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What was the reason for the US attack on Afghanistan in 2001?

  • Libya sponsored terrorist attacks
  • Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
  • The Taliban was sheltering al-Qaeda leaders (correct)
  • Iran was accused of harboring al-Qaeda members
  • Who did the US track to a house in Pakistan and kill in 2011?

  • Muammar Gaddafi
  • Ayatollah Khomeini
  • Saddam Hussein
  • Osama bin Laden (correct)
  • What did Colin Powell show in a UN meeting as a reason for the US-led attack against Iraq in 2003?

  • Iraq had weapons of mass destruction (correct)
  • Iran was funding terrorist organizations
  • Libya was actively sponsoring terrorist attacks
  • The Taliban was sheltering al-Qaeda leaders
  • Which country has been accused by the US of harboring al-Qaeda members and trying to gain influence in Iraq?

    <p>Iran</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization based in Lebanon does the US deem as a terrorist group because it seeks Israel's destruction?

    <p>Hezbollah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which country does not recognize Taiwan as sovereign?

    <p>China</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who currently controls the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands?

    <p>Japan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization operates in Western Sahara where the U.N. has been unable to reach a resolution?

    <p>Polisario Front</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of a nation-state?

    <p>A state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the development of states trace back to according to the text?

    <p>Fertile Crescent</p> Signup and view all the answers

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