US Involvement in the Middle East

US Involvement in the Middle East

7th - 8th Grade

15 Qs

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US Involvement in the Middle East

US Involvement in the Middle East

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?

oil
tourism
trade routes
selling American-made products

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was president of the United States during the Persian Gulf War?

George H. W. Bush

Saddam Hussein

George W. Bush

Osama Bin Laden

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?

They supported it fully.
They rejected it as unfair to them.
They were unaffected by the new state.
They agreed to work with the Jews even though they didn't like the new state.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When war broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

the United States
neighboring Arab countries
the major nations of Europe
the countries belonging to the United Nations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who are the Taliban?

group of radical Muslims that controlled the government of Iraq

the government of Kuwait

a group of radical Muslims that controlled the government of Afghanistan

part of the United Nations

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the world's oil supply.
The UN asked the United States to do so.
The US thought Afghanistan was hiding weapons of mass destruction.
The US believed Afghanistan was hiding Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons.

The UN believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time.

Iraq troops attacked Saudi Arabia.

Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists.

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