Conflict in the Middle East
By attacking the USS Cole, al-Qaeda ultimately aimed to eliminate all sea-based attacks in Yemen. send a violent warning message to the United States. demonstrate the Taliban's power in Afghanistan. destroy all American forces in the Middle East.
send a violent warning message to the United States.
What best characterizes Iraq and Afghanistan today? Both nations have stable governments. Both nations are experiencing periods of peace. Both nations struggle with unrest. Both nations are ruled by dictators.
Both nations struggle with unrest.
What was the source of al-Qaeda's hostility toward the West? Involvement in Middle Eastern affairs Removal of al-Qaeda's leader from power Calling al-Qaeda a terrorist organization Refusal to pressure the Soviets to leave Afghanistan
Involvement in Middle Eastern affairs
As part of the war on terror, what action did the United States take in Afghanistan? It captured Osama bin Laden. It jailed all members of al-Qaeda. It told Americans to leave Afghanistan. It drove the Taliban out of power.
It drove the Taliban out of power.
Al-Qaeda's main targets on September 11, 2001, were Boston, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. New York City and Washington, DC. Boston, New York City, and Washington, DC.
New York City and Washington, DC.
rose to power by restoring order in Afghanistan after the war with the Soviet Union.
The Taliban
On what basis did al-Qaeda most likely choose its first American bombing targets? The targets were apt to contain a large number of US troops. The targets were at sea, so no one else around would be hurt. The targets had repeatedly attacked the Taliban government. The targets were in Africa, which is not far from the Middle East.
The targets were in Africa, which is not far from the Middle East.
Why did Saddam Hussein use weapons of mass destruction against Kurdish people and Shiite Muslims? They started a turf war within Iraq's borders. They sided with Kuwait in the Persian Gulf War. They plotted to give control of Iraq to Saudi Arabia. They rebelled against Saddam Hussein's rule.
They rebelled against Saddam Hussein's rule.
How did al-Qaeda get its start? as a Middle Eastern religious organization as a terrorist group that attacked the United States as a force against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as a peace-seeking Islamic political party
as a force against Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Department of Homeland Security was created to keep noncitizens from entering the United States. protect the United States from terrorist attacks. make US citizens more secure in their homes. strengthen US military presence overseas.
protect the United States from terrorist attacks.