U.S Presence in SW Asia

Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990?

• Iran

• Iraq

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

Which of the following are reasons why the U.S. has a presence in SW Asia?

• Oil

• Terrorism

• Establish a democracy

• All choices provided

What year did the Persian Gulf War take place?

• 1991

• 1989

• 1988

• 1990

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

• Iraq invaded Kuwait

• They were hiding bin Laden

• Believed they were making and hiding WMD's and helping out bin Laden

• The Taliban took conrtol of the government.

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.

Osama bin Laden was

• tried and executed in 2006

• head of al-Qaeda

• head of the Taliban

• invaded Kuwait

Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the United States supply of oil.

• The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the Taliban government of Afghanistan.

• The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop nuclear weapons and they wanted to put a stop to the program.

• They believed the government was offering safety to al-Quaeda, the organization that attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
• The Stock Market crashed
• The Japanese bombed North Korea

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• Oil and terrorism
• oil and diamonds
• diamonds and textiles
• land and religion

Which two groups are fighting for power in Iraq?

• Kurds and Arabs

• Palestinians and Israelis

• Turks and Kurds

• Sunni and Shi'a