WorksheetsU.S. & SW Asia Conflicts Vocabulary
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Terrorism
b)
Religion
c)
Land
d)
Oil
2.
What was the reason for U.S. involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars?
a)
Terrorism
b)
Religion
c)
Land
d)
Oil
3.
What was the series of attacks by al Qaeda using hijacked planes?
a)
December 7th
b)
September 11th
c)
August 2nd
d)
August 8th
4.
Which war was fought mostly by the U.S. & U.K. to find Saddam Hussein, terrorists, & WMDs?
a)
War in Afghanistan
b)
Persian Gulf War
c)
Iraq War
d)
World War II
5.
Which war was fought by the U.S. & 39 other U.N. members against Iraq after they invaded Kuwait?
a)
War in Afghanistan
b)
Iraq War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
World War II
6.
Which war was fought by the U.S. to find Osama bin Laden and destroy al Qaeda & the Taliban?
a)
War in Afghanistan
b)
Iraq War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
World War II
7.
Who was the U.S. president during the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H. Bush
8.
Who was the U.S. President during the wars in Afghanistan & Iraq?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
Barack Obama
c)
George W. Bush
d)
George H. Bush
9.
Who was the former leader of al Qaeda, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and executed in 2011?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Osama bin Laden
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.
Who was the former dictator of Iraq from 1979 until his execution in 2006?
a)
Saddam Hussein
b)
Osama bin Laden
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Joseph Stalin
11.
What is the extremist Muslim terrorist group founded by bin Laden & responsible for 9/11?
a)
Taliban
b)
ISIS
c)
al Qaeda
d)
Boko Haram
12.
Iraq invaded which country during the Persian Gulf War?
a)
Israel
b)
Saudi Arabia
c)
Iran
d)
Kuwait
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