Online Document Exercises

Index: The Washington Post on the Gulf War, 1991

Read the article at the following URL. Test your knowledge by answering the questions below.

The Washington Post on the Gulf War

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/fogofwar/fogofwar.htm

 

Questions

1. What were President Bush’s goals in the war? How did the American government attempt to achieve those goals?

2. Click on the "Introduction" link. Who paid most of America’s costs of fighting the war, and why would they do so? What has been the long-term impact of the "murky ending" of the war?

3. Look at the "Analysis" section. What are the views presented regarding the nature and effectiveness of the bombing campaign?

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