Ottoman Empire
This means to divide or split up
What is Partition?
He was the dictator of Iraq during the two conflicts, Persian Gulf and Operation Iraqi Freedom
Who is Saddam Hussein?
This was the President that led the United States into wars with Afghanistan and Iraq.
Who is George W. Bush?
The U.S. was afraid that Iraq (Saddam H.) was building these, which caused the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
What are Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) or Nuclear Weapons?
The Ottoman Empire was partitioned after being on the losing end of this major conflict
What is World War I?
Which event led to the outbreak of the Persian Gulf War?
What is Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
In 2001, the United States invaded Afghanistan in response to this major event
What is the terrorist attacks on September 11th or 9/11?
This is a Jewish movement of people who believed that Jewish people needed their own homeland for religious reasons.
What is Zionism or Zionists?
The invasion of Iraq officially began in March of this specific year.
What is 2003?
These two European countries were responsible for partitioning the Ottoman Empire
What is Britain and France?
The Persian Gulf War was fought for six weeks, between January and February of what year?
What is 1991?
Who was the leader of the terrorist organization called al-Qaeda; took the United States 10 years to capture/kill him.
Who is Osama bin Laden?
Why did support for the establishment of a Jewish State emerge after World War II?
What is the events of the Holocaust?
What was the code name of the U.S.-led military operation that began in Iraq in 2003?
What is Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Ignoring existing traditional and cultural boundaries caused this direct result of the Europeans partitioning the Ottoman Empire
What is regional conflict?
What were the code names of the U.S. military operations of the Persian Gulf War?
What is Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm?
In 2021, the U.S. fully withdrew its military from Afghanistan, leading this militant group to quickly retake control of the country's government.
Who are the Taliban?
Which Muslim group believed that any future leader of Islam must be a blood relative or direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad himself?
Who is Shia Muslims?
What did investigators discover about the alleged stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction after the invasion?
What is NO WMDs were ever found?
Give one example on how the partitioning of Ottoman Empire caused regional conflict after World War I.
Any of the following:
Sunni v. Shia Muslim Conflict
Palestine v. Israeli Conflict
Kurdish Nationalism
Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait
What was the key objective of U.S. military action against Iraq in the Persian Gulf War?
What is protect ally Saudi Arabia from invasion and their oil fields?
This is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan, which was captured by U.S.-backed forces in late 2001 and recaptured by the Taliban in 2021.
What is Kabul?
This is one cause for the conflict between the Palestinians and Israeli government
What is both claim that God granted the same land to their people?
What was one major consequence of removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq?
What is Iraq experienced political instability and violence or the country struggled to rebuild its government?