U.S. Presence in The Middle East CFA

What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia?

• oil

• tourism

• trade routes

• selling American-made products

Which of these actions caused the U.S. to go to war with Iraq in January 1991?

• Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the country of Kuwait.

• Saddam Hussein ordered attacks on Kurdish forces within Iraq.

• Saddam Hussein claimed responsibility for terrorist attacks in the U.S.

The result of the Persian Gulf war was

• no weapons of mass destruction were found

• Hussein was tried and executed

• 1,000 oil fields were burned

• Osama bin Laden was killed

Why did the support of Israel lead to terrorist attacks in the United States?

• Muslims and Palestinians were treated well in Israel.

• Arab leaders were not opposed to the support of Israel.

• poor treatment of Palestinians in Israel upset Arab nations.

• Jews were unhappy with the creation of their nation.

The United States sought to capture Osama bin Laden ______.

• because he was creating a nuclear weapons program

• because he was the head of al-Qaeda

• because he was part of the Taliban Government

• because he invaded Kuwait for oil

Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil.

• The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.

• The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to the program.

• They believed the government was offering safety to al-Quaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.

What country did the United States demand Saddam Hussein dismantle their nuclear program?

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Iran

Chemical and biological weapons used to kill large amounts of people is a

• embargo

• weapons of mass destruction (WMD)

• entrepreneur

• Al -Qaeda

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

• Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons

• The United Nations believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time

• Iraqi troops launched an attack on Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the US

• The US believed Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)