Conflict in the Middle East

Question 1

The Department of Homeland Security was created to

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protect the United States from terrorist attacks.

Question 2

On what basis did al-Qaeda most likely choose its first American bombing targets?

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The targets were in Africa, which is not far from the Middle East.

Question 3

Why did Saddam Hussein use weapons of mass destruction against Kurdish people and Shiite Muslims?

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They rebelled against Saddam Hussein’s rule.

Question 4

What best characterizes Iraq and Afghanistan today?

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Both nations struggle with unrest.

Question 5

What is a coalition?

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a political alliance

Question 6

What was the source of al-Qaeda’s hostility toward the West?

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Involvement in Middle Eastern affairs

Question 7

Operation Desert Storm was the name of

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the ground invasion in Kuwait.

Question 8

By attacking the USS Cole, al-Qaeda ultimately aimed to

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send a violent warning message to the United States.

Question 9

What was the most likely motivation for Iraqis to set fire to oil wells in Kuwait?

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They wanted revenge when they were forced to retreat from Kuwait.

Question 10

Al-QaedaThe TalibanSaddam HusseinOsama bin Laden

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The Taliban

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