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the Shah of Iran leaves the country
Shah's postitions had deteriorated to the point where he "wanted only to be allowed to stay in Iran" which was turned down. In December he was going to leave the country temporaily but he was turned down, so he and the empress left. -
The Islamic revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini takes power.
The Shah was interested in reforming land so Ayatollah Khomeini was giong against the government but people agreed with him because they thought it was an assult on their religious lands so they decided to rebel. They put Ayatollah Khomeini as their leader after fighting the Iranian government who supported Shah. -
Hostages are taken in Iran
hostages are taken in iran because -
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan
The Soviet Union sent troops to Afghanistan for a number of reasons. First, they wished to expand their influence in Asia. Second, they wanted to preserve the communist governtment that had been established in 1970's. Thirdly, the Soviets wanted to protect their interests in Afghanistan from Iran and western nations. -
The US helps the Shah of Iran
The Shah of Iran had cancer so he went to the U.S for nedical treatment. Also U.S didn't want to make enemies with any leaders at the time. -
the United Sates supports the Taliban in Afghanistan in its fight against the soviet union
The U.S supported the Taliban because they hoped it would serve as a force to restore order in Afghanistan. -
Iran-Iraq war begins
The war began when Iraq invaded Iran following disputes. Fears of Shia insurgency among Iraq's long suppressed Shia majority by the Iranian Revolution. -
Saddam Hussein is supported by the united states
The U.S, Great Britain and Germany supported Saddam Hussein and because of that they traded with Iraq for oil and weapons. -
the United States sells weapons to Iran in order to get hostages released
Iran had hostages and to get them out the U.S sold weapons to them. -
The money from arms sale to Iran is used to supply weapons to the contra rebels in nicaragua
The money the U.S got from Iran were used to supple weapons to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua (Iran Contra Scandal). -
the Iran-contra scandle breakes out in the United States
First published the story of controversial arm sales from the U.S to Iran later linked to funding of Nicaraguan Contras. -
Withdrawal of Soviet troops from Aghanistan
The Soviets wanted to withdraw and stop fighting but while they were withdrawing they were being attacked by Afghan fighters. The withdrawal was finally completed on Feburary 15 1989. -
Iraq invades Kuwait
Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing Iraq's oil through slant drilling. Some Iraqi sources indicated that Saddam Hussein's decisions to attack Kuwait was made only a few months before the actual invasion. -
the us sends troops to Iraq as part of Desert Shield, and then Desert Storm
After Iraq attacked they tried to take over Kuwait. Then the United Nations stepped in. -
The US has sanctions and fly-over monitoring of Iraq
The U.S had a spy to fly over Iraq because citizens were scared the government would deny needs as citizens for Iraq air raids. -
Mohammed Najibullah becomes president
Mohammed was elected president and a new constitution was adopted. -
Al Qaeda, and orginaziation supported by the Taliban, attacks the United States on 9/11
They attacked us because we never broght justice and our enemies took us less and less seriously. -
The US sends troops to Afghanistan
The main reason the U.S invaded Afghanistan was to find Osamabin Laden and other high-ranking Al-Qaede members and remove Talbian. -
The US sends troops to Iraq as part of operation Iraqi Freedom
The U.S thought they had weapons of mas distruction but there wasn't any and they wanted to fix their government. -
International observers monitor Iraq and its weapons programs
Before U.S invaded Iraq we thought there was weapons of mass distruction that had a threat to the country.
