1. FSMS 7 th Grade Social Studies; Unit 2 Change: U. S. Military Involvement in SWA Gulf Wars I & II + War on Terror Georgia Standard SS7H2(d)

2. Standard SS7H2 The student will analyze continuity and change in Southwest Asia (Middle East) leading to the 21 st century. (d) Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia; include the Persian Gulf conflict, invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

3. CDA-1 covers Geography, Political Boundaries, Natural Resources, Population Distribution, Ethnic Religious Groups and the history of SWA (Ottoman Empire, Creation of Israel & Gulf Wars!) AGENDA Message: CDA-1 covers Geography, Political Boundaries, Natural Resources, Population Distribution, Ethnic Religious Groups and the history of SWA (Ottoman Empire, Creation of Israel & Gulf Wars!) Standard: The U.S. military presence in SWA including the Persian Gulf conflict and invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. E.Q. Friday; 9/20/13: What caused the “Persian Gulf War” also known as “Operation Desert Storm”? Warm Up: Place the following in historical order. Creation of Israel by the United Nations in 1948, Zionism, Partition creates Palestine, Holocaust, Diaspora, Anti-Semitism, Ottoman Empire, TODAY WE WILL 1. Start the history of the Gulf Wars in Iraq & the war in Afghanistan. 2. Pop Quiz Creation of the Modern State of Israel

4. E.Q. Answer for Friday September 20 th : In August 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait in an effort to control Kuwait’s large oil reserves. Because of the threat to the oil supply, the United States sent a large number of troops to be part of this United Nations military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwaiti territory. This effort was known as the Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm. Warm-Up Answer:1. Diaspora; 2. Zionism; 3. Ottoman Empire 4. Anti-Semitism; 5. Partition Creates Palestine; 6. Holocaust; 7. Creation of Israel by United Nations in 1948

5. U.S. Presence and Interest The United States has had significant political and economic interests in Southwest Asia for over 200 years. Vast supplies of oil are found in this area, oil that is critical to United States energy and economic needs. Since the end of World War I, the United States has played an important role in diplomacy following the break-up of the Ottoman Empire.

6. U.S Presence and Interest The U.S. support for the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 also focused attention on this part of the world.

7. U.S Presence and Interest cont. 1991 Iraq War In August 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait in an effort to control Kuwait’s large oil reserves. The leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, claimed that Kuwait was taking more than they were allowed from shared oil fields. He also claimed that when the Ottoman Empire was broken-up at the end of World War I, the area that became Kuwait should have been part of Iraq.

8. U.S Presence and Interest cont. 1991 Iraq War cont. The creation of the country of Iraq in 1920 meant that Iraq no longer had any coastline on the Persian Gulf. The United States was concerned about the invasion of Kuwait because the United States gets a large percentage of its imported oil from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

9. U.S Presence and Interest cont. 1991 Iraq War cont. Kuwait belonged to the United Nations, a world organization that will come to the aid of any member nation that is attacked without cause by another country. The United Nations voted to raise a military force to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion.

10. U.S Presence and Interest cont. 1991 Iraq War cont. Because of the threat to the oil supply, the United States sent a large number of troops to be part of this United Nations military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwaiti territory. This effort was known as the Persian Gulf War, or Operation Desert Storm.

11. U.S Presence and Interest cont. 1991 Iraq War cont. Thirty-nine countries joined in and within three months, by February 1991, the Iraqi government accepted a truce and agreed to withdraw from Kuwait.