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He was the Governor of Texas (1995-2000) and the President of the United States (2001-2009).
a) George W. Bush
b) Mikhail Gorbachev
c) Osama bin Laden
d) Saddam Hussein

This Soviet leader helped end the Cold War by negotiating a positive relationship with the United States
a) George W. Bush
b) Mikhail Gorbachev
c) Osama bin Laden
d) Saddam Hussein

This was a conflict in 1990-1991 between Iraq and the US-led coalition forces to liberate Kuwait after the Iraqi invasion.
a) Al Qaeda
b) George W. Bush
c) Persian Gulf War
d) Osama bin Laden

This is a terrorist group that was responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
a) Osama bin Laden
b) Persian Gulf War
c) Al Qaeda
d) George W. Bush

He was President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and during both Persian Gulf Wars.
a) Osama bin Laden
b) Saddam Hussein
c) Mikhail Gorbachev
d) George W. Bush

This Saudi Arabian man was the organizer of the September 11th attacks and was the head of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group.
a) Saddam Hussein
b) Osama bin Laden
c) George W. Bush
d) Mikhail Gorbachev

This is the oldest, monotheistic religion and is based on the Hebrew Bible
a) Judaism
b) Islam
c) Christianity
d) Shia

This is a monotheistic religion that originated from the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
a) Christianity
b) Judaism
c) Islam
d) Sunni

This language is spoken not only by many people in the Middle East but also by some groups living in North Africa.
a) Hebrew
b) Kurdish
c) Islam
d) Arabic

This is the name for the ancient civilization- and people- that lived in the Land of Canaan. They are the ancestors of the Israelites and formed their own early language, still in use today.
a) Hebrew
b) Arabic
c) Judaism
d) Kurdish

This is the second largest denomination of Islam, after Sunni Islam. Though a minority in the Muslim world, this group constitutes the absolute majority of the populations in Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Iraq, as well as a plurality in Lebanon.
a) Sunni
b) Kurdish
c) Arabic
d) Shia

This is largest denomination of Islam, embracing up to 90% of the world's Muslims. It considers itself to be the orthodox form of Islam.
a) Shia
b) Sunni
c) Kurdish
d) Arabic

This is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.
a) Hebrew
b) Christianity
c) Judaism
d) Islam

This ethnic group is found in northern Iran, northern Iraq, and eastern Turkey, and was targeted by Saddam Hussein in the 1990s when they wanted independence from Iraq.
a) Sunni
b) Shia
c) Kurdish
d) Islam

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