US Involvement in the Middle East

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What is the United States' main economic interest in Southwest Asia? Options: oil, tourism, trade routes, selling American-made products

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oil

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Who was president of the United States during the Persian Gulf War?

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George H. W. Bush

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How did the Arabs living in Palestine in 1948 feel about the creation of the new state of Israel?

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They rejected it as unfair to them.

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When war broke out in Palestine, what countries joined with the Palestinian Arabs to try to stop the creation of the new state of Israel?

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neighboring Arab countries

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Who are the Taliban?

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a group of radical Muslims that controlled the government of Afghanistan

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Why did the United States bomb and invade Afghanistan in 2001?

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The US believed Afghanistan was hiding Al-Qaeda, the organization responsible for 9/11.

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Why did the United States go to war against Iraq in 2003?

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Saddam Hussein was believed to have weapons of mass destruction and was harboring terrorists.

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Why did so many countries in the United Nations feel it was right to create the state of Israel in 1948?

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Many felt the Jews deserved help because they had suffered so much in the Holocaust.

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What was the outcome of the 1948 war between the new state of Israel and the Arabs living in and around Palestine?

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Israel won the war and the new state of Israel was even larger than originally planned.

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Why did the United States try to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait in 1990?

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Iraq's actions threatened the world's oil supply.