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Match the following events in Column ‘A’ with their corresponding dates in Column ‘B’ :

Column ‘A’


(a) World War II


(b) Kuwait Invasion


(c) Presidency of Bill Clinton


(d) Pearl Harbour


Column ‘B’


(i) 1990


(ii) 1992


(iii) 1941


(iv) 1945


OR


Find the correct sequence of the following events :


(a) US invasion of Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom


(b) The bombing of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Tanzania


(c) Attack on North and South towers of the World Trade Organisation


(d) Iraq’s invasion on Kuwait


World war - iv 1945

The World war began on 1 september 1939 and ended on 2 september 1945. It is also called the Second world War. All the major countries had separated intio two groups- Allies and Axis. Another major event that took place was the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.


Kuwait invasion - i 1990


The invasion of Kuwait was a 2 day operation conducxted by Iraq against Kuwait on 2 August 1990. It led to the victory of Iraq and Kuwait was annexed by Iraw, this began the Gulf War.


Presidency of Bill Clinton - ii 1992


Bill Clinton was the 42nd president of USA. His reign ended on January 20, 2001. The presidential elections were announced in 1992. He ahd served as the Governor of Arkansas in 1983.


PearlHarbour - iii 1941


Pearl Harbour had the naval base of US in Honolulu, Hawaii on Sundat morning, December 7, 1941. It was attacked by the Imperial Japanaese Navy Air Service. It led to the formal entry of US into the World War.


OR


The correct sequence of the events are:


(d) Iraq’s invasion on Kuwait


(c) Attack on North and South towers of the World Trade Organisation


(b) The bombing of the US Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Tanzania


(a) US invasion of Iraq under Operation Iraqi Freedom


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