Conflict in the Middle East Quiz
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.
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.
The Taliban remained in power in Afghanistan until 1996. 1990. 2012. 2001.
2001
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.
Which statements about Saddam Hussein are accurate? Check all that apply. He was a dictator. He was president of Iran. He was overthrown. He invaded Iraq in 1980. He committed war crimes.
He was a dictator. He was overthrown. He committed war crimes.
Why did Saudi Arabia fear an Iraqi invasion? Iraq invaded nearby Kuwait for its oil. Iran and Iraq were at war near the Saudi border. Iraq attacked ships in Saudi Arabian waters. Saudi Arabia was Kuwait's closest ally.
Iraq invaded nearby Kuwait for its oil.
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.
Why was the US invasion of Iraq controversial? Many nations strongly supported the Iraqi government. Iraq had been an ally to the United States and Europe for many years. Many did not agree that Iraq presented a terrorist threat. Iraq was allied with the Taliban, but it was not responsible for 9/11.
Many did not agree that Iraq presented a terrorist threat.
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.
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