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WorksheetsUS Conflicts in Middle East
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
Al Qaeda attacked the US.
Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait.
A coalition force entered Iran.
The UN imposed trade embargos against Iraq.
What was the result of the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan?
The Taliban was removed from power.
Osama Bin Laden remained in control of the country.
A communist government was set up.
Totalitarian leaders remained in control of the country.
Why did the US send troops into Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism?
The US feared Hussein would supply terrorists with WMDs.
American troops were searching for Osama Bin Laden in Iraq.
The United Nations recommended that the US invade Iraq.
The US wanted to remove the Taliban from power.
What was the result of Saddam Hussein's refusal to remove Iraqi troops from Kuwait?
Operation Desert Storm
Attacks of September 11
Operation Iraqi Freedom
War on Terrorism
The creation of what non-Arab state was the root of modern Middle Eastern conflicts?
Israel
Iraq
Iran
Syria
What problems did the new boundaries in the Middle East cause as people found themselves living in newly created countries?
All of the new countries had a low standard of living
The new countries included people who did not have much in common
Most of the new countries were formed in the desert, so it was hard to find work
People in the new countries could no longer practice their religion
The international movement for the establishment of a Jewish homeland is known as what?
anti-Semitism
Holocaust
Diaspora
Zionism
Why did many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel?
There was no one else living in the land
Many felt that Jews deserved help because they suffered so much in the Holocaust
Arab countries in the area supported the idea of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
All national groups in the former Ottoman Empire were given homelands at that time
In what year was the new state of Israel created?
1984
1939
1991
1948
How did Arabs living in Palestine feel about the new state of Israel?
They were unaffected by the new state
They supported it fully
They rejected it and thought it was unfair to them
They were unhappy, but agreed to work it out
Today, a major cause of conflict in SW Asia is fighting between which two groups over land?
Bedouins and Armenians
Persians and Iranians
Jews and Palestinians
Arabs and Egyptians
What is the United States' main economic interest in SW Asia?
Oil
Trade routes
Mineral resources
Agricultural products
Iraq invaded Kuwait and international forces joined to help Kuwait in this war:
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Kuwait War
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
To gain control of oil fields and reserves
To stop Kuwait from building nuclear weapons
To protect the Arab culture
To overthrow Kuwait's harsh dictator
Which country did Saddam Hussein rule?
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Iraq
Israel
Why did the U.S. go to war against Iraq in 2003?
Iraq was threatening Israel with nuclear weapons
They believed Iraq was going to invade Kuwait a second time
Iraqi troops invaded Saudi Arabia, a close ally of the U.S.
The U.S. believed Iraq was developing nuclear weapons and offering aid to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda
The land that is home to both the Jews and Arabs:
Kurdistan
Palestine
Iraq
Iran
Persecution of Jewish people has occurred
in Europe for thousands of years. Zionism,
the belief that the Jewish people should have
a homeland, arose in the nineteenth century.
The movement resulted in the creation of the
state of Israel in 1948. How is the persecution of
Jews related to Zionism and the creation of
Israel?
Jewish people were often persecuted, in
part, because they were a minority population
in many countries. Zionists worked to create
a Jewish state where Jewish people would be
the majority.
Many European governments openly
supported Zionist beliefs. They believed that a
Jewish state would be a strong trading partner
that would help spread Jewish values to other
nations.
Jewish people were often persecuted, in
part, because they held Zionist beliefs.
Europeans believed that if all Jews emigrated to
a Jewish state then Jewish people would no
longer be persecuted.
Many European governments openly
supported Zionist activists. They believed they
could forcefully deport Jewish people to a
Jewish state with little international outcry.
Conflicts between Kurds and the governments of
Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran continue today
because
they do not have a homeland and want their own
government.
they are all Shia and the governments of the
different countries where they live are led by
Sunni Muslims.
they want to move from the mountains to the
deserts.
they claim to be God's chosen people.
The Persian Gulf War was fought between
January and February of what year?
1985
1989
1991
1994
The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between the
United States and which Southwest Asian
country?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Syria
Which of the following were the code names of
the US military operations of the Persian Gulf
War?
Operation Diplomat and Operation Inmate
Operation Sea Dragon and Operation Tiger
Hound
Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert
Storm
Operation Rolling Thunder and Operation Steel
Tiger
Who was president of the United States during the Persian Gulf War?
George H. W. Bush
Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush
Osama Bin Laden
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.
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
World War II
Sunni & Shia conflict in Iraq and Syria
Kurdish nationalism
Israeli Jew & Palestinian Arab Conflict
Which THEME unites the items above?
US Involvement in the Middle East
Land & Religion conflicts in the Middle East
Conflicts prior to WWI
Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust
Why is the US involved in the Middle East?
protection against terrorism and oil interests
so we can spread western influence on the eastern world
to acquire colonies
to enhance trade agreements
ALL of the following were conflicts the US was involved in within the Middle East EXCEPT?
Invasion of Afghanistan
Kurdish Nationalism
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War
What is the correct order of US wars in the Middle East?
Operation Desert Storm--> Operation Iraqi Freedom--> Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Enduring Freedom--> Operation Iraqi Freedom--> Operation Desert Storm
Operation Desert Storm--> Operation Enduring Freedom --> Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom--> Operation Iranian Freedom--> Operation Desert Storm
Which war is described in this newspaper's headlines?
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Desert Storm
Invasion of Afghanistan
Sunni Shia Conflict in Iraq
Which US wars were preventive (fought to prevent future catastrophe)?
- more than 1 correct answer
Invasion of Afghanistan
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War
WWII
Which US war was reactive (we were attacked first)?
Invasion of Afghanistan
Operation Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Persian Gulf War: ____________;
Invasion of Iraq: WMDs (weapons of mass destruction)
WMDs
oil
9/11
terrorism
Who was upset with with the Balfour Declaration and increased momentum of the Zionist movement?
Shia Muslims
Israeli Jews
Palestinian Arabs
Kurds
When did the Afghanistan war start?
2003
2001
1991
2020
Why did Saddam go to Kuwait?
Oil ( it can also be for oil money, oil uses, etc.)
Horse races
to gain access to the U.S
To capture Osama bin laden
Why did the U.S go to Iraq?
To look for oil
we thought that Iraq had WMD (weapons of mass destruction)
To find gold
We wanted to become friends with Iraq
Who was killed during the shootout? (Referring to the Afghanistan war)
Obama bin laden
Osama bin laden
Saddam ussein
Saddam Hussein
What did Saddam Hussein do when he was leaving Kuwait
Set fire to homes
Set people on fire
Set fire to oil fields
Set fire to America
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
Al Qaeda attacked the US.
Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait.
A coalition force entered Iran.
The UN imposed trade embargos against Iraq.
Who plotted the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?
Iraq
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Yassir Arafat
In which country did Osama bin Laden form the al-Qaeda terrorist group?
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Yemen
When did the Twin Towers attacks occur ?
September 21, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2002
August 11, 2001
