US Presence in the Middle East

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.

Who are the Taliban?

• the government of Iraq

• the government of Kuwait

• the extremely religious government of Afghanistan

• a part of the United Nations

Osama bin Laden was

• tried and executed in 2006

• head of al-Qaeda

• head of the Taliban

• invaded Kuwait

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.

Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?

• Afghanistan

• Iraq

• Kuwait

• Iran

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

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• Oil and terrorism
• oil and diamonds
• diamonds and textiles
• land and religion

This was one of the main reasons the United States was interested in Southwest Asia.

• Oil
• Land

What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?

• Diamonds
• Apples
• Gold
• Oil