US Presence in the Middle East

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

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oil

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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.

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Iraqi forces invaded and occupied the country of Kuwait.

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Who are the Taliban?

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the extremely religious government of Afghanistan

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Osama bin Laden was

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head of al-Qaeda

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

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

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Saddam Hussein was the leader of what country from 1979 to 2003?

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Iraq

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What caused the Persian Gulf War? Options: 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

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Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

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Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East: Oil and terrorism, oil and diamonds, diamonds and textiles, land and religion

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Oil and terrorism

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This was one of the main reasons the United States was interested in Southwest Asia.

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Oil

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What is the major natural resource of the Middle East?

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Oil