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War on Terror

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would NOT be considered a terrorist attack on the United States?

a)

Pearl Harbor Attack

b)

Boston Marathon Bombing

c)

Airplanes crashing into the World Trade Center

2.

The use of violence to cause fear against civilians in order to get political or religious demands met is called

a)

A.  Civil Rights

b)

B.  segregation

c)

C.  terrorism

3.

Choose 2 examples of how the United States reacted to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

a)

A.  There were more security checks at the airport.

b)

B.  The US invaded Afghanistan

c)

C. They rounded up all Muslims and had them move into internment camps.

4.

Because of the war on terror all of the following things have changed except

a)

A.  People have to have their bags searched before bringing them into sporting events and concerts or are not allowed at all.

b)

B.   People have to get to the airport much earlier to go through security screenings.

c)

C.  The government is letting only white men fly airplanes

5.

The name of the man who was charged as planning the 9/11 attack and leader of Al-Qaeda was

a)

A.  Barack Obama

b)

B.  Osama Bin Laden

c)

C.  Saddam Hussein

6.

In 1979, Islamic fundamentalists overthrew the Shah of

a)

Iran

b)

Israel

c)

Syria

7.

On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded

a)

Iran

b)

Kuwait

c)

Syria

8.

These troops lined up along the border of Iraq and Saudi Arabia in a military action called Operation Desert Shield

a)

Russian

b)

French

c)

USA

9.

An international force gathered for an offensive military action against Iraq called

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

10.

The leader of Iraq who invaded Kuwait was

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Ayatollah Khomeini

11.

The land war of Operation Desert Storm lasted

a)

100 years

b)

100 months

c)

100 hours

12.

Kuwait and the Middle East have valuable

a)

oil reserves

b)

farm land

c)

diamonds

13.

Saddam Hussein threatened to use what against the coalition troops?

a)

missile attacks

b)

chemical weapons

c)

both

14.

On September ?, 2001, planes were purposely crashed into US buildings

a)

1

b)

11

c)

21

15.

What did an airplane NOT crash into on 9/11?

a)

World Trade Center

b)

Pentagon

c)

White House

16.

The US immediately identified the main suspect of the 9/11 attacks as

a)

Osama Bin Laden

b)

President Obama

c)

Black Panters

17.

The __ was created to protect the US against terrorist attacks.

a)

Department of Terrors

b)

Department of Homeland Security

c)

IRS- Internal Revenue Services

18.

Osama Bin Laden was the leader of a terrorist group called

a)

Black Panthers

b)

al-Qaeda

c)

Democrats

19.

President ____sent soldiers to Afghanistan to take down the Taliban government.

a)

Bush

b)

Clinton

c)

Obama