Persian Gulf Teacher Resources

This wall map of Iran from the Perry-Castaneda Collection is comprised of seven individual maps showing many aspects of Iran. Clicking on the individual map will enlarge it for your perusal. You can also click on the text to see a brief...

A political map of Kuwait showing its major cities and highways. The map from the Perry-Castaneda Collection shows how Kuwait is tucked between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

A political map of Saudi Arabia from the Perry-Castaneda Collection showing the major cities, province boundaries, and major highways.

A map showing Saudi Arabia's economic activity as of 1993. You can find out the industries in the country and the natural resources that fuel those industries. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

This map of Saudi Arabia is very easy to read. It shows the major cities and its location in relation to other countries in the Middle East. From the Perry-Castaneda Collection.

Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Middle East, an area that extends from the southeastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...

Colin Powell (1937-2021) ascended from a humble upbringing in New York City to rise through military ranks and eventually become a four star general, a national security adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first...

This site provides a map and dates concerning the chronology of the Gulf War.

A database driven resource for Gulf War Veterans. Contains an enormous amount of archived content for you to discover. Navigation bars are located along the top and along the left edge of all pages of the site.

General Colin Powell discusses how the United States balanced the use of sanctions, diplomacy and military force during the First Gulf War. [10:37]

Learn about how the United States led a UN coalition to liberate Kuwait from Iraq in 1991.

BBC News features a general overview of the oil rich Gulf State of Qatar. Focus is on history, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key events, recent news articles, and related internet...

Read about Bahrain's topography. Made up of several islands, you can find out how the country is connected by causeways from one island to the next.

Transcript of complete interview with H. Norman Schwarzkopf from the PBs show "Frontline".

Includes a timeline of events and the history behind Operation Desert Storm, a war led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

This archive from Vanderbilt University contains an "extensive and complete" collection of television news broadcasts. "The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national...

A report on the recent election held in Kuwait in July 2004. The author argues that Kuwait is making slow but steady progress in becoming a democracy.

Short biography on James Baker, who has held many prominent roles within the U.S. Government, including Secretary of Treasury, White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of State.

Biography of U.S. diplomat, Lawrence Eagleburger, who succeeded James Baker as Secretary of State under George Bush, bringing important knowledge and experience to U.S. diplomacy.

Great reference directory for finding information on Bahrain in the Middle East. Content includes background details, a country profile, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the city of Dubai and its attempts to break several world records. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

The National Cemetery site gives information about the famous, and not-so-well-known people who are buried there: war heroes, presidents, chief justices, explorers, historical figures, etc.

This site summarizes the role of the U.S. Navy in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Compiled from the reports of operationalcommanders and from information gathered at U.S. Navy headquarters, the lengthy document presented at...