Middle East

What was attacked on September 11, 2001?

• White House

• World Trade Center

• Pentagon

• Capitol building

What was President George W. Bush's response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Persian Gulf War

• War on Terrorism

• Operation Desert Storm

• Operation WMD

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• Al Qaeda attacked the US.

• Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait.

• A coalition force entered Iran.

• The UN imposed trade embargos against Iraq.

What was the result of the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan?

• The Taliban was removed from power.

• Osama Bin Laden remained in control of the country.

• A communist government was set up.

• Totalitarian leaders remained in control of the country.

Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?

• The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.

• American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.

• The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.

• The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.

Who was responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama Bin Laden

• Hamid Karzai

• Mustafa Kemal

What was the result of Saddam Hussein's refusal to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait?

• Operation Desert Storm

• Attacks of September 11

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• War on Terrorism

The creation of what non-Arab state was the root of modern Middle Eastern conflicts?

• Israel

• Iraq

• Iran

• Syria

On September 11, 2001, what militaristic group controlled the government of Afghanistan?

• Al Qaeda

• the Kurds

• the Taliban

• Hammas

What is a cause of conflict in the Middle East?

• religion

• mercantilism

• colonialism

• taxation