USS WAR

What is the definition of "supremacy"?

• Another word for "king"

• To win a challenge

• To hold oneself “supreme” over others

• To eat a lot of soup

What led the US to bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

• Afghanistan was building nuclear weapons and the US wanted to put a stop to it.

• The US believed Afghanistan’s government was offering safety to al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden.

• The United Nations asked the US to overthrow the Taliban government.

• Afghanistan invaded Kuwait and threatened the US’ oil supply.

_______ was president of the US during WWII.

• Teddy Roosevelt

• Herbert Hoover

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

• Ronald Reagan

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

• by providing government housing for refugees
• by providing military assistance to Vietnam
• by providing money to stop poverty

What is the Taliban?

• a group of rebels involved in the Syrian Civil War

• a group of religious extremists who ruled Afghanistan

• a group of Kurdish militia that fought against ISIS

• a group of soldiers who fought Saddam in the Persian Gulf War

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

• to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
• to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
• to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
• to prevent attacks against United States shipping

________ is when a scarce resource is limited, especially during times of war.

• inflation

• compromising

• rationing

• rotating

The illustration describes the geography of which portion of the US? 

• North
• South

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

• If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

What is one effect from the Persian Gulf War that led to the return of the US to Iraq in 2003?

• The US did not fully remove al Qaeda from Kuwait.

• The US left Saddam Hussein in control of Iraq.

• The US found weapons of mass destruction but allowed Iraq to keep them.

• The US allowed the Taliban to stay in control of Iraq.