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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which country helps the U.S. strengthen its military presence in the Middle East?
(a) Oman.
(b) Kuwait.
(c) Saudia Arabia.
(d) Egypt.

2. What unexpected event happens after the Persian Gulf War?
(a) The U.S. stays stationed in the Middle East.
(b) The U.N. occupies Kuwait.
(c) The U.S. leaves Saudi Arabia quicker than planned.
(d) The U.S. spreads their troops further and into southwest Asia.

3. What results in the Soviets' attempt to invade the central Asian region?
(a) They are able to keep presence until the fall of U.S.S.R.
(b) It creates unlikely alliances in the Middle East/central Asia/ Persian Gulf.
(c) They withdraw in 1988.
(d) They withdraw but impress communist influence in the region.

4. What is the U.N. Special Commission's (UNSCOM) job?
(a) To oversee Hussein's punishment.
(b) Require Iraq to destroy chemical, biological, nuclear, missile programs.
(c) To oversee the rebuilding of Kuwait.
(d) To keep an alliance of the Arab nations intact.

5. Who else wants to convict Omar Abdel Rahman for terrorism?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Afghanistan.
(d) Lebanon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What influences the U.S to stop their attack on Iraq?

2. After homeland issues are assured in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, what is the Situation Room's next topic?

3. Why is the Iranian Revolution important to the U.S.?

4. Which countries are involved with the bombings of Marine barracks in Lebanon?

5. What is the FBI' s role in the World Trade Center bombing?

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