B. To seize valuable oil fields.
Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990 primarily to gain control over its vast oil reserves and to address economic difficulties Iraq was facing following the Iran-Iraq War.
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Why Iraq invade Kuwait during the Persian Gulf war?(1 point)
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A. To regain control of the Suez canal.
A. To regain control of the Suez canal.
B. To seize valuable oil fields.
B. To seize valuable oil fields.
C. To expel the ethnic minorities there.
C. To expel the ethnic minorities there.
D. To support the Sunnis in their civil war.
D. To support the Sunnis in their civil war.
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