Radical Islamic Fundamentalism Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Many members located around ______________ Refused to sell ________to countries friendly with ___________ High oil prices gave them ____________and power The Iranian Revolution (1979) Shah Reza Pahlavi -Adopted __________culture/technology -________________guilty of corruption/repression Overthrown by ___________ Ayatollah Khomeini -________________Fundamentalist -Iran’s new ruler Radical Islamic Fundamentalism -Sought to restore basic _____values Reaction to Western influences Calls for strict enforcement of ___________(Islamic) law Iran Under Khomeini -Constitution based on the ________ (theocracy) -Supported _______________in Lebanon and elsewhere Iran Hostage Crisis -__________________hostages held at U.S. Embassy in Tehran -Released hostages _________days later The First Gulf War Saddam Hussein -Imposed brutal dictatorship in ________ -Engaged in brutal war with ___________for 8 years -Invaded oil-rich ___________ U.S. Response -Feared invasion of _________ -Troops sent to expel Iraqis from __________ -Allowed _____________to remain in power -Wealthy Saudi -Helped fight against Soviets in Afghanistan -Angered by U.S. presence in __________________________ -Terrorist organization formed by ___________________ -Radical Islamic Fundamentalists -Fighting ____________(holy war) against West -Trained members in Afghanistan camps -__________________terrorists hijacked U.S. commercial airliners -Crashed into ____________________and ___________________________ -U.S. President -Declared __________________________ Osama bin Laden Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda & the 9/11/01 Attacks 9/11/01 George W. Bush Taliban -Radical Islamic Fundamentalists -Gained control of _______________________after Soviet defeat -Imposed strict __________________beliefs -Allowed terrorist groups (al-Qaeda) to operate training camps U.S. in Afghanistan -Afghan government refused to surrender bin Laden -U.S. and allies invaded and overthrew ________________ -_______________captured/killed in 2011 Iraq -World leaders suspected _______________was hiding WMDs (weapons of mass destruction – nuclear, biological, chemical weapons) -Refused to allow ___________inspectors to monitor country U.S. in Iraq -U.S. and allies invaded in 2003 -Hussain captured and ________________ -________________were never found Arab Spring -Series of _____________________________________that spread throughout the Middle East -Started in ___________ -Spread to Bahrain, Yemen, and Sudan Dictators Overthrown -Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya Syria -_______________________used brutal force to stay in power -Ongoing civil war has causes a ________________crisis The War in Afghanistan The Second Gulf War The Arab Spring
Radical Islamic Fundamentalism Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Many members located around ______________ Refused to sell ________to countries friendly with ___________ High oil prices gave them ____________and power The Iranian Revolution (1979) Shah Reza Pahlavi -Adopted __________culture/technology -________________guilty of corruption/repression Overthrown by ___________ Ayatollah Khomeini -________________Fundamentalist -Iran’s new ruler Radical Islamic Fundamentalism -Sought to restore basic _____values Reaction to Western influences Calls for strict enforcement of ___________(Islamic) law Iran Under Khomeini -Constitution based on the ________ (theocracy) -Supported _______________in Lebanon and elsewhere Iran Hostage Crisis -__________________hostages held at U.S. Embassy in Tehran -Released hostages _________days later The First Gulf War Saddam Hussein -Imposed brutal dictatorship in ________ -Engaged in brutal war with ___________for 8 years -Invaded oil-rich ___________ U.S. Response -Feared invasion of _________ -Troops sent to expel Iraqis from __________ -Allowed _____________to remain in power -Wealthy Saudi -Helped fight against Soviets in Afghanistan -Angered by U.S. presence in __________________________ -Terrorist organization formed by ___________________ -Radical Islamic Fundamentalists -Fighting ____________(holy war) against West -Trained members in Afghanistan camps -__________________terrorists hijacked U.S. commercial airliners -Crashed into ____________________and ___________________________ -U.S. President -Declared __________________________ Osama bin Laden Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda & the 9/11/01 Attacks 9/11/01 George W. Bush Taliban -Radical Islamic Fundamentalists -Gained control of _______________________after Soviet defeat -Imposed strict __________________beliefs -Allowed terrorist groups (al-Qaeda) to operate training camps U.S. in Afghanistan -Afghan government refused to surrender bin Laden -U.S. and allies invaded and overthrew ________________ -_______________captured/killed in 2011 Iraq -World leaders suspected _______________was hiding WMDs (weapons of mass destruction – nuclear, biological, chemical weapons) -Refused to allow ___________inspectors to monitor country U.S. in Iraq -U.S. and allies invaded in 2003 -Hussain captured and ________________ -________________were never found Arab Spring -Series of _____________________________________that spread throughout the Middle East -Started in ___________ -Spread to Bahrain, Yemen, and Sudan Dictators Overthrown -Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya Syria -_______________________used brutal force to stay in power -Ongoing civil war has causes a ________________crisis The War in Afghanistan The Second Gulf War The Arab Spring