90's Significance

    The 1980’s was a time of prosperity throughout America. From the Calendar that went from January 1st to December 31st to the increase of jobs. This decade was full of good changes socially, economically, and politically.

The Persian Gulf War all started because of one country’s greed for oil. Iraq accused Kuwait of pumping oil and not sharing the benfits, and Kuwait was pumping more oil than allowed under quotas set by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, it decreased the price of oil, Iraq's main export. Iraq's complaints against Kuwait grew more and more harsh, but they were mostly about money. When Iraqi forces began to assemble near the Kuwaiti border in the summer of 1990, several Arab states tried to intervene the dispute. Kuwait didn’t want to look weak so they didn’t ask for any help from the United States or other non-Arab powers for support. Arab mediators convinced Iraq and Kuwait to negotiate their differences in Saudi Arabia, on

“One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, you 'd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans” (George H. W. Bush). President Bush stated that the Persian Gulf War was not fully supported by the soldiers who fought in the war. Gulf War veterans marched like Vietnam veterans because they also viewed the war as unjustified. Persian Gulf War veterans would say, “American soldiers lost their lives’ for oil.” The first Persian Gulf War started from August 2, 1990 and ended on February 28, 1991. This war began by the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. During this invasion some of the oil fields of Kuwait were set on fire and some of the oil spilled to the Persian Gulf. The Persian Gulf was the oil supplier for western countries. So anything happened to the Persian Gulf, the western countries will naturally react. The factors that led to The United States’ involvement in the first Persian Gulf War included Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, his control over a sizable share of the world’s oil reserves and his power over the economies of the world. Many Americans believe that the first Persian Gulf War was not necessary for the United States.

The nineties were a very interesting and busy time in the United States, it was unique any other time period before it especially when it came to culture. Politically the nineties was a very busy time as well starting off the nineties was president George H. Bush. Bush made a lot of promises he couldn't keep over his presidency like promising no new taxes and to cut spending to reduce deficit by five hundred billion dollars in only five years. After these promises started to fail Bush gave in to Democratic proposals to raise taxes and increase spending, this caused Republicans to feel like they’d been cheated thus he was was not reelected in 1992 instead we got president Bill Clinton.

The Iraq War, better known as the Second Gulf War was the war that saw Saddam Hussain toppled from power. It began on March 20th 2003 and finished 18 December 2011. It was a huge issue at the time and the contribution of Australia to the war was highly successful and acknowledged. In 1990 Iraq invaded Kuwait, a country south east of Iraq which led to the start of the First Gulf War.

The Gulf War refers to the period from August 2, 1990 to February 28, 1991, between the US led coalition composed of 34 countries and a local war in Iraq.1990 in August 2nd, Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, the overthrow of the Kuwait government, and announced the annexation of Kuwait. The US led multinational forces in the United Nations authorized after the start of military the attack on Kuwait and Iraq to the Iraqi army in January

The Iraq-Iran war also known as the Persian Gulf War in 1980 had a huge impact not only both countries but others too, and also had a significant effect on the world. The war was between the nations of Iraq and Iran over Oil in the possession of Iran. The United States joined the war officially in 1984 on the side of the Iraqis and supported their leader Saddam Hussein. However there have been major skepticism towards the involvement of the U.S in the war. Some feel the U.S got involved because It needed to give military aid to Iraq because there were in need of it while other feel otherwise that their involvement was only for their selfish purposes. The United State involvement in the wasn't justified because they

Little would we know 20 years laters Bush had dealings with Sadam Hussein about oil, but it was not told to America until way after the fact. Many believed that his family and friends reped all the benefits financially. Iraq blamed Kuwait for pumping oil and not the wealth and resource, and Kuwait was getting more oil than needed under the set-standard by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, it diminished the overall cost of oil, which made the most money for Iraq. When Iraqi forces began to come together, near the Kuwaiti border in the summer of 1990, many Arab states wanted to come between the argument. Kuwait wanted to look strong and did not want to show any signs of vulnalerbility and weakness. Arabians were convinced that Iraq and Kuwait needed to reconcile their differences in Saudi Arabia, on August 1, 1990, but the meeting ended up only conlict and counter-conflicts. An additional meeting was set forth to take place in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, much to their surprise Iraq infiltrated Kuwait the very proceeding day, many people believe ithe whole incident was pre-meditated by the-then Iraqi president Saddam

