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George

Herbert

Walker Bush

Sr.

Forty-first President

of the United States,

served from 1989 to

1993.

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Gulf War

• Saddam Hussein

ruthlessly took power

in Iraq in 1979.

• On 02 August 1990

he launched an

invasion of Kuwait.

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• Saddam’s attack was led by his elite

Republican Guard.

• The Special Forces division utilized helicopters

and boats and assaulted Kuwait City directly.

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• The United Nations imposed economic

sanctions against Iraq and set a date for its

withdrawal from Kuwait.

• When Iraq failed to withdrawal; Desert Shield

became Desert Storm and eventually the

Persian Gulf War.

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Operation Desert Shield

(02:27)

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• On February 24 1991 the Allied Forces

moved to liberate Kuwait.

General H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of

the Allied Forces

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• After weeks of bombing the Iraqis were

surrounded by Allied troops.

• Kuwait was liberated in only weeks.

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Desert Storm, Hyper war, and the

Role of the Media (06:49)

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• To prevent Iraq from launching another war,

stiff sanctions on oil and other goods

continued.

• United Nations inspectors were sent to Iraq to

make sure no weapons of mass destruction

were being produced.

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• The Gulf War was perhaps the most efficient

war in American History, at least when

considering the cost in American lives.

• It proved that U.S. technology and U.S.

military was a potent force when applied to

the world stage.

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Bush Loses

Bid for

Reelection

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Bush Not Reelected

• George H. W. Bush was

very popular during the

Persian Gulf War.

• President George H.

Bush was defeated by

Bill Clinton in the next

election because the

economy of the country

was not doing well.

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The Aftermath of the Persian Gulf

Conflict (05:17)

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Pair Share

• What happened that started the Persian

Gulf War?

• Who fought with the U.S. in this war?

• Why did Bush lose his bid for reelection?