History ME Review I

What were the dates of the Persian Gulf War?

• 1990-1991

• 2001-2020

• 2003-2011

• 2011-2013

What are the two military operation names of the Persian Gulf War?

• Operation Free Iraq and Operation Remove Saddam

• Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield

• Operation Find Bin Laden and Operation Remove the Taliban

• Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Kuwaiti Freedom

Who was the US President and Iraqi President during the Persian Gulf War?

• Osama Bin Laden/Shabu Abu Baker

• George H. W. Bush--Saddam Hussein

• George W. Bush--Osama Bin Laden

• Barak Obama--Saddam Hussein

Why did the US get involved in the Persian Gulf War?

• To liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation

• Remove Saddam Hussein from power

• Find Bin Laden and punish him for the 9/11 Attacks

• To take Iraq's oil fields in the Persian Gulf

Who was responsible for the attacks against the USA on 9/11/01?

• Saddam Hussein-ISIS

• Yasser Arifat-Hammas

• Osama Bin Laden-Al Qaeda

• Taliban-Osama Bin Laden

Which of the following is the ultra-religious group, government of Afghanistan 2001, and protected Bin Laden/Al Qaeda?

• ISIS

• Taliban

• Al Qaeda

• Saddam Hussein

What type of government did the US try to set up in Afghanistan and Iraq?

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• democracy

• constitutional monarchy

What are the current outcomes of the War in Afghanistan?

• The US lost the war quickly, and Al Qaeda took over SW Asia.

• The US quickly won the war, but failed to find/destroy Bin Laden and Al Qaeda

• The US never went to war in Afghanistan.

• The US is still involved militarily, but did mostly dismantle Al Qaeda and were able to kill Bin Laden.

Which event did not begin with George W. Bush in office?

• Persian Gulf War

• Attacks of September 11, 2001

• War in Afghanistan

• War in Iraq

Which was not a reason the US went to War in Iraq in 2003?

• Look/destroy Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Remove Saddam Hussein from power

• Establish a more democratic Iraq and prevent alliances with terrorists.

• Get votes in the United Nations