PERSISAN GULF WAR
A US lead military operation to liberate Kuwait from the Iraqi invasion in 1991
PERSIAN GULF WAR
Which of the following BEST describes operation Iraqi Freedom
A. a struggle between neighbors over oil rights
B. a global struggle against the slave trade
C. a search for weapons of mass destruction
D. a search for Osama bin Laden
C. a search for weapons of mass destruction
Who did the U.N. give the city of Jerusalem to as part of their Partition Plan of Palestine
NEITHER
What is the origin of the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims
A DISAGREEMENT OVER WHO SHOULD LEAD THE FAITH AFTER MOHOMMAD’S DEATH
Name of the government in Afghanistan accused of sheltering Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group.
TALIBAN
The US President during the Persian Gulf War (1991).
GEORGE W. BUSH (SR.)
The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 searching for ___________.
WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD)
What is the Arab reaction to the U.N. partition Plan
REJECT
________________ Muslims believe that Muhammed's friend Abu Bakr was the rightful leader of Islam after his death, and support the idea of selecting leadership through consensus
SUNNI
Leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States
OSAMA BIN LADEN
President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War and the US Invasion of Iraq in 2003.
SADAM HUSSEIN
The world was not surprised when Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait. He had been speaking out against what he claimed was illegal removal of oil by the Kuwaitis from his underground oil reserves. When the Kuwaiti and the Saudi governments requested assistance in solving this matter, the United States, Great Britain, Saudi Arabia, and other nations all joined forces to remove the Iraqi army from the nation of Kuwait. These nations formed a _______________ to fight Iraq
COALITION
People who believe that the Jewish people deserve a homeland in Israel for religious reasons are called
ZIONIST
A time during World War 2 when millions of Jews and others systematically were killed by Nazis.
HOLOCAUST
Leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States.
OSAMA BIN LADEN
Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the Persian Gulf War?
CONFLICT BETWEEN NATIONS OVER OIL RIGHTS
Where are the majority of Jewish people located in Southwest Asia today?
How was the Israeli Jewish vs. Palestinian Arab Muslim conflict finally resolved
IT WASN'T
TRUE OR FALSE:
politicians paid close attention to ethnic and religious groups on the land they were partitioning.
FALSE
What is the name of the terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks on the United States?
AL QAEDA
What was the result of the Persian Gulf war? (WHO WAS DEFEATED?)
IRAQI WAS DEFEATED
What were the reasons for the US invasion of Iraq in 2003?
THE U.S. SAW SADAM HUSSEIN AS A THREAT TO U.S. IN THE REGION AND BELIEVED HE HAD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTOIN
Who controlled the area of Palestine after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and before Israel was created
GREAT BRITAIN
Abigail grew up hearing stories about the mistreatment of her Jewish family by the governments of Europe throughout her childhood. Her uncle Adam would always explain to her that the Jewish people could never feel safe if they left their security up to non-Jewish governments, and cites to the Holocaust as evidence. As Abigail grew older she formed the belief that all Jewish people deserve a homeland of their own. Her viewpoints are those of a __________________.
ZIONIST
Which ethnic group did partitioning hurt by splitting them up amongst many nations (but not one nation they could control themselves)?
THE KURDS