Iran - Saudi Proxy War

Prior 1979 Iranian Revolution, both Iran and Saudi Arabia's governments were monarchies who supported United States interests; however, the _____________ and anti-Western sentiment grew among his supporters.

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Saddam Hussein

• Bashar a-Assad

In the ________________, revolutionaries stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, captured and held captive 52 Americans for over a year, during the diplomatic standoff between US and Iran.

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Rohingya Refugee Crisis

• Umbrella Movement

• Benghazi Attack

Following the Iranian Revolution, Saudi Arabia and other monarchies in the Middle East became threatened by the _____________ spreading to their nations beginning a proxy war between the two nations.

• Shia Uprising

• Umbrella Movement

• Kurdish Massacre

• Houthi Rebellion

Following the _______________, US relations with Saudi Arabia grew as relations with Iran deteriorated making the Arab nation a diplomatic ally of the United States in Middle Eastern affairs.

• Iranian Revolution

• Amritsar Massacre

• Haiti Revolution

• Zionist Movement

The ______________ was a revolutionary uprising among various Arab nations,namely Libya, Syria, and Yemen, in which long held autocracies were challenged for control of their nation.

• Arab Spring

• Umbrella Movement

• Protestant Reformation

• Kashmir Conflict

Following the Arab Spring, the ____________ between Saudi Arabia supported by the United States and Iran supported by Russia escalated.

• proxy war

• war of attrition

• trench warfare

• terror attacks

What does the political cartoon suggest about Middle Eastern conflicts?

• They are part of the Cold Ward between the United States and Russia.

• The United States will protect the Middle East from Russia.

• The United States actually supports Middle Eastern terrorism.

• The United States will use aerial assaults against Saudi Arabia