U.S. Involvement in the Middle East

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

• oil
• tourism
• trade routes
• selling American-made products

Who are the Taliban?

• group of radical Muslims that controlled the government of Iraq

• the government of Kuwait

• a group of radical Muslims that controlled the government of Afghanistan

• part of the United Nations

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

• Afghanistan invaded the country of Kuwait and threatened the world's oil supply.
• The UN asked the United States to do so.
• The US thought Afghanistan was hiding weapons of mass destruction.
• The US believed Afghanistan was hiding Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11.

Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

• Iraq was threatening Afghanistan with nuclear weapons.

• The UN believed Iraq was about to invade Kuwait a second time.

• Iraq troops attacked Saudi Arabia.

• Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists.

Why did the United States try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?

• The United States wanted Iraq's valuable coastline.
• The US was allies with Iran and wanted to help that country.
• Iraq's actions threatened the world's oil supply.
• The United States was helped in order to protect Israel.

Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?

• George H. Bush
• Saddam Hussein
• George W. Bush
• Osama Bin Ladin

Why did the United Nations form a coalition to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?

• The United Nations wanted to completely destroy the country of Iraq.
• The only job of the United Nations is maintaining worldwide peace.
• The economies of many countries depend on oil and Iraq's actions threatened that supply.
• The United Nations has to intervene whenever any member nation has a conflict with another country.

Navy SEALS killed this leader in Pakistan. He was the leader of Al-Qaeda.

• Saddam Hussein

• Muhammad Ghadafi

• Osama Bin Laden

• Anwar Sadat

This leader was captured, tried and executed for his crimes. Who was he?

• Saddam Hussein

• Osama Bin Laden

• Muhammad Ghadafi

• Anwar Sadwat

Group responsible for the 9/11 attacks; led by Osama Bin Laden

• Al-Qaeda

• Taliban

• Northern Alliance

• Sunni Muslims