SS7H2 US Presence and Influence 24-25

Which country invaded Kuwait in 1990 in order to take control of Kuwait's oil fields?

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D
• Letter E

The Taliban was suspected of aiding the terrorist group, al-Qaeda, and harboring the Wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden, in which country?

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D
• Letter E

Saddam Hussein was suspected of hiding weapons of mass destruction in which country?

• Letter A
• Letter B
• Letter C
• Letter D
• Letter E

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

• Oil
• Water
• Diamonds
• Gold

Which of the following caused the United States to invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Destruction of oil fields
• Payback for Operation Desert Storm
• Searching for WMDs
• War on Terrorism

Which of the following is a reason for the United States invading Iraq in 2003?

• Destruction of oil fields
• Payback for Operation Desert Storm
• Searching for weapons of mass destruction
• War on Terrorism

President George W. Bush declared a War on Terrorism in response to which event?

• the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
• the Holocaust
• the Syrian Civil War
• Operation Desert Storm

Who was the ruler of Iraq during the Persian Gulf conflict and Operation Iraqi Freedom?

• President George Bush
• President Saddam Hussein
• Osama bin Laden
• None of the above

This extreme religious group seized power in Afghanistan in 1996?

• Taliban
• Al-Qaeda
• Kurds
• Red Guards

In what year did terrorists hijack airplanes and attack the World Trade Center and the Pentagon?

• 1990
• 2001
• 2003
• 2011