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14 Cards in this Set
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shah of iran forced to abdicate |
1979 |
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fundamentalist leader of iran |
ayatollah khomeini |
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ayatollah’s nickname for the us |
the great satan |
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hostages taken in iran |
nov 1979 66 american hostages held for 444 days |
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carter’s response to hostage crisis |
stopped all iranian oil purchases special forces rescue mission- failed, 8 soldiers killed |
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death of the shah |
1980- allowed us to negotiate a new deal with iran |
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hostages released |
jan 1981 52 hostages |
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sadam hussein ordered the invasion of kuwait |
1990 |
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operation desert shield |
1990 aimed to stop iraqi forces invading |
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commander’s starting attack |
general ‘stormin’ norman schwarzkopf appointed started the attack with an air assault of 2000 planes |
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operation desert storm |
1991 |
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operation desert saber |
1991 troops and tanks to defeat army |
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why us called for ceasefire |
to preserve relationships with middle east believed hussein would be overthrown |
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saddam hussein after ceasefire |
allowed to withdraw troops used his army to destroy rebellions and stay in power caused criticism for bush |
