SS7H2d US presence in Middle East vocabulary quiz

This war is also known as Desert Storm and involved leader Saddam Hussein. He invaded Kuwait in order to capture it's valuable oil fields.

• Iraq War
• World War I
• Persian Gulf War
• World War II

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

• They were fighting and had conflict over land.
• They wanted to settle religious conflicts.
• They feared that Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction.
• They needed resources from Iraq.

_________forces invaded Kuwait in 1990.

• Iraqi
• Afghanistan
• American
• Jewish

What is a Al-Qaeda?

• Government of Afghanistan
• Religious school
• Terrorist Organization
• A religious leader 

Who was the former leader of Al-Qaeda?

• Mullah Omar
• Osama bin Laden
• Al-Zawahari
• Assah Massoud

Who were the Taliban?

• Former ruling group that controlled Afghanistan's government
• A terrorist group
• Group that wanted democracy
• Group that wanted communism

While the Taliban ruled in Afghanistan they allowed this terrorist group to train in Afghanistan:

• Hezbollah
• Hamas
• ISIS
• Al-Qaeda

What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?

• Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban
• Attacks of September 11, 2001
• To help the Afghans fight the Soviets
• The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban

What is the name of he day Al Qaeda attacked the US 

• 11/9
• The Twin Towers Fell
• 9/11
• They didn't...

Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?

• To find Osama Bin Laden
• The find and take (WMD) weapons of mass destruction
• To arrest terrorists
• To show their power and strength