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Gulf War Flashcards

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Britain leaves Kuwait

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1961

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Iraq recognises Kuwait’s independence

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1963

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Saddam justification OPEC

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Kuwait broke OPEC quota, cause oversaturation of market, oil prices drop

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Saddam justification Iran

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Iraq helped prevent Iran hegemony

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Iraq-Kuwait oil industries

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Iraq = upstream
Kuwait = downstream

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Saddam justification Slant Drilling

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Kuwait slant drilling into Rumalia Oil Field
Exploited, $2.4 billion

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Saddam invades Kuwait

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2 Aug 1990

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Iraqi troops invade Kuwait

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300,000

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Kuwait overrun by Iraq

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In 3 days

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Saddam arrests foreigners as human shields

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104 Americans, more than 700 British, European, Japanese, Kuwaiti

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Operation Desert Shield

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7 Aug 1990

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Saddam declares annexation of Kuwait

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8 Aug 1990
Iraq’s ‘19th province’

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UN Resolutions for Iraqi withdrawal

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UN Resolution 600 & 678
29 Nov 1990
To withdraw by 15 Jan 1991

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US-led UN Coalition

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600,000 troops, 35 countries

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Iraq support

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Jordan, Algeria, Sudan, Yemen, Tunisia, PLO

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Operation Desert Storm

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17 Jan 1991

17
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Saddam retaliation to Desert Storm

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Scud missile attacks on Israel and Saudi Arabia

18
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Operation Desert Sabre

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24 Feb 1991

19
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Bush declares ceasefire

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28 Feb 1991

20
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UN Resolution End of War

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UN Resolution 687
April 1991

21
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UN in Iraq

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UNSCOM to oversee Iraq’s destruction of WMD

22
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UNSCOM withdrawal

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1998 - allegations of CIA infiltration

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UN pressure regarding Kurds

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USA declares Kurdish north and south no-fly zones

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Iraq reparations

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Payment for oil fields destroyed whilst retreating from Operation Desert Sabre

History Unit 4.4 (13 decks)

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