Question Sheet - The Canadian Armed Forces and the Gulf War Fact Quest
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- Where did the Gulf War take place?
- What act of aggression sparked the Gulf War and when did it take place? What were some of the motivations behind Iraq’s actions?
- How many Canadian Armed Forces members in total served in the conflict? What was the largest number of Canadians who served there at one time?
- What warships were with the Canadian Naval Task Force during the period of the Gulf War?
- What was the name of the airbases in Qatar from which Canadian CF-18s operated? What role did our warplanes play?
- Previous to the Gulf War, what had been the last conflict in which Canadians had launched air-to-surface attacks?
- What ‘first’ took place during the Gulf War that related to female Canadian Armed Forces members?
- When did the active fighting begin with the onset of the Coalition air campaign? When did the Coalition ground campaign kick off?
- What was the name given to the build-up of Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf region? What was the military codename of Canada’s participation in the conflict?
- What role did Canadian Armed Forces members play in the region following the end of the Gulf War?
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