Foreign Developments: The Iraq War and WMD Inquiry Issues

Question 1

When did Bush tell Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq? (To the day)

Answer 1

18th March 2003

Question 2

How long did Bush give Hussein to leave Iraq on March 18th 2003?

Answer 2

48 hours

Question 3

How did Saddam Hussein respond to Bush’s demand?

Answer 3

He ignored it

Question 4

When did the Iraq war start? (To the day)

Answer 4

20th March 2003

Question 5

What was the situation with the UN in terms of their supporting of the war?

Answer 5

They did not support it

Question 6

When was Saddam Hussein defeated? (To the month)

Answer 6

April 2003

Question 7

When was Saddam Hussein captured? (To the month)

Answer 7

December 2003

Question 8

When was Saddam Hussein executed? (To the month)

Answer 8

December 2006

Question 9

What issue did the UK and USA face after the end of the Iraq war?

Answer 9

They did not know what to do afterwards

Question 10

How many months after the end of the Iraq war did Civil war-scale conflicts start to appear in Iraq?

Answer 10

2 months after

Question 11

What type of government were the UK and USA trying to implement into Iraq?

Answer 11

A Democratic government

Question 12

When did some reports in 2003 show there were no WMD’s in Iraq? (To the month)

Answer 12

May 2003

Question 13

What was the impact of no WMD’s being found anywhere in Iraq in 2003 in relation to Blair?

Answer 13

It invalidated his claims for being involved in the Iraq war

Question 14

What happened in July 2003 in the WMD false claim?

Answer 14

Dr Kelly committed suicide

Question 15

Who was Dr Kelly?

Answer 15

A weapons expert for the government

Question 16

How did Blair respond to the suicide of Dr Kelly?

Answer 16

He created an inquiry into why Dr Kelly committed suicide

Question 17

What did Blair’s report into Dr Kelly’s suicide conclude?

Answer 17

Dr Kelly committed suicide because he was worried his reputation would be ruined

Question 18

What was the reality with the claim that Iraq had WMD’s that could be launched at Britain in 45 minutes?

Answer 18

It was false

Question 19

What happened to a British corporal in 2006 in Iraq?

Answer 19

They were killed

Question 20

What year did Britain still have troops in Iraq by?

Answer 20

2007

Question 21

What did it mean if Britain still had troops in Iraq in 2007 to the public?

Answer 21

It seemed like the war would have no end

Question 22

How could it be argued Blair did get a larger stance in world affairs by 2005?

Answer 22

He hosted the G8 meeting in 2005

Question 23

What is the G8 meeting?

Answer 23

The meeting of the 8 largest world economies

Question 24

What was the cost of the war in Iraq for Britain from 2001 to 2007?

Answer 24

£20 billion