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War on Terrorism (438-447)
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04/24/2017

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Saddam Hussein
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Dictator of Iraq who invaded Kuwait
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Operation Desert Storm
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Started January 16, 1991
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General Colin Powell
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Was put in charge of Operation Desert Storm above Congress and the President
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General Norman Schwarzkopf
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Led the troops of Desert Storm into combat
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Osama bin Laden
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Headed al-Qaeda, a terrorist network of Islamic fundamentalists
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George W. Bush
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Declared a "war on terrorism" after 9/11
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Bush Doctrine
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Nations that harbored terrorists would be treated as enemies by the U. S.
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Taliban
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The fanatical Islamic government in Afghanistan
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March 19, 2003
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Bush ordered the bombing of Iraq
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Mohammed Katami
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The moderate leader of Iran who was elected by his people
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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The leader of Iran after Katami who supported the annihilation of Israel
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Tony Blair
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Britain's Prime Minister who supported the U. S. in the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq
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Pervez Musharraf
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Sided with the U. S. and allowed U. S. airbases in Pakistan
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Benazir Bhutto
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Pakistan's first female Prime minister who was assassinated
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Kashmir
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A region of conlict between India and Pakistan
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Maastricht Treaty
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Planned for a European central bank with a single currency
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Gordon Brown
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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Chunnel
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A tunnel between France and Great Britain, symbolizing increased European unity
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Jacques Chirac
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A conservative who suceeded Francois Mitterand in France
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Helmut Kohl
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The longest ruling leader in Germany's postwar history
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Angela Merkel
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The first woman chancellor in Germany's history
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Slobodan Milosevic
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Serbian president who urged the Bosnian Serbians to end hostilities
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Dayton Peace Accords
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The result of a peace conference in Dayton, Ohio
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