Mahmond was an Iraq commander during the Persian Gulf War.
Important dates • August 2,1990-Iraq invades Kuwait • August 7,1990- U.S. forces arrive in Saudi Arabia • November 29,1990- Coalition forces give Iraq a warning to leave Kuwait • January 15,1991-Congress allows George Bush to use force if necessary • January 16,1991-Deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait • January 21,1991- Coalition air campaign begins in Kuwait • February 24,1991- Coalition forces arrive in Iraq • March 3 ,1991-Iraq surrenders
Important dates Aug. 2, 1990 • Iraq attacked Kuwait on this day. They did this because Iraq had been going bankrupt and needed more money. They used the excuse that Kuwait was the reason oil prices were so low. They also claimed that Kuwait had originally been an Iraqi territory. Finally, on Aug. 2, they decided to invade Kuwait by bombing and capturing one of their cities. Coalition forces were worried that Iraq might try to attack other countries as well.
Important dates Aug. 7,1990 • This was when the United States first entered Saudi Arabia. Known as Operation Desert Shield, George Bush and other coalition forces sent warplanes and infantry. They got ready to fight incase they needed to.
Important dates Nov. 29,1990 • This was when coalition forces give Iraq a warning to leave Kuwait. They gave a deadline for Iraq to leave and it was on Jan. 16, 1991. Iraq showed no sign of leaving. The deadline will come on Jan. 16,1991
Important dates Jan.15,1991 • On this date, president George Bush was given permission to use force if needed on the Iraqi. Congress gave him this permission because the deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait was nearing and Iraq had not shown any sign of leaving.
Important Dates Jan.16,1991 • This was the Iraq deadline to get out of Kuwait. Iraq did not leave so coalition leaders started to plan an attack. They decided to call the attack operation desert storm.
Important dates Jan. 21,1991 • This was when the coalition air campaign began. This operation was the beginning operation desert storm. During this air campaign, thousands of explosives were fired at Iraq.
Important dates Feb. 24,1991 • This was the day coalition ground forces entered Iraq. This was called operation desert saber. This very quickly drove Iraq out of Kuwait.
Important dates March 3,1991 This is when Iraq finally surrendered. After the coalition entered Iraq territory, it was just 100 hours until Iraq agreed to cease fire. The coalition forces suffered only about 350 deaths, while about 12,000 Iraq soldiers died.
Overall… The Persian Gulf War lasted 7 weeks. The coalition won the war quickly using advanced weapons and highly trained soldiers. Hussein remained in power, which worried leaders in the United States in years to come.
Aftermath • After the war, oil prices in the Middle East rocketed up. This was because of the war destroying oil fields and partly because Iraq was mad at us. This caused U.S economy to go down. The U.S relied on getting most of its oil from imports in the Middle East .
What you need to know • You mainly need to know the involvement of the U.S. in the war. Mainly, all we did was come in and force Iraq out of Kuwait. Afterwards oil prices from the Middle East rocketed up. This hurt the economy in the U.S.
