US Presence in the Middle East

In what year did the Persian Gulf War start?

• 2002
• 1985
• 1990
• 2015

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
• The Stock Market crashed
• The Japanese bombed North Korea

Who was the Iraqi leader?

• Hunter Walker
• 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

• True

• False

Which of the following was NOT something that Iraq agreed to in the peace treaty that ended the Persian Gulf War?

• Getting Rid of Weapons of Mass Destruction
• United Nations Weapons Inspections
• Recognize Kuwait's Sovereignty (recognize them as a country)
• Removal of the leader of Iraq

What agreement did Iraq start to refuse in the year following the Persian Gulf War?

• Weapons Inspections
• Recognizing Kuwait's Sovereignty (recognizing them as a country)
• Getting Rid of Weapons of Mass Destruction
• Removal of the leader of Iraq

This war is also known as Desert Storm and involved leader Saddam Hussein. He invaded Kuwait in order to capture it's valuable oil fields.

• Iraq War
• World War I
• Persian Gulf War
• World War II

How did the US carry out Operation desert Storm?

• With the help of a United Nations coalition the US defeated the enemy.
• The US used nuclear weapons to clear out Saudi Arabian forces.
• With the best equipment money can buy the US defeated the enemy.
• Saudi Arabia convinced Iraq and Iran to leave Kuwait.

Which war was fought by the U.S. & 34 other U.N. members against Iraq after they invaded Kuwait?

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