U.S. Presence in the Middle East

In Operation Desert Storm, also known as the Persian Gulf War, American forces freed Kuwait from occupation by?

• Iran
• Syria
• Iraq
• Israel

Why did the United States try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?

• The United States wanted Iraq's valuable coastline.
• Iraq's actions threatened the world's oil supply.
• The United States was helped in order to protect Israel.

This dictator was captured, tried and executed for his crimes during the Iraq War of 2003 . Who was he?

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama Bin Laden

• Muhammad Ghadafi

• Anwar Sadwat

In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?

• 2002
• 1985
• 1990
• 2015

The terrorist organization called ____ _______ attacked the U.S. on September 11th, 2001. 

• al-Qaeda 
• Taliban
• Saddam Huessain 
• Kurds 

What country needed U.S. help in 1990? 

• Iraq 
• Afghanistan
• Kuwait 
• Persian Gulf 

What year did the U.S. invade the country of Afghanistan? 

• 2001
• 2003
• 1990
• 1991

What type of new government are the countries of Afghanistan and Iraq starting after U.S. help? 

• anarchies
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• democracies

The Persian Gulf War was caused when Iraq invaded which country?

• Saudi Arabia
• Israel
• Kuwait
• Sudan

Who was the leader of Al Qaeda and considered the mastermind of the September 11th attacks?

• Saddam Hussein
• Taliban
• Osama Bin Laden
• Ronald Regan