1. The Gulf War<br />2nd August 1990 was the beginning of the Gulf War.<br />The profit from selling oil is a big part of the GDF (Gross Domestic Product) of Iraq. When other Asian countries sold so much oil that the oil prices reduced, Iraq started having financial difficulties. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to who Iraq owed money demanded their money and Iraq had to declare bankruptcy. <br />Iraq accused those countries for their economy crisis and started a war against Kuwait.<br />America interfered by organizing a coalition.<br />America wanted the war to end peacefully so they told Iraq to retreat.<br />Iraq refused.<br />The countries that belonged to the UN coalition gathered their troops in Saudi-Arabia.<br />On 17th January 1991 the troops went into Kuwait.<br />Iraq was defeated in 100 hours and had to retreat from Kuwait.<br />Up to 100 000 Iraqi soldiers died.<br />The opponents lost only 148 men.<br />The bombs that were used contained Uranium and later on the soldiers died of radiation.<br />Russia was against that war, Russia tried to convince Iraq to end the war.<br />The war cost a lot to America. <br />Beginning of military involvement of the US in the Middle East, which started conflicts between USA and Iraq and led to the Gulf War II<br />