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1.

THE PERSIAN GULF WAR

THE FIRST IRAQ WAR
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FORECAST

  • Beginning of the war
  • Reasons for invasion
  • Homefront
  • Desert Sabre
  • Technology
  • Famous figures
  • Types of weapons
  • Gulf war syndrome
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FORECAST EXTENDED

  • End of war
  • Missions
  • Maps
  • Timeline
  • Endpage
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BEGINNING OF THE WAR

  • 1990-1991
  • Iraq invaded Kuwait
  • The US warned Iraq
  • Saddam Hussein didn't listen to US
  • US and coalition invaded
  • Coalition includes US, Europe, UAE, Pakistan, Morroco, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Quatar, Kuwait
Photo by The U.S. Army
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REASON FOR INVASION

  • Kuwait had oil
  • If Saddam invaded he would control 1/5 of the worlds oil
  • To expand Iraq
Photo by Paul Lowry
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HOMEFRONT

  • The very first "TV War"
  • Affected Colin Powell's chance of presidency
  • Media censored in America heavily
  • No nuclear weapons were found
  • America felt lied to
  • The Iraqis were not savages
Photo by kahunapulej
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DESERT SABRE

  • US lead Massive ground attack
  • Marines lead the US troops
  • Iraq already suffered a large Aerial 41 day bombing
  • One of the Largest tank battle in history
  • 283 US losses
  • 467 were wounded in battle
Photo by The U.S. Army
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TECHNOLOGY

  • M1 Abrams (tank)
  • MIM-104 Patriot (missile launcher)
  • Tomahawk missile (computer guided)
  • Drones
  • AH-64 Apache (anti tank helicopter)
  • B52 stratofotress (bomber)
  • E3 awacs sentry (radar jammer)
Photo by Kadath
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TECHNOLOGY PART TWO

  • E-83 joint stars (battlefield surveillance)
  • Global Positioning System (Cause why not)
  • F-117 stealth (stealth bomber)
  • Submarine (listen on phone calls)
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FAMOUS FIGURES

  • Colin Powell (Department of Defense)
  • George H.W. Bush (US President)
  • Saddam Hussein (Iraq leader)
  • Dick Cheney (Secretary of Defense)
  • Margret Thatcher (British Prime Minister)
Photo by Justin in SD
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TYPES OF WEAPONS

  • Chemical (nerve gas$
  • Small arms (rifles,handguns)
  • Artillery (Tanks, choppers ect.)
  • Infantry (The soldiers)
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GULF WAR SYNDROME

  • Chronic headaches
  • Fatigue
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Affects Gulf War veterans
  • Uncertain origin
  • Thought to be caused by the chemicals
Photo by Leo Reynolds
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ENDING OF WAR AND LASTING EFFECTS

  • Iraq soldiers left
  • February 28,1991
  • Iraq refused to turn in weapons
  • Saddam did not listen to the US ,again
  • This started the Iraq War or the second Gulf War
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MISSIONS DURING WAR

  • Desert Shield
  • Desert Storm
  • Desert Sabre
  • Desert Fox
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DESERT SABRE

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THANK YOU

FOR WATCHING
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