The Gulf War as a Display of US Power

Grade 945 min

Learning Objective

I can evaluate how America's actions in the Gulf War reflect its position as a dominant world power.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Iraq War 2003 Explained | Why Bush and Blair attacked Saddam Hussein

Unknown Channel

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

The video talks about things the US did before the 2003 Iraq war. Pick two of those things. For each one, tell me how it shows the US acting like a really strong, important country. The video says the US wanted other countries to help before invading Iraq. Why did the US need those helpers, and how does asking for help show the US is a dominant world power? The video says the US used the idea that Iraq had dangerous weapons to explain why it invaded. How did the US use this idea, and how does that show the US acting like a dominant world power?

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