The U.S. War in Afghanistan
In 2011 what did U.S. President George W. Bush vows to do?
Win the war against terrorism
Who founded Islamic extremist group al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
What was the start and end time of the Iraq War?
2003-2011
What was the Persian Gulf War also known as?
Operation Desert Storm or the First Gulf War
What were the causes and effects of the Israeli conflicts?
Competing claims over land and self-determination between Israelis and Palestinians.
In what year does Afghan President Karzai and U.S. President Bush issue a joint declaration?
2005
What two places were attacked on 9/11
Twin Towers and the Pentagon
What does WMD stand for?
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Hussein delivered a speech in which he accused neighboring nation Kuwait of what?
siphoning crude oil from the Ar-Rumaylah oil fields
How did Europeans reshape Southwest Asia
Southeast Asia's social structure has changed due to colonialism, which also introduced contemporary Western concepts.
Where was Al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden killed?
Pakistan
How many planes were hijacked in the 9/11?
four commercial airplanes
In what year did US forces invade Iraq?
2003
What year did the Persian Gulf War start?
early August 1990.
What was the name of the group that attacked Israel in 1948?
The Arab League
The U.S. War in Afghanistan lasted how many years?
20 years
How much did the damage cost in 9/11?
Property damage alone cost about $100 billion
Who became the Prime Minister in Iraqi in 2006?
Nouri al-Maliki
who led the United States in 2002?
George W. Bush
President Anwar Sadat and the Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin met in secret with the U.S President
Who is Jimmy Carter
Who was Ahmad Shah Massoud, commander of the Northern Alliance, an anti-Taliban coalition assassinated by?
al-Qaeda operatives
How many jobs were lost due to 9/11?
600,000 jobs were lost
In what year did the last U.S soldiers leave Iraq?
2011
When did the long-running Iran-Iraq War end?
In August 1988, when the United Nations-brokered ceased fire
What was the war known as in which Egypt, Jordan, and Syria attacked Israel in 1967?
The Six-Day War