US Presence in SW Asia

What year did the invasion of Afghanistan take place?

• 1999
• 2001
• 2011
• 2013

How would you describe Iraq today?

• A strong democracy with a government that can provide protection for its people
• A fragile democracy who must defend itself from powerful outside forces like ISIS
• Once again, a dictatorship ran by a military strongman 
• A theocracy that is completely controlled by ISIS

What is the nickname for the Persian Gulf War?

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

What is the nickname for the Invasion of Iraq?

• 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.

Why did the United States get involved in the invasion of Afghanistan?

• 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.

Why was the United States worried about Saddam Hussein gaining control of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia's oil?

• Saddam Hussein would use the oil money to finance his army and be unstoppable
• Saddam Hussein would tax the oil and make it more expensive
• Saddam Hussein would refuse to trade oil to the United States.