The war was provoked by Iraq's invasion of
Kuwait on August 2, 1990.
Here is
George H.W. Bush's
Address to the
Nation.
The Gulf War is also called the
Persian Gulf War or the
First Persian Gulf War.
Here are the maps

Kuwait - Map of the Gulf War, Iraqi Invasion
of Kuwait, 1990

Gulf War, Liberation of Kuwait, Allied Ground
Attack, February 24-28, 1991.
Costs of Major US Wars -
Comparison
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