US Involvement in Middle East Conflicts

What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?

• Oil

• Trade routes

• Mineral resources

• Agricultural products

Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Kuwait War

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?

• To gain control of oil fields and reserves

• To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons

• To protect the Arab culture

• To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator

Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?

• Afghanistan

• Kuwait

• Iraq

• Israel

When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in NYC?

• 1991

• 2011

• 1983

• 2001

What led the U.S. to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the U.S. wanted to put a stop to it

• The U.S. believed Afghanistan's government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden

• The United Nations asked the U.S. to overthrow the Taliban government

• Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the U.S. oil supply

A United Nations inspection team was in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, with the purpose of finding and destroying:

• Oil fields

• Desalination plants

• Weapons of mass destruction

• Military helicopters

Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?

• Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons

• They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time

• Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.

• The U.S. believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda

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