7th-SS US Presence and Influence in SW Asia

What year did the invasion of Afghanistan take place?

• 1999
• 2001
• 2011
• 2013

What is the nickname for the Persian Gulf War?

• Operation Desert Storm
• Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Operation Afghanistan Freedom

Why did the United States get involved in the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S. was concerned about Saddam Hussein taking over the oil of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
• Al-Quaeda and their leader Osama Bin-Laden were found responsible for the world trade center bombings of September 11, 2001.
• Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction and hiding terrorist groups.

Who defeated Saddam Hussein in the Persian Gulf War?

•  A U.S. led-coalition won and the Iraqi government withdrew from Kuwait.
• George W. Bush, Jr. and his allies.
• The government of Afghanistan

When was Osama Bin-Laden finally killed?

• May 2011
• April 2003
• June 1991

Why did the U.S. invade Iraq in 2003?

• The U.S. was concerned abot Saddam Hussein taking over the oil of both Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
• The government of the Taliban collapsed
• Saddam Hussein was suspected of developing nuclear weapons and helping terrorist groups.

Who was in charge of Iraq when it invaded Kuwait?

• Saddam Hussein

• the Taliban

• Osama bin Laden

What country did Iraq invade in 1990?

• Iran

• Saudi Arabia

• Kuwait

Which country led the international coalition that invaded Iraq in 1991?

• United States

• Israel

• Iran

In 2003, what was the goal of several nations led by the US that invaded Iraq?

• remove Hussein from power and discover any remaining WMDs

• start free elections in Iraq

• remove Osama bin Laden and the Taliban from power

• repair the divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims