49d - War in Afghanistan

What is a Al-Qaeda?

• Government of Afghanistan
• Religious school
• Terrorist Organization
• A religious leader 

What type of government does Afghanistan have today?

• Democracy
• Theocracy- government based off of Islamic values
• Communism
• Al Qaeda

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

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East

• Oil and terrorism
• oil and diamonds
• diamonds and textiles
• land and religion

Islamic extremist group responsible for 9/11

• Osama bin Laden

• al-Qaeda

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Transcontinental

American-led international effort to oust the Taliban

• Operation Enduring Freedom

• Pentagon

• World Trade Center

• Transcontinental

Why did the U.S. invade Afghanistan?

• They invaded Kuwait for oil.

• They attacked the U.S. on 9/11.

• They were a terrorist group who wanted to end western influence.

• They were harboring the terrorists who were responsible for 9/11.

Reorder the following events from earliest to latest.

• Operation Eduring Freedom

• Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Operation Desert Storm

Who is the Taliban?

• Group responsible for 9/11

• Afghanistan's governement who hid Al Queda

• Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization

• A group of people who fight a common enemy

How does the Invasion of Afghanistan represents the United States' interest in the Middle East?

• we needed to protect our oil interests for economic growth

• our insistence on promoting democracy at whatever cost

• we wanted to prevent terrorism

• it shows our sympathetic spirit to help nations with failing governments