SW Asia Historical Events Review

US is attacked on September 11th, 2001 US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government

Which of the events is described in the list?

• Persian Gulf War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Invasion of Afghanistan

• World War II

Why did the European Partitioning under the Sykes-Picot agreement cause conflict?

• Other European nations were upset they did not acquire more territory.

• The French disagreed with the British on which land to mandate.

• Countries were allowed to maintain wealth of natural resources.

• Europeans ignored historical and religious/ethnic borders.

Why did the international community feel sympathetic for a Jewish homeland?

• WWI

• The Holocaust

• Balfour Declaration

• Jewish Diaspora

The US invaded ________ again in 2003 in order to destroy the nuclear weapons program and overthrow Saddam Hussein.

• Afghanistan

• Israel

• Iraq

• Iran

Why is the US involved in the Middle East?

• protection against terrorism and oil interests

• so we can spread western influence on the eastern world

• to acquire colonies

• to enhance trade agreements

Persian Gulf War: ____________;

Invasion of Iraq: WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)

• WMDs

• oil

• 9/11

• terrorism

What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

• Terrorism
• Religion
• 
  Land

• Oil

What was the series of attacks by al Qaeda using hijacked planes?

• December 7th
• September 11th
• August 2nd
• August 8th

Which war was fought by the U.S. & 39 other U.N. members against Iraq after they invaded Kuwait?

• War in Afghanistan

• Iraq War

• Persian Gulf War

• World War II

Which war was fought by the U.S. to find Osama bin Laden and destroy al Qaeda & the Taliban?

• War in Afghanistan
• Iraq War
• Persian Gulf War
• World War II