The Gulf War - An Examination of US Foreign Policy

Posted by Andrew Roberts in American History - Jonas - C on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 8:21 am

For my infographic, I chose to study the Gulf War, which took place from 1990 to 1991. What I found very interesting about it was that is set a precedent for much of our current foreign policy. It was our first major intervention in the Middle East, first of all, and it was our first conflict based almost entirely on oil. The US had come to a point where it was so dependent on oil that it would go to war to protect it. This is a major theme of US foreign policy in the 21st century, and the Gulf War was the first time it happened.

Comments (2)

Cameron Hinton

I really love your infographic. Like it's really appealing to the eye and it guides me through the whole thing right to the end.

Lauren Thomas

Your graphic is very well done. It looks pleasing, the colors are nice and easy on the eyes, and information is well presented. I especially like the outcomes section. It's a nice outline for what had happened and what came out of it, especially your last remark which is very memorable… "This becomes a theme for future US actions."