Middle East environment and history

What does WMD stand for?

• Women's March Day

• Weapons of minus destruction's

• Weapons of Mass Distruction

• Weaponized Misdirection

In what year did the terrorist hijack airplanes and attack the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon

• 1998

• 2001

• 1991

• 1975

• 2020

In 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan in response to

• violations of international trade agreements

• the use of chemical weapons on civilians

• the overthrow of of a democratic government

• terrorist attacks on American soil

Why did the US lead an invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001?

• The Taliban government provided protection to al-Qaeda terrorist group

• The Taliban government invaded and annexed oil-rich regions of neighboring countries

• The Taliban government refused to allow international inspectors into it's weapons facilities

• The Taliban government used chemical weapons against civilians protesting for democracy

How did domestic concerns in the US lead to US involvement in the Persian Gulf War?

• Kuwait threatened to place an embargo on all US goods if the US did not provide military support

• Much of the oil resources that the US relied on were imported from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

• Terrorist attacks in US territory carried out by groups based in Southwest Asia drew the country into war

• Public opinion in the US favored overthrowing the Saudi Arabian leader due to his violations of human rights

What has been the main motivation for US intervention in Southwest Asia during the twenty first century?

• the spread of communism

• human rights violations

• international terrorism

• threat to free trade

Which event led to the outbreak of the Persian Gulf war?

• Iraq's invasion of Kuwait

• the Arab Spring movement

• Israeli attacks on Palestinians

• Iran's nuclear weapons

According to the map which country has 21-40% Sunni Muslims living there?

• Saudi Arabia

• Iraq

• Iran

• Yemen

What is the process of desalination?

• Adds salt to fresh water

• Takes dirt from polluted water

• Takes chemicals from polluted water

• Takes salt from salt water to make it fresh water

In may parts of the Middle East, human activity has polluted the water, Which is the MOST LIKELY result from this pollution

• swimming pools are common

• crops are often irrigated

• Clean water is expensive

• drinking water is often unsafe