core 120 Flashcards
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Sadaam Hussein
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president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. His government used violence and fear to maintain control.
2
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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
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a conflict that began in 1979 when the Soviet Union sent its military into Afghanistan to support the communist government there
3
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Mujahidin
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groups of Afghan fighters who fought against the Soviet Union during its invasion of Afghanistan
4
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Osama Bin Laden
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leader of al Qaeda, mainly in charge of 9/11
5
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Al Qaeda
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Islamic terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden
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taliban
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militant group that emerged in Afghanistan in the 1990s . known for imposing harsh laws, especially on women
7
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9/11
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al qaeds terrorist attack on the world trace center- pentagon
terrorist memebr took over 4 planes and were suicide missions
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