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1975-Present Day
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Before WWII, Countries in the Middle East were part of this empire: | Ottoman Empire |
| Why were many Ares (people from the Middle East) angered by the creation of Israel? | Because land was taken from them (Specifically from Palestine) to create Israel |
| Why did the UN (United Nations) create Israel? | They felt that Jewish people (Jews) needed a homeland after all that they went through during the Holocaust |
| How has the United States helped to bring Peace to the Middle East? | The United States has held many peace talks between the leaders of the Arab countries and Israel |
| Why did Iraq's dictator, Saddam Hussein, invade the small country of Kuwait in 1990? | To take back oil fields and for access to the Persian Gulf |
| Why did the United States become involved in the Persian Gulf War? | Because a lot of the United States' oil came from Kuwait |
| What was the outcome of the Persian Gulf War? | United States troops pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait |
| What happened to the United States on September 11, 2001? | Terrorist attacks. Planes crashed into and knocked down the Twin Towers, crashed into Pennsylvania and also into the Pentagon... killing thousands of people |
| Who was the #1 suspect for the terrorist attacks? | Osama bin Laden |
| What was the purpose of the War on Terrorism? | To find the people responsible for attacking the US and to prevent future terrorist attacks |
| Why did the US invade invade Afghanistan in 2001? | To find Bin Laden and to dismantle the Taliban Government |
| Why did the US invade Iraq in 2003? | To find Bin Laden and destroy their secret supply of weapons of mass destruction (WMD's) |
| When and where was Bin Laden finally found? | May 2, 2011 in Pakistan |
| Which Soviet Leader began to allow for freedom of speech throughout the Soviet Union? | Mikhail Gorbachev |
| What did the citizen of the Soviet Union demand? | Freedom from the Soviet Union and from communist rule |
| What happened in Berlin, Germany in 1989? | The Berlin wall was torn down |
| When did the Soviet Union collapse and then made into Russia and multiple other countries? | 1992 |
| Which US president encouraged the tearing down of the Berlin Wall and ended the Cold War without going to actual battle (FDR, JFK, Ronald Reagan) | Ronald Reagan |
| What technology was introduced in the 1970's? | Personal Computers |
| December, 1991, Gorbachev resigned as President the Soviet Union. This was the end of the Soviet Union. We call this the __________ of the Soviet Union | Collapse |
| Which is NOT true about Personal Computers? They allow us to keep in touch with loved ones, complete homework, conduct nnresearch, teleport to the future) | Teleport to the future 😉 |
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