USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which event directly contributed to the development of the international terrorist organization al-Qaeda?
A
the British partition of the Arabian Peninsula
B
the Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula
C
the Soviet War in Afghanistan
D
the U.S. war in Vietnam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -al-Qaeda, Arabic al-Qāʿidah (“the Base”), broad-based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. Al-Qaeda began as a logistical network to support Muslims fighting against the Soviet Union during the Afghan War; members were recruited throughout the Islamic world.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush announced a comprehensive plan to seek out and stop terrorists around the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration declared a worldwide “war on terror, ” involving open and covert military operations, new security legislation, efforts to block the financing of terrorism, and more.

Detailed explanation-4: -They were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks consisted of suicide attacks used to target symbolic U.S. landmarks.

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