The Early 1990s Perspective Reading Directions
Do Now-Read your article and answer the following questions in the box labeled “do now” What impact could your event have on US foreign policy? 2. How do you think Bin Laden could exploit the situation outlined in your article?
3 Key 1990 Issues Iraq Invades Kuwait Oslo Accords or the 90s Version of the Camp David Accords Iraq Sanctions and further Bin Laden Outrage
Will Iraq attack us also? If Iraq does, Muslims should defend Saudi Arabia! How dare you let Christians fight our war? Iraq invades Kuwait early 90s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oybdr9rzMKM Will Iraq attack us also?
Scenarios-Develop a Plan See Scenario Box (back of Reading) What should the UN do? What should the US do? What should Bin Laden do?
Readings 1 2 3 Directions: 3 students in a group 2. Prepare for group responses to following slides
Provide your group with a brief summary of your reading
2. 2. How could Bin Laden exploit this situation? Consider the speech and or Fatwah.
3. 3. How should the US address this issue?
Questions from Oslo Accords Reading
Provide your group with a brief summary of your reading
4. 4. Link this topic to what we did during the WWII unit
5. 5. Should the US get involved? Why or why not?
Questions from Iraq Sanctions
Provide your group with a brief summary of your reading
6. 6. What are sanctions and how do they work?
7. 7. Directly connect to Bin Laden’s Fatwah about the casualties of Iraq.
Everybody to Complete One on their Assigned Reading How did the early 1990s contribute to tension between Bin Laden and the “West?” Critique the behavior of the UN
Prepare for Speech
OBL Speeches and Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn2PnagLMCI OBL Speech Nov 2001 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hq_brdMDcs Clinton Response Statement on Military Strikes in Sudan and Afghanistan (1998) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHspzNEkX7U Brief Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJJ5_s9I9pE Clinton Interview