Good morning! First Four 2/19 What images, symbols, characters do you see? What is the message?

The Crusades?

How does our past drive our present? The Middle East GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Iraq & Saddam Iran, the Shah, & the Revolution Iran-Iraq War Now what?

How does our past drive our present? The Middle East GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? August 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait. 300,000 Iraqi soldiers took over w/n 24 hours. Why? The world was shocked, the invasion was condemned, and the UN put sanctions on Iraq. January 1991 the US invaded & drove the Iraqi army from Kuwait. Why?

Using your notes (and the article if needed) create your own cartoon, graphic, or visual that explains or speaks to another cause of the Gulf War. ACTIVITY

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? What do the cartoons tell us? – Make a list

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Iraq after the Iran-Iraq War – 500,000 Iraqis killed – Gigantic military – $80B debt – Infrastructure in decline – Unemployment

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Oil prices too low – Other countries producing record amounts – OPEC refused to lower supply Discontent in Iraq – people & the army – Several assassination attempts on Saddam

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Continued struggle for supremacy in the Middle East – Saddam still trying to prove his relevance & power

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Iraq’s historic claims to Kuwait – Many Iraqis had claimed Kuwait was a province of Iraq since the 1930s – Kuwait has large coastline – Iraq almost landlocked – Saddam claimed Kuwait was slant drilling

GQ#5 - Why did the First Gulf War take place? Historic ties to the West – US, France, and Britain had supported Saddam in ’70s & ‘80s as a counterweight against Islamic Republic in Iran – He was a stable leader who supplied a lot of oil – Saddam assumed Western support would continue – Met US Ambassador July 1990 and asked about Kuwait. – US Ambassador assured Saddam that his concerns with Kuwait did not affect his relationship with the US. – Iraq invaded Kuwait eight days later

So what? Exit Ticket – 1. What was the most important reason that the Gulf War too place? Why is this the most important reason? – 2. What is something you have a question about or did not understand from today’s class?

Kahoot!