By Emily Vanderbilt, Alyssa Bortfeldt, By Emily Vanderbilt, Alyssa Bortfeldt, and Jonah McGrathand Jonah McGrath

Israel Creation Persian Gulf War Invasion of Iraq

Israeli TimelineMay 14,1948 – Israel becomes an independent state1948-1949 – Israeli war of Independence1967 – Six-Day-War when Israel gained much foreign territory1978 – Camp David Accords1993 – Oslo Accords, which fell apart in 1999

Persian Gulf WarAugust 2, 1990 – Iraq invades KuwaitDecember 13, 2003 - Saddam Hussein capturedDecember 30, 2003 – Saddam Hussein was hung

US invasion of IraqMarch 17, 2003 – US gave warning to Saddam Hussein and his sonsMarch 20, 2003 – President Bush declared WarApril 9, 2003 – Iraq’s military collapsed2 months later – President Bush pronounced mission accomplished

Timeline

Arab-Israeli ConflictIsraelEgyptLebanon

Persian Gulf WarIraqKuwaitSaudi Arabia

US invasion of IraqIraq

Areas of Conflict

Jewish Israelis – homeland before diaspora

Native Palestinians – has settled land since diaspora

Conflicts rose – violence and massacres

Two-State solution proposed – Palestinians rejected

Instead, UN created independent Jewish State

Cultural and religious tensionIsrael vs. Palestine

Political TensionIsrael vs Neighboring

Countries After Independence, six

countries attacked (WOAI) Various, on and off wars

since 1948 1956 - Israel took over

neighboring lands Attempts at peace – Camp

David, and other various armistices

Modern Gaza fights for independence Heavy violence on both sides of conflict Palestinians demand self-rule Radical section of PLO called Hamas is supporting Gaza Possible solution – Two State Solution

Social TensionIsrael vs. Palestine

Modern Israel

Britain originally controlled Palestine US and UN partitioned and support Israel United States supplies Israel with supplies Camp David Accords completed Oslo Accords occurred – attempts at peace

Western Influence

Founded in 1964 Had bases in neighboring countries Lead gruiella attacks, even during peace Started first Lebanon War Since recognized Israel’s right to exist Radical section still wants Israel’s destruction Oslo Accords tried to have peace

Political TensionIsrael vs. PLO

Iraq

Baath Party ,meaning rebirth or renaissance in

Arabic (WAOI) “Iraq without me is nothing” President of Iraq (July 16, 1979 – April 9, 2003)

Saddam Hussein

Supported: Britain, Australia, Denmark, and

Poland Against: Canada, France, and Germany Worldwide opposition to the invasion was

protested

Global Tension

Iraq was accused of continuing their programs

for weapons of mass destruction Also claimed link between Iraq and al-Queada United States and Britain's military assembled

in Kuwait March 17th, 2003 a warning was given March 20th, 2003 President Bush declared war President Bush couldn't gain UN authorization

to invade Iraq

United States Invasion of Iraq

On March 20th Coalition forces attacked using

“Shock and awe” attack Within 3 weeks Iraq's military collapsed Failed to find any signs of weapons of mass

destruction Reports demonstrated there was never a link

between Saddam Hussein and al-Qeada

After March 20th 2003

This shows the United States has gotten stuck in a problem they saw as an easy fix.

After overthrowing Hussein coalition's goal has

been to stabilize the country and establish a democratic government

Two months after the invasion President Bush announced “Mission accomplished” speech

After

Muslims are divided into Sunnis and Shi'a Lots of tension between the groups based on

past conflicts When Hussein was overthrown conflict broke

out Another group the Kurds wanted their own

nation

Religious Tension

There was little indication of an al-Qaeda but

by 2004 terrorist groups started to move into Iraq

Tension from Terrorist Groups

It was argued that Bush administration had

long wanted to invade Iraq Some claimed that the war was illegitimate

and perhaps illegal under international law Supporters argued that Hussein had to be

overthrown Majority of Americans felt that it was a

mistake and the administration had handled the war badly

Political Tension

January 30th, 2005 elections were held for a

new constitution December 15th, 2005 a 275-member parlimant

was called (serve for four years) 2009 the parliament was expanded to 325 to

include all religious groups Violent elections Voters defied death threats to vote Many turned out for votes

Political Tension in Iraq

Iraq invades Kuwait over oil disputes Saddam Hussein needed money for military Planned to take over all Arab states

Iraq Invasion of Kuwait

President Bush moved troops into Saudi Arabia Overcompensated with military force U.S. fears Saddam Hussein’s control over

worlds oil Operation Desert Shield/Storm

U.S. Occupies Saudi Arabia

When Iraq realized they were going to lose

control of the Kuwait oil fields, they dumped tons of oil into the gulf and set many oil wells on fire causing incredible amounts of environment

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