US Presence in the Middle East

US Presence in the Middle East

6th - 8th Grade

9 Qs

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US Presence in the Middle East

US Presence in the Middle East

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the main economic interest of the United States in the Middle East?

oil and gas

gas

oil

Kuwait

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why did Iraq invade Kuwait in 1990?

get access to the Persian Gulf

get access to the Persian Gulf and control their oil

control the oil

take over all the land

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did the Persian Gulf conflict end?

Iraq lost the war

Iraq burned Kuwait's oil fields

UN forced Iraq to not make any more WMD

UN forced Iraq to destroy all their WMD

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why did the US go to war against Iraq in 2003?

World believed Iraq had WMD

Wanted control of Kuwait's oil

Iraq was providing aid to al-Qaeda

Wanted access to the Persian Gulf

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What happened to Saddam Hussein

He was captured.

He was tried and sentenced to death.

He was executed.

He hid for 10 years.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why is there still conflict in Iraq today?

There is no conflict.

Kuwait and Iraq are fighting over power of the country.

Shia and Sunni Muslims are fighting for power of the country

US and Afghanistan fighting for power

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Who are the Taliban?

extremely religious anti-American group

pro-American group

anti-American group

Muslims that hated America

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001?

kill bin Laden

locate bin Laden

join forces with the Taliban

disable the Taliban

9.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

How did the Afghanistan invasion end?

Taliban was defeated

US formed a democratic government

bin Laden was shot and killed in a raid

bin Laden took control of Iraq and Kuwait