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Allied powers carving the land out of the British-controlled territory of Palestine
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Muhammad Mossadegh
newely elected prime minister. He announced a plan to nationalize the country's oil crisis. -
C.I.A and British Intelligence
They created a secret plan overthrow Mossadegh and then replace him with a leader who would be more receptive to Western interests. -
Oil Consumption Rise
During 1970 gasoline was rising as the domestic oil production was declining. -
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
This led to several fuel shortages and high prices throughout most of the decade. -
The Yom Kippur War
This war is when Egypt and Syria attacked Isreal on the holiday called Yom Kippur. -
President Jimmy Carter
He expelled Shah fromthe country to get health care for a cancer treatement. -
Iranian students storming the Embessy
They took more than 60 American hostages.The cause of this action was President Jimmy Carter's decision to allow Iran's desposed Shah -
Setting the hostages free
They set their hostages free at the Embessy 444 days after the crisis began. -
Ronald Reagon
Ronald Reagon gives his inaugural address. -
United Nations block Iraq
The United Nations declares a trade embargo on Iraq. It was called Resolution 661. -
Resolution 678
This demanded that Iraq withdraw or they would face military action. -
Operation Desert Storm
The Apache helicopters and warplanes attacked Baghdad and other military targets in Iraq. -
Others country join the fight
The United Kingdom and France join America in sending troops to Iraq. -
September 11th terrorist attacks
Four airplanes were hijacked and then they crashed in the World Trade Center. The people who hijacked were part of a group called Al-Queda. They were led by Obama. -
Attacking Afghanistan
George W. Bush talks about attacking Afghanistan. Al-Queda were believed to be hiding in Afghanistan. -
Peacekeepers
Peacekeepers are put into place in Afghanistan. -
Start
This is when the Iraq war started. -
President Bush
President Bush declares the end of all operations in Iraq. -
Providing aid
The U.S. gave over $10 billion to Afghanistan for reconstruction aid over 5 years.
