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The first Gulf War
The US fought back the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The US establish operation Desert Shield in order to block off the Kuwait from invading the area.
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World Trade Center bombing
The bombing was an act of terrorism where a truck exploded outside the building, killing 6 people. The reason behind this was US foreign policy when it came to Muslims.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/nyregion/first-terror-attack-world-trade-center-anniversary.html -
Oklahoma city bombing
Another terrorist attack on US soil where a truck blew up killing over 150 people. Timothy McVeigh rented a truck and parked in front of a federal building, he ran away to a getaway car and detonated it.
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US involvement in Serbia
The US and NATO stepped in to stop thee genocides going on in Serbia. Ethnic tensions still remain between the Kosovars and the Serbs.
http://www2.needham.k12.ma.us/nhs/cur/Baker_00/03-04/baker%20-%20p1%20-%20yao/us-kosovo.html -
Attack on the USS Cole
The bombing was yet again another terrorist attack, this time on a US navy ship. The bomb blasted a big hole in the ship out on open water, killing 17 people.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/18/world/meast/uss-cole-bombing-fast-facts/index.html -
9/11
On September 11, 2001, 2 planes crashed into the world trade centers in Manhattan New York, eventually demolishing them. Another plane crashed into the pentagon in Arlington VA. The last plan crash landed in some field in Somerset County, PA. Over 2000 people died that day, the biggest terrorist attack in US history. The one man behind it all was Osama Bin Laden, he planned to kill even more people until he had to run and keep running on a nearly decade search for the most wanted man. -
Invasion of Afghanistan
After the attacks, the US invaded Afghanistan in search for the man behind it all. For nearly a decade, the US scoured the earth for this man. The US ran into many conflicts in Afghanistan during the search for the most wanted man.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Soviet-invasion-of-Afghanistan -
invasion of Iraq
In 2003, the US invaded Iraq for their relations to 9/11 and started an all out war that still is ongoing today. the United States found no evidence of mass destruction weapons in Iraq.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/war-in-iraq-begins -
Sandy Hook school shooting
Adam Lanza headed over to an elementary school after stealing his moms AR15 and killing her. He killed 20 kids and 6 teachers until taking his own life. This mass shooting remains in the top ten deadliest mass shooting in american history. -
Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Stephen Paddock was in a hotel in downtown Las Vegas when he opened fire in to a massive crowd down bellow with many automatic assault weapons. He killed 58 people and injured over 800 which puts this at the number one spot for the deadliest mass shooting in american history.
