49d: Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia, include the Persian Gulf conflict (1990-1991) and invasions of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003).

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

• 9-11 attacks

• Iraq was thought to have WMDs

Who was the Iraqi leader during the Persian Gulf War?

• Osama bin Laden

• Saddam Hussein

• George H.W. Bush

• Adolph Hitler

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• oil and terrorism

• oil and diamonds

• diamonds and textiles

• land and religion

The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait in which war?

• Persian Gulf War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• WWI

• War in Afghanistan

When did 9/11 occur ?

• September 21, 2001

• September 11, 2001

• September 11, 2002

• August 11, 2001

What was the Islamic terrorist group that carried out 9-11?

• Boko Haram

• ISIL

• Al-Qaeda

• ISIS

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

Who harbored the terrorist group al Qaeda and ran the government of Afghanistan before September 11, 2001?

• Taliban

• ISIS

• Iraq

• Palestinian Arabs

When did Operation Iraqi Freedom begin?

• 1990

• 2001

• 2003

• 2008

Who invaded who in Operation Iraqi Freedom?

• Iraq invaded Kuwait

• US invaded Afghanistan

• US invaded Iraq

• Arabs invaded Israel