Almost as soon as the Cold War ended, another war began. The First Persian Gulf stemmed from the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait and the threat that posed to other Persian Gulf states and the countries throughout the world that relied on that region for oil. This is a great resource for Elementary teachers, however, it may be too difficult for elementary students to understand.

Concepts

weapons of mass destruction, saddam hussein, the gulf war

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Additional Tags

first persian gulf war, iraqi invasion of kuwait, annexation of kuwait, invasion of kuwait, persian gulf war

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information