Conflict : Vietnam - New Global Conflicts

What did the U.S. boycott in 1980 as a protest to the Soviet-Afghan War?

• Travel to Afghanistan

• Buying of Afghan rugs

• Attending the Moscow Olympics

• Riding the buses in Montgomery

What was the name of the competition between the Soviet Union and the United States where the U.S. tried to stop the spread of communism and limit the power of the U.S.S.R. ?

• The Korean War

• The Vietnam War

• The Soviet-Afghan War

• The Cold War

Who created the terrorist organization al Qaeda?

• Hamas

• The Taliban

• Osama bin Laden

• Afghanistan

What is an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country?

• Hamas

• Embargo

• Mujahideen

• Boycott

What is the other major reason, besides supporting the Jewish state of Israel, that keeps the U.S. involved in the Middle East?

• strategic military bases

• diamond mines

• oil resources

• terrorists

What country was created by the United Nations in 1947 that forced many Arabs out of their homes?

• Afghanistan

• Palestine

• Israel

• Yugoslavia

What is the name of the political group who has carried out terrorist attacks against Israel?

• al Qaeda

• Hamas

• Taliban

• Mujahideen

What is the name of the strip of land that is a key point in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

• Panama

• Israel

• Palestine

• Gaza

Which former country were NATO troops sent during its civil war?

• Israel

• Iraq

• Afghanistan

• Yugoslavia

What was the name given to the offensive with the goal of driving the Iraqis out of Kuwait?

• Operation Desert Fox

• Operation Desert Storm

• The Iran-Contra Affair

• Iran Hostage Crisis