Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Modern day Iraq notes

Student Learning Objective- Students will be able to examine the causes and effects of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi dictatorship.

Brainstorm- What do you know about Iraq?
Mesopotamia
Read "biography of Saddam Hussein" and underline or highlight key events
Iraq invaded Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in 1990 (film clip)
Persian Gulf War (film clip)
Operation Desert Storm
US forces expel Saddam Hussein but did not capture him
Discussion
2nd Persian Gulf War (2003-2011)
WMD's?  Chemical weapons?
Saddam Hussein apprehended
Executed by UN in 2006
Insurgents
"Stable government"?
US forces withdrawn 2011

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