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Invasion of Afghanistan
The invasion of Afghanistan included the Soviet Union coming to help Afghanistan fight against Muslim guerrilla fighters. The Muslim guerrilla fighters did not agree with Afghanistan's communist government. -
The First Gulf War
This was a War between the United States and Iraq. The United States was trying to push back Iraq military to stop them from invading Kuwait. -
World Trade Center Bombing
The World Trade Center Bombing was orchestrated by an Islamic terrorist group that put explosives in the World Trade Center parking garage. The bombing left more than 1,000 injuries and 6 deaths. -
Oklahoma City Bombing
The bombing was started by Timothy McVeigh when he bombed a Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Many nearby buildings were also destroyed or damaged. -
United States Involvement in Serbia
The United States Involvement in Serbia included us trying to prevent genocide from continuing in Kosovo. The Serbians were trying to get rid of all Albanian Muslims and the U.S. intervened to stop the genocide. -
The Attack on the USS Cole
This bombing was a previous bombing before 9/11. Both the bombing of USS Cole and 9/11 were orchestrated by the terrorist group al Qaeda. -
9/11
9/11 was an attack by the terrorist group al Qaeda. It involved terrorist hijacking planes and driving them into the twin towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and and field in Pennsylvania. -
Invasion of Iraq
President George W. Bush decided to go in with Great Britain to invade Iraq. President Bush had strong suspicions as to the fact that Iraq could potentially be making nuclear weapons. -
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane that came through United States in 2005. It caused more than 1,800 deaths. -
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon bombing was started by a terrorist group that made a homemade bomb and set it off at the Marathon. The bombing caused 3 deaths and many injuries.