The Persian Gulf War was between the United States and Iraq. It started August 2, 1990 and didn’t end until February 28, 1991. Iraq was ordered by their leader Saddam Hussein to invade Kuwait because they had to pay for 8 year war between them and Iran and they wanted to gain access to the oil market. Which the only way to do this was accessing the Persian Gulf and Kuwait was the easiest country to invade for them to do this. This brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the U.N. Security Council this was because Iraq violated U.N. sanctions. The U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed U.S. forces into Saudi Arabia,

The first Gulf War 1990 - 1991 was part of the coalition forces. 35 states were led by the United States of America to fight against Iraq due to their invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The Gulf War also known as the “Persian Gulf War”, The Operation Desert Storm” or the “First Iraq War” was a very impressive display of military might. The countries that were part of this war was the USA, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Bahrain, Oman, Argentina and many more .The Australians had a huge contribution to the first Gulf War 1 especially the Royal Australian Navy that provided the main Australian contribution to this conflict against Iraq. The combatants, events and significant individuals will all be highlighted due to time and assistance

“If you can dream it, you can do it. “ Walt Disney , famous for building famous theme park Disney World, said this quote to help motivate people to achieve there dreams. The 1980’s were very important years. From the the technology that was invented to the styles people wore the 80’s had an influence on the present day. Even the people and world events were a big impact. From Clint Eastwood to the Digital Cameras the 80’s had it all.

Before the war, Iraq had just finished fighting the Iraq-Iran War. As a result, Iraq desperately needed money which in their country, mostly came from oil profits. Iraq requested for the members of OPEC, an organization that controls oil prices in the MIddle East, to lower the amount of oil production in the Middle East so that the oil prices would go up and Iraq would earn more money. Kuwait, however, increased their oil drilling by 50% which was not good for the economy of Iraq. Also, another reason Iraq invaded was to remove all debt with Kuwait. During the Iran-Iraq war, Kuwait had loaned 8 billion in U.S. dollars to Iraq. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, Saddam Hussein, the dictator ruler in Iraq, announced that they would not pay these debts.

Moreover, another event hastened the peace process. In August of 1990, Iraq’s President Sad am Hussein invaded its tiny neighbour, Kuwait. In

The Desert Storm, which is also known as the Persian Gulf War and known as Operation Desert Storm, started at the end of the Cold War in 1990. The Desert Storm happened because Saddam Hussein, who was the leader of Iraq ordered invasion and occupation of the neighboring country of Kuwait, in August of 1990. Hussein was told by the United Nations Security Council to withdraw from Kuwait by the middle of January 1991, and Hussein disregarded their demands. Because he refused to withdraw the Persian Gulf War was triggered (Feinstein, 39). The Iraqi takeover posed a threat to Saudi Arabia, which was another oil supplying country for the United States. If Saudi Arabia took over by Hussein than he would have controlled one-fifth of the world’s oil supply. The Middle East had their eyes on the White House, waiting for a response from President George H. W. Bush. When he found out his response was, “This will not stand,” meaning that Hussein taking over the Middle East’s oil would not be tolerable (Operation Desert Storm).

Kuwait took the world stage on 2 August 1990 when Iraq, under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, launched an assault on the nation. The Iraqi army received funding from the United States of America during the eight year Iran-Iraq War and were well prepared for the offensive, to later be known as the First Gulf War. Hussein wished to conquer both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in order to control up to 20% of the world’s oil supply. On 5 August 1990, President George HW Bush delivered a concise, blunt message: “This will not stand.” (USHistory.org)