WH Ch 27 Flashcards
dictator of Iraq that invaded Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
when did Iraq invade Kuwait
1990
president during the Persian Gulf War
George H.W. Busch
when did operation desert storm begin
1991
overall commander of operation desert storm
General Collin Powell
leader of ground troops in combat
General Norman Schwarzkopf
Islamic terrorist attack on N.Y.C and Washington D.C
September 11, 2001
led by Osama Bin Laden
Al-Qaeda
the “government” of Afghanistan
Taliban
president who declared the War on Terror
George W. Bush
warned that nations harboring terrorists would be treated as enemies of the US
Bush Doctrine
president bush’s label for Iraq,Iran,and N. Korea because of the threat of nuclear weapons
“Axis of Evil”
the bombing of Iraq began when
March 19,2003
became the president of iran in 2005
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
prime minister of G.B who supported US war on terrorism
Tony Blair
president of Pakistan who supported the U.S
Pervez Musharraf
Pakistan’s first female P.M.
Benazir Bhutto
region that is a great source of conflict between Pakistan and India
Kashmir
a plan for a central bank with a single unified currency for all members of the EEC
Maastricht Treaty
the new name of the EEC
European Union
united France and England under the Eng. Channel
The Chunnel
longest ruling leader of post-war Germany
Helmut Kohl
1st female Chancellor in Germany’s history
Angela Merkel
a coalition of private industry and govt.
Managed Capitalism
