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Worksheets49d: Explain U.S. presence and interest in Southwest Asia, include the Persian Gulf conflict (1990-1991) and invasions of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003).
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 24mins
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs
Who was the Iraqi leader during the Persian Gulf War?
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
George H.W. Bush
Adolph Hitler
Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East
oil and terrorism
oil and diamonds
diamonds and textiles
land and religion
The United States went to war to help liberate Kuwait in which war?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
WWI
War in Afghanistan
When did 9/11 occur ?
September 21, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2002
August 11, 2001
What was the Islamic terrorist group that carried out 9-11?
Boko Haram
ISIL
Al-Qaeda
ISIS
What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?
Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban
Attacks of September 11, 2001
To help the Afghans fight the Soviets
The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban
Who harbored the terrorist group al Qaeda and ran the government of Afghanistan before September 11, 2001?
Taliban
ISIS
Iraq
Palestinian Arabs
When did Operation Iraqi Freedom begin?
1990
2001
2003
2008
Who invaded who in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Iraq invaded Kuwait
US invaded Afghanistan
US invaded Iraq
Arabs invaded Israel
What are WMDs?
weapons made dangerous
scud missles
weapons of mass destruction
nuclear weapons
In 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded which country?
Iran
United States
Kuwait
Afghanistan
US is attacked on September 11th, 2001
US invades country harboring terrorists responsible for 9/11 US overthrows Taliban government
Which of the events is described in the list?
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Invasion of Afghanistan
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
What caused the War in Afghanistan?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs
What caused the War in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom)?
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
9-11 attacks
Iraq was thought to have WMDs and Saddam Hussein was seen as a threat
