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Year 9 Conflict 9.5

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main reason the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan?

a)

Free the people from the brutal rule of the Taliban

b)

The Taliban allowed Al Qaeda in their country and because of 9/11

c)

To help the Afghans fight the Soviets

d)

The U.S. wanted to fight the Taliban

2.

Where was Osama bin Laden found?

a)

Pakistan

b)

Afghanistan

c)

Iran

3.

What is the capital of Afghanistan

a)

Kabul

b)

Ankara

c)

Tehran

d)

Ghanzi

4.
In a dictatorship, what is the government's source of power? 
a)
God
b)
the citizens 
c)
Heredity
d)
the military 
5.

The state of hostility and armed conflict between members of the same country is known as:

a)

war

b)

civil war

c)

world war

d)

Foyle's War

6.

To belong to a group based on nationality, culture, race or religion means:

a)

citizenship

b)

ethnicity

c)

refugee

d)

immigrant

7.

What is a conflict of the colonialism borders?

a)

conflict between racial groups

b)

wars between neighboring countries

c)

civil conflict

d)

wars between Africans and Europeans

8.

When did terrorists attack the World Trade Center in NYC?

a)

1991

b)

2011

c)

1983

d)

2001

9.

Afghanistan is a poor country with a history of war and violence

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The strict Islamic group that ruled Afghanistan was the Taliban

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Women and girls were treated fairly by the Taliban and had the same rights as men.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

There is still fighting between the democratic forces and the Taliban in parts of Afghanistan

a)

True

b)

False