1. Warm Up # 22
Did President Carter make the right decisions in the Iran Hostage Crisis, why or why not?

2. The Persian Gulf War

3. Today’s Goals
What was the role of the United States as a superpower during the 1990’s?
What did the United States hope to achieve during the Persian Gulf War?

4. Preview Discuss in groups:
“What do you know about the Persian Gulf War?
When was it?
Who Was involved?
Why was it fought?

5. Background Information
Iraq
18 Million People
Slightly Larger than California in size
1 million-man-army
4th Largest in the world
Lead by Saddam Hussein
Brutal Dictator
Promised “Mother of All Battles”

6. Iraq-Iran War US supported Hussein 1988 Last Major Battle of War
Saw him as “lesser of two evils”
Given weapons by USSR, Great Britain and France
1988 Last Major Battle of War
Hussein killed 65,000 Iranians

7. Kuwait Feb. 1990: July 1990: August 2, 1990:
Told Arab Cooperation Council they owed $30 Billion to cover Gulf States’ share of the war
July 1990:
US Ambassador meets with Hussein
Reported that Iraq wouldn’t use force against Kuwait
August 2, 1990:
Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait
President George H.W. Bush declared it an act of aggression
Sent war ships to the Persian Gulf
UN Demanded immediate withdrawal
Set out to build “international Coalition” to liberate Kuwait

8. War Begins August 1990: January 1991:
General Norman Schwarzkopf named commander of “Operation Desert Shield.”
Defensive phase of the war
Blockaded all shipments of Iraqi oil
Iraqi Gov. announces that citizens of “aggressor countries” would be used as human shields.
January 1991:
Negotiation between US and Iraq end in Stalemate
Congress grants Pres. Bush authority to wage war
Enforce UN resolution against Iraq

9. Stormin’ Norman January 17th, 1991: February 27th, 1991:
Operation “Desert Storm” begins
Air strikes of Radar Control Stations
Goal was to bring ”chaos” to Iraq’s ability to wage war
February 27th, 1991:
Kuwait Liberated!
By war's end, more bomb tonnage had been dropped on Iraq than had been dropped by U.S. forces during all of World War II

10. Document Analysis Analyze: Write: Discuss: Repeat
Read the excerpt as well as examine the political cartoon.
Write:
Answer the question associated with Document 1 making sure to provide evidence for your opinions.
Discuss:
With your group share what you wrote and justify your answers.
Repeat

12. Class Discussion
DID THE UNITED STATES & ALLIES PROPERLY EXECUTE THE PERSIAN GULF WAR?

13. Storyboard (If Time Allows)
You are a Commercial producer creating a storyboard for a commercial
Create an 8 box storyboard
Your commercial will express your opinion as to whether you feel the war was properly executed or not.