Isreali-Palestinian conflict
What territory do both Israelis and Palestinians claim as their homeland?
What is Israel/Palestine?
What country did Iraq invade in 1990, starting the Persian Gulf War?
What is Kuwait?
What terrorist group was the main target of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
Who is al‑Qaeda?
What was the main reason the U.S. gave for invading Iraq in 2003?
What are weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)?
What is terrorism?
What is the use of violence to create fear for political goals?
What city is considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims and is claimed by both sides?
What is Jerusalem?
What was the main reason Iraq invaded Kuwait?
What is control of oil fields?
What group controlled Afghanistan and sheltered al‑Qaeda before the U.S. invasion?
Who are the Taliban?
What happened to Saddam Hussein after the U.S. invasion?
He was captured, tried, and executed.
What group carried out the 9/11 attacks?
Who is al‑Qaeda?
What group governs the Gaza Strip today?
Who is Hamas?
What was the name of the U.S.-led military operation to remove Iraq from Kuwait?
What is Operation Desert Storm?
What event triggered the U.S. to invade Afghanistan in 2001?
What are the September 11 attacks?
What extremist group grew in Iraq after the U.S. invasion?
What is ISIS?
Why is the Middle East important to many countries around the world?
What is its large supply of oil?
What major event in 1948 led to the displacement of many Palestinians?
What is the creation of the State of Israel?
Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict?
Who is Saddam Hussein?
What was the U.S. goal in Afghanistan?
What is to destroy terrorist networks and remove the Taliban from power?
What type of government did the U.S. help establish in Iraq?
What is a democratic government?
What is one reason terrorism has grown in SW Asia?
What is political instability or weak governments?
What is the name of the peace agreement attempted in the 1990s between Israel and the PLO?
What are the Oslo Accords?
What international organization demanded Iraq withdraw from Kuwait?
What is the United Nations?
What geographic feature makes Afghanistan difficult to control?
What are the Hindu Kush mountains?
What major challenge made rebuilding Iraq difficult after 2003?
What is sectarian violence between Sunni and Shia groups?
What international organization works to reduce terrorism worldwide?
What is the United Nations?