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Directions: Complete the following questions using the links listed below.
Step 1: Reasons for the Conflict:
Iraq
1.) - Read the section titled Illegal Weapons and summarize it in your own words http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar751414&st=iraq
Afghanistan
2.) -Read the first three paragraphs and summarize it in your own words http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar753087&st=afghanistan
Step 2: Enemies of the United States
Iraq
3.) - Read the section article and describe who the United States wanted to get rid of https://www.bbc.com/news/world-64980565
Afghanistan
4.) - Read the section called Introduction and explain who the United States wanted to get rid of. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/taliban-afghanistan
5.) -Also read this article and take note of what terrorist in particular is possibly hiding in Afghanistan and what their objectives were. https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/taliban-afghanistan
Step 3: Key Foreign Figures
Iraq
6.) - Scan the profiles on this page and note the main key figures from the country and why the U.S. wanted to target them https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/the-iraq-wars-key-players-where-are-they-now/
Afghanistan
7.) - Read the introduction and the section titled Cheating Charges to find the two key figures in Afghanistan and why they are key https://www.britannica.com/event/Afghanistan-War
Step 4: Key American Figures
Iraq
8.) - Scan the profiles on this page and note the main key figures from the U.S. involved in the conflict and why they are important https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_terror
Afghanistan
9.) - As the war intensifies in Afghanistan, the two key figures who will be assisting President Obama will be his Secretary of Defense and his Secretary of Homeland Security. Using the website, identify the people who hold these positions https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/government/cabinet.html
Step 5: Troop Deployments
Iraq and Afghanistan
10.)- Use the map on the website below to find out how many troops the United States had in each country in 2007.
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/maps/world/fullpage.troop.deployments/world.index.html
Step 6: Points of View
Read the following web pages and find two different opinions about each conflict.
11.) Do a basic web search for a piece sharing an opinion about the war on terror (Iraq, Afghanistan, or both). Read two and comment on your opinions on the war comparing and contrasting with the opinions from the articles you find. Needs to be at least 2 paragraphs. Make sure you put the links for both of your articles at the end of your opinion.
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