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a) The government of the United States believed that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).

b) Iraq was protecting Osama bin Laden from being captured by American troops.

c) Iraqi terrorists threatened to capture the city of Mecca from Saudi Arabia.

d) The United States wanted to take possession of all oil reserves within Iraq.

a) The U.S. depends on natural resources found in SW Asia.

b) The U.S. wants to preserve historical sites in SW Asia.

c) The U.S. wants to stop the spread of communism in SW Asia.

d) The U.S. enforces laws proposed by OPEC.

a) The U.S. believed that Afghanistan was offering safety to al-Qaeda, the organization that attacked the U.S. on 9/11/2001.

b) Afghanistan invaded the country of Israel and threatened the United States’ supply of oil.

c) The United Nations asked the United States to overthrow the government of Afghanistan.

d) The United States was afraid that Afghanistan was working to develop WMDs, and they wanted to put an end to the program.

a) Iraq invaded Kuwait, and billions of barrels of oil were threatened.

b) Saddam Hussein and the Ba’ath Party of Iraq were responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

c) Saudi Arabia began an invasion of Israel in order to control the Suez Canal.

d) The United States embassy in Iran was overtaken, and dozens of Americans were being held hostage.

a) the creation of modern Israel in 1948

b) the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869

c) the formation of OPEC in 1960

d) the Persian Gulf conflict in 1990-91

a) Religion has played a major role in creating conflict in the region.

b) Manufacturing has become the region’s main economic activity.

c) Most countries in the region have adopted constitutions that guarantee equal rights for all citizens.

d) Most citizens in the region have come to enjoy a high standard of living.

a) Millions of Jews were taken to concentration camps and killed.

b) Large deposits of oil were discovered in modern-day Iran.

c) Turkey fell under the leadership of Ataturk and his followers.

d) Egypt invaded Israel over a dispute concerning the Jordan River.

a) the State of Israel

b) the Islamic Republic of Iran

c) the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

d) the Republic of Turkey

a) the belief that Jews deserved to return to their homeland in Palestine where they had lived hundreds of years earlier.

b) the idea that all religious groups should have their own states

c) the plan to let Arabs and Jews share the land in Palestine equally

d) the hope that all governments will be based on religious principles

a) a dispute over who the spirtual leaders should be

b) constant invasions from the Europeans

c) how to colonize northern Africa

d) the formation of the Ottoman Empire

a) regional conflict

b) regional peace

c) regional wealth

d) regional pollution

a) There was a large amount of prejudice against the Jews.

b) The Jews took control of most of the oil reserves located in the Middle East.

c) The Arabs and Jews began to cooperate on the creation of a Jewish state.

d) The Jews began warring with the Persians and Kurds over control of the Jordan River.