History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2410 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Mission Accomplished
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The idea
American bombs first hit Baghdad on March twentieth, two thousand three, the Yawp records, and Baghdad fell on April ninth.
In practice
Bush on the USS Abraham Lincoln on May first, beneath a Mission Accomplished banner, declaring major combat over.
Where people slip
The Yawp says combat had not ended: an insurgency had begun that would take ten years to contain.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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