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Brzezinski called the Shah to tell them that the US would "back him to the hilt".
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First major demonstrations of protesting against the shah began in January 1978 and over time the protests and strikes got worse untill the shah ended up leaving in mid january.
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After the Shah left the country the Iranian peoples voted for the direction their government will take. 98% voted in favor of a republic over a monarchy.
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53 American hostages were held for 444days. They were realsed 20 minutes after Reagan took office on January 20, 1981.
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The CIA funded the Taliban in fighting the USSR.The official name was "Operation Cyclone" and it provided assistance t anti-soviet forces through the Pakistan intelligence sevices.
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It was a battle between Islamic Mujahideen vs People's Democratic party. The Soviet Union supported PDPA and the U.S. supported Islamic Mujahideen. The USSR and anti-communist guerillas fought in Afghanistan.
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Began when Iraq invaded Iran and lasted 8 years. Both sides used trench warfare like in WWI. Siece fire called on August 20,1988
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Reagan was afraid Iraq would lose the Iran-Iraq war. Iraq was the third largest recipient of the US. The US helped Iraq spot Iranian troops with chemical weapons.
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It was a political scandal in the U.S. during Reagen's administration. The U.S. sold weapons to Iran to secure the hostages. Iran then sold them to Nicuaragua.
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Iraq sent many soldiers and squadrons including special forces, commandos, gun ships, and fighter air-jets. The goal was to gain air superiority. Iraq accused Kuwait of stealing oil.
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The U.S. sent troops to Suadi Arabia.
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This was a air campain that destroyed Iraqi radar sites near the Iraq - Suadia Arabia border.
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The US and UK claimed Iraq had possesion of weapons of mass destruction posted a threat to them and their allies.
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The US's official name for the war against terrorism. Began after 9/11. Many other countries also went into Afghanistan including the UK, Germany and over 39others.
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After 9/11, the U.S. launched an attack on the president of the Taliban.
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Involved a multinational force inclding UK and the US that was an ongoing campaign for the invasion of Iraq.
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American war-jet blasted two fuel tankers hi-jacked by the Taliban killing 90 people. Afghan president condemned US soldiers for it and startd conflicts.
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US president George W. Bush visted Afghanistan hailing Hamid Karzai as an example of a great leader. Hamid Karzai became president of Afghanistan.
