US Presence in the Middle East ss7h2d

Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?

• To find Osama Bin Laden
• The find and take (WMD) weapons of mass destruction
• To arrest terrorists
• To show their power and strength

Saddam's troops burned the oil fields of kuwait when they left.

• True
• False

What did the UN do to Iraq when Saddam was kicked out of Kuwait?

• Fine the country of Iraq

• Require Saddam to return all the things he took from Kuwait

• Force a formal apology to the United Nations

• Place an embargo on Iraq

What caused the Persian Gulf War?

• The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia

• Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil

• Al-Qaeda invaded Pakistan

• the Taliban used WMDs on a mosque

Why did the US invade Kuwait?

• Saddam wanted to get acces tot he Persian Gulf and the oil fields
• Saddam wanted to take of Iran
• Saddam wanted to take over Kuwaits gold and diamond mines
• Saddam wanted to create a new country 

What happened to Osama bin Laden's body when he was killed by Navy Seals?

• buried in Afghanistan
• cremated and returned to Saudi Arabia
• buried at sea within 24 hours
• returned to his family

What happened on September 11th?

• Terrorist bombed New York

• Planes were hijacked and crashed

• Iraq declared war on the U.S.

• Nothing

The U.S. believed Iraq had _______ ______ ________ _______to and invaded which country in 2003. 

• Osama bin Laden
• 9/11 bombs
• acid rain 
• WMD's 

What type of new government are the countries of Afghanistan and Iraq starting after U.S. help? 

• anarchies
• monarchy
• dictatorship
• democracies

What is a Al-Qaeda?

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