The 1991 Gulf War by Emily Zolo https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn By: Emily Zolo en-us 2021-05-03 03:31:13 UTC 2026-03-17 03:37:55 UTC hello@padlet.com When/Where did the War Start? 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487737978  The 1991 Gulf War started on August 2nd 1990.  The war started in Kuwait.  Iraq’s leader, Saddam Hussein, ordered the invasion of Kuwait with the goal to have that nations large oil reserves. On August 3rd the United Nations Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, and on August 6th the council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq. Iraq  built up its army in Kuwait to about 300,000 troops.]]> 2021-05-04 00:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487737978 United States Marines entering Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, February 1991. 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487781619 2021-05-04 01:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487781619 The Goal of the United States Military 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487785793 On January 16th, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm. This was a military operation to force out occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier. the United States put 900,000 troops in the Iraq nation, most of them were on the Saudi-Iraq border. ]]> 2021-05-04 01:18:36 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487785793 The Goal of the Iraq Military 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487809709  The Iraqi government responded by formally annexing Kuwait on August 8th. Iraq's invasion and the potential threat it then posed to Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil producer and exporter, caused the United States and its western European  North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allies to rush troops to Saudi Arabia to turn aside a possible attack.]]> 2021-05-04 01:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487809709 The Effects of the War 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487830758   This war liberated Kuwait from Iraqi occupation with fewer than 300 coalition combat deaths against the world's fourth largest army. It also banished the ghosts of the Vietnam war and restored the reputation of America's military. The invasion of Kuwait led to a United Nations Security Council ban on Iraq and a U.S.-led coalition air and ground war, which began on January 16th, 1991, and ended with an Iraqi defeat and retreat from Kuwait on February 28th, 1991.]]> 2021-05-04 01:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487830758 The End of the War 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487852685  The 1991 Gulf War ended on February 28th, 1991. After 42 days of relentless attacks by the allied union in the air and on the ground, U.S. President George H.W. Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28th; by that time, most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or left.]]> 2021-05-04 01:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487852685 Troops of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division deploy across the Saudi desert on November 4, 1990, during preparations prior to the Gulf War 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487865645 2021-05-04 01:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487865645 What Happened in the Persian Gulf War? 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487869650 2021-05-04 01:53:56 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487869650 My Reaction 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487870523  I chose to do this topic because I was interested on what happening in the 1991 Gulf War. My thoughts going into this project was that I was going to find out more about what happened in this war. I enjoyed learning about the effects of the war.]]> 2021-05-04 01:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487870523 Citations 24zoloem https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487888788 Augustyn, Adam. “Persian Gulf War.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2021, www.britannica.com/event/Persian-Gulf-War.

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Onion, Amanda. “Persian Gulf War.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Nov. 2009, www.history.com/topics/middle-east/persian-gulf-war.

Taylor, Alan. “Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Since the First Gulf War.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 14 Jan. 2016, www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war/424191/. ]]> 2021-05-04 02:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/24zoloem/jyg7yaejk5j358sn/wish/1487888788