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Who's Who, What's What, and Where Is This War Anyway?


Thanks and credit to Time For Kids and Reuters
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Directions:

Read the questions first, and then read the short paragraph or click on the link provided to get more information. When you are finished with all your questions, click Score Me at the bottom of the page and make sure that a monitor records your grade.


America is at war! President Bush has allied with England, Spain, Bulgaria, Australia, and other nations to bring about a change in the government in Iraq. Because of fears that Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, might be making and hiding weapons of mass destruction (nerve gas and biological weapons, like Anthrax) President Bush has decided to overthrow the Iraqi President. Where is Iraq?

Click Here to see a map of Iraq.
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1). How many countries neighbor Iraq?
13
10
6
5

2). Which neighbor did Iraq invade in 1990? Hint: this invasion is what started the 1991 Gulf War.
Turkey
Jordan
Syria
Kuwait

3). Which neighbor was Iraq at war with for most of the 1980s? Hint: this neighbor is to the north of Iraq.
Iran
Jordan
Syria
Kuwait


Read each of the following questions carefully so that you know what to look for when you click on the link below. Answer each of the questions about the people involved in the current war in Iraq.

Click Here for a Who's Who of the current Iraqi conflict.
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4). Who is the President of Iraq?
George Bush
George Clinton
Uday Hussein
Saddam Hussein

5). What is the UN?
The United Nations, a world wide organization of nations.
United Nubians, a hip hop group out of Brooklyn.
The Unsheltered Nations, a group of countries who hate the French.
Under Nabib, an Arab organization that meets sells oil.

6). Who is the Secretary General of the UN?
Qusay Hussein.
Colin Powell.
Jacques Chirac.
Kofi Annan.

7). Who is 43rd President of the United States?
Qusay Hussein.
George W. Bush.
Jacques Chirac.
Kofi Annan.

8). What are the names of Saddam Hussein's sons?
Qusay and Vantwan.
Uday and Kofi.
Uday and Qusay.
Demetris and Larry.


Click here to find information about the war with Iraq.
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9). Why did the U.S. decide to go to war against Iraq?
Because the United States wants to own all of the Middle East (the region where Iraq is located).
President George W. Bush says the leader of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, is a cruel and dangerous man who is hiding illegal weapons from the rest of the world.
Because the United States thinks Osama Bin Laden is hiding in Iraq.
Because Syria and Kuwait asked the United States to invade Iraq.