Events
Events of 2011 Arab Uprising Arab Uprising Drought and famine in East Africa (Somalia, Kenya) Drought and famine in East Africa (Somalia, Kenya) Irene, Tornadoes, Earthquake Irene, Tornadoes, Earthquake Global climate change, in general Global climate change, in general Unemployment, Jobs Unemployment, Jobs Japanese melt down Japanese melt down Killing Bin Ladin, et.al. Killing Bin Ladin, et.al. Afghan/Iraq Wars Afghan/Iraq Wars Republican Primaries/Tea Party ascendancy Republican Primaries/Tea Party ascendancy Debt/Debt Ceiling Debate Debt/Debt Ceiling Debate Southern Sudan gains independence from North. Southern Sudan gains independence from North. Technological innovations: (first artificial organ transplant achieved, Cancer drug for melanoma, flying car, ipad 2, Technological innovations: (first artificial organ transplant achieved, Cancer drug for melanoma, flying car, ipad 2, Crazy shooters: Gabby Gifford, Norway Crazy shooters: Gabby Gifford, Norway An event that hasn’t happened yet. An event that hasn’t happened yet.
Name that Despot Hosni Mubarak King Abdullah Bin Ali Muammar Gaddaffi A.A. Saleh Al Bashir Al Assad Egypt Yeman Sudan Saudi Arabia Libya Tunisia Syria
Name that American Foreign Policy Person U.N. Ambassador CIA director Sec. of State Dept of Defense National Security Advisor Hillary Clinton Tom Donilon Susan Rice David Petraeus Leon Panetta
Changed the modern world
1979
Bathists
The Soviets, worrying about the “stans”, roll into Afghanistan: the place “empires go to die.”
Iranian take American Embassy employees Hostage
Ronald Reagan elected President
Iran/Iraq age old enemies
Iran Iraq War 80s
In Afghanistan we began to supply the Mujuhadin with stinger missiles that turned the tide
Iraq Broke, Borders the same
Iraq went to where the money was
Saddam asks the U.S. for Permission, he says, he thinks, he gets the go ahead.
Iraq invades Kuwait
But Saudi Arabia is the big prize, U.S. freaks out
Feb 1991: Desert Storm Republican Guards surrender
Leave Saddam, Establish no fly zone to protect Shiites and Kurds.
Meanwhile, in 1988
Taliban take over
Osama moves to Africa
Bin Laden didn’t like American’s in the “holy land,” Saudi Arabia (Mecca and Medina)
1993 The “Blind Sheikh”
1998 Kenya Embassy Tanzania Embassy
Al Qaeda moves Al Qaeda moves Back to Afghanistan Back to Afghanistan