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tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states' rights and westward expansion
In the Austrian Empire, the groups which wanted to establish an autonomous state were B. Czechs and C. Hungarians.As you probably know, the entire name of the empire is Austro-Hungarian Empire, which means that included both of these countries (as well as what is now considered to be Czech Republic). So obviously those groups wanted to separate and create their own nations.
The answer to the fill in the blank is Saddam Hussain.
<span>In august 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussain seized control of Kuwait. </span>
The pretext for the invasion was Saddam's insistence that many rich oil fields in Kuwait were actually part of Iraq.
This culminated in the First Gulf War, in which the United States lead a coalition government to invade Kuwait and push back Iraqi forces.
Within a matter of days, the Iraqi Army had completely withdrawn.
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