History Now Essay Technology in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 Robert Citino Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In August 1990, the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait. Five short months later, a powerful coalition led by the United States would launch Operation Desert Storm, one of the most rapid, decisive, and bloodless victories of all time. In just... Appears in: 31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012
Classroom Resources Historical Context: The Post-World War I Red Scare Economics, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The end of World War I was accompanied by a panic over political radicalism. Fear of bombs, Communism, and labor unrest produced a “Red Scare.” In Hammond, Indiana, a jury took two minutes to acquit the killer of an immigrant who had...