US Involvement in the Middle East

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What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia? Options: oil, tourism, trade routes, selling American-made products

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oil

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Why did the USA invade Iraq in 1990?

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To get Iraq out of Kuwait

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Why did the USA invade Afghanistan in 2001? Options: The 9/11 terrorists were supported by Afghanistan, Afghanistan owed the US oil, Afghanistan invaded Kuwait

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The 9/11 terrorists were supported by Afghanistan

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Who was Osama bin Laden?

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Leader of al-Qaeda

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Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

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Persian Gulf War

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Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

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To gain control of oil fields and reserves

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Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

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Iraq

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When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in NYC?

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2001

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What led the U.S. to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

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The U.S. believed Afghanistan's government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden

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A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:

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Weapons of mass destruction