War on terror - US history Flashcards

7223406361	How did Israel's creation results in regional problems?	The division of Palestine into two states	0
7223406362	Division of Palestine: Jewish state	Israel	1
7223406363	Division of Palestine: Arab state	Palestine	2
7223406364	How long has the US been connected to Israel?	Since 1949	3
7223406365	Why did the Persian Gulf War Start?	Iraq invaded Kuwait	4
7223406366	The US involvement in the Persian Gulf war	Fighting force formed under the United Nations flag	5
7223406367	Who command of the United Nations?	US	6
7223406368	What was the Iraq's punishment in the Persian gulf war	The US put economic sanctions on Iraq and UN inspections	7
7223406369	What was the first reason for Al Qaeda source of anti-American hatred	The US government wasn't consistent with groups extremist interdependence of Islam infidels	8
7223406370	What was the second reason for al qaeda source of anti-American hatred	US support for other infidel governments, especially Israel	9
7223406371	What was the third reason for Al Qaeda's source of anti-American hatred	The US involvement in gulf war in Somalia and continued US presence in Middle East	10
7223406372	Why did the 1993 World Trade Center bombing happen	To avenge suffering of Palestine by US supporting Israel	11
7223406373	What was the direct link between the 1993 attack and 9/11	The organizer of 93 was the nephew of the organizer of 9/11	12
7223406374	Was saddam Hussein removed from power after the Persian gulf war	No	13
7223406375	What was the reason for the 9/11 bombing	Retaliation for US support of Israel US involvement in Persian Gulf war Continued US presence in the middle east	14
7223406376	War on terror refers to	US military actions after 9/11	15
7223406377	Operation enduring freedom: who was the government controlled by?	Taliban	16
7223406378	Operation enduring freedom: the Taliban government allowed al-qaeda to use the country as a what?	Base	17
7223406379	Operation enduring freedom: Al Qaeda ran several blank there at the base	Training camps	18
7223406380	We demanded they turn over bin Laden, they refused, US entered on	October 2, 2001	19
7223406381	Operation Iraqi freedom: in 2002 State of the Union address, President George Bush identified Iraq as harboring what members	Al Qaeda	20
7223406382	Operation Iraqi freedom: and 2002 stated the Union address, President George Bush identified Iraq is making/stockpiling	WMDs	21
7223406383	WMD	Weapons of mass destruction	22
7223406384	Arab spring	Democratic uprisings that developed/spread across the Arab world in 2011	23
7223406385	ISIS	Islamic state of Iraq and Syria	24
7223406386	ISIL	Islamic state of Iraq and Levant	25
7223406387	DAESH	European name	26
7223406388	Caliphate	Land ruled by an Islamic leader	27
7223406389	Caliph	Leads a caliphate	28
7223406390	How many rebel groups in the Syrian Civil War were fighting	5	29
7223406391	Who was the president during the Syrian Civil War	Bashar al-Assad's	30
7223406392	How did Russia get involved in the Syrian conflict	Russia recognizes al-Assads government as the official Syrian government	31
7223406393	Where does Russia have a key naval base	Syria along the Mediterranean sea	32
7223406394	What does the US support in Syria	Syria's/Assad's main opposition group, the national Coalition, and provides limited military assistance in the form of airstrikes	33
7223406395	President trumps Syrian policy	Assad launched a chemical attack on civilians, to which trump responded with 59 Tomahawk missiles, destroying a Syrian air base and 20% of Syrias Air Force capabilities	34
7223406396	DMZ	Demilitarized Zone	35
7223406397	What is the bigger meaning of the cease-fire	A state of war still exist between North Korea and South Korea	36
7223406398	The first main issue North Korea is working on with its nuclear weapons program is	Delivery system	37
7223406399	Delivery system issue	Has to be able to travel long grange to reach the US	38
7223406400	The second main issue North Korea's working on with its nuclear weapons program is	Size of warhead	39
7223406401	Size of warhead issue	Has to be small enough to fit on the missile	40
7223406402	How does the US expect China to play a role in keeping North Korea in line	China's North Korea's largest trading partner/puts pressure on North Korea	41
7223406403	Nuclear deterrence	Threat of nuclear response - to keep peace	42
7223406404	Why is North Korea so persistent and its development of nuclear missiles	Nuclear deterrence and for Kim Jong-un political protection	43