History Semester 2 Timeline

  • The First Gulf War

    The First Gulf War
    Iraqi invaded Kuwait and nations were called to intervene. Bush declared a cease-fire after 42 days.
  • World Trade Center Bombing

    World Trade Center Bombing
    Six people died and more than a thousand were injured. Six people were involved in contributing to the bombing.
  • Oklahoma City Bombing

    Oklahoma City Bombing
    A security guard and an ex-army soldier killed 168 people. The bomb was in a rented truck that was parked in front of the building.
  • U.S. Involvement in Serbia

    U.S. Involvement in Serbia
    It was called the Kosovo War. The Serbs wanted to get rid of all Albanian Muslims in Kosovo.
  • Attack on the USS Cole

    Attack on the USS Cole
    Two terrorists put bombs on a dinghy and blew up a hole into the side of a boat. 17 people were killed and 38 were injured.
  • Invasion of Afghanistan

    Invasion of Afghanistan
    They were caused because of the 9/11 attacks. It consisted of 3 phases and the longest was the second which lasted 6 years.
  • 9/11

    9/11
    19 hijackers took control of four planes and crashed them into buildings but one failed and crashed onto land. Almost 3,000 people died.
  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    Saddam did not want to leave Iraq which made the U.S. drop bombs. Little damage was done by Iraqi forces, many did not resist.
  • Terrorist Bombing at Moscow Airport

    Terrorist Bombing at Moscow Airport
    At least 35 people were killed and many injured. The bomb was filled with around 15 lbs of TNT.
  • Iraq car bombing

    Iraq car bombing
    More than 60 people were killed from car bombings. The bombings went off in a couple different places killing many people at each one.