The Iraq War (2003-2011)
What was the primary justification the U.S. government gave for invading Iraq in 2003?
What is "Claims that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction." (WMDs)
What event directly triggered the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?
What is "The 9/11 terrorist attacks."
On what date did the 9/11 Attacks occur?
What is "September 11, 2001."
What country did Iraq invade in 1990, triggering the Gulf War?
What is "Kuwait."
What year was the modern state of Israel established?
What is "1948."
Which Iraq leader was removed from power as a result of the 2003 invasion?
What is "Saddam Hussein."
Which group was the U.S. targeting for harboring al-Qaeda?
What is "The Taliban."
What terrorist organization carried out the attacks?
What is "al-Qaeda."
What was the name of the U.S. led military operation to remove iraqi forces from Kuwait?
What is "Operation Desert Storm."
What term describes the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in 1948?
What is "the Nakba."
What major ethnic and religious groups clashed during the post-invasion civil conflict?
What is "Sunni Arabs, Shia Arabs, and Kurds."
What was the main goal of the early U.S. mission in Afghanistan?
What is "To destroy al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power."
What were the four main targets of the hijacked planes?
What is "World Trade Center North and South Tower, Pentagon, and a fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers intervened."
What was Iraq's main motivation for invading Kuwait?
What is "Control of oil resources and disputes over oil production and debt."
What territory did Israel capture in the 1967 Six-Day War that remains central to the conflict?
What is "The West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem."
What extremist group emerged partly from the instability after the Iraq War?
What is "ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)."
What major challenge made the war difficult to end?
What is "The Taliban's ability to regroup in rural areas and across the Pakistan border."
Who was the leader of al-Qaeda at the time of the attacks?
Which international organization authorized the use of force against Iraq?
What is "The United Nations."
What is the name of the Palestinian political and militant group that controls Gaza?
What is "Hamas."
In what year did the U.S. officially withdraw combat troops from Iraq?
What is "2011."
In what year did the U.S. complete its full withdrawal from Afghanistan?
What is "2021."
What major U.S. government action was created in response to 9/11?
What is "the Department of Homeland Security."
What Tactic did Iraqi forces use while returning from Kuwait?
What is "They set Kuwait oil wells on fire."
What is the main unresolved issue at the center of conflict?
What is "Competing claims over land, borders, and statehood, especially Jerusalem."