U.S. Presence in Southwest Asia Review

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

• Oil

• Trade routes

• Mineral Resources

• Agricultural products

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

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Kuwait War

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

• To gain control of oil fields and reserves

• To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons

• To protect the Arab culture

• To overthrow Kuwait’s harsh dictator

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Israel

When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York City?

• 1991

• 2001

• 1983

• 2011

What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the US wanted to put a stop to it.

• The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government.

• The US believed Afghanistan’s government was offering safety to al–Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

• Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the US’ oil supply.

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

• Oil fields

• Desalination plants

• Weapons of mass destruction

• Military helicopters

When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United Nations imposed this type of trade barrier that prevented Iraq from exporting oil or importing goods:

• tariff

• embargo

• quota

• coalition

In 2003, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, & other countries launched a military invasion of Iraq called:

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Middle East War

• Desert Storm

• Persian Gulf War

Which the two religious groups have fought for power in Iraq for decades?

• Sunni and Shia Muslims

• Christians and Jews

• Buddhist and Muslims

• Baptists and Methodists