United StatesQuestion 114 (2025 list) · Recent American history
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
- aTo stop the spread of communism
- bBecause Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
- cTo respond to the September 11 attacks
- dTo force the Iraqi military from KuwaitCorrect answer
Why?
In 1991 the United States led an international coalition to force the Iraqi military out of Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded in 1990.
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