Question

choose the two reasons that the united states became involved in the persian gulf war (1990-1991). a the u.s. became involved in the persian gulf war to end the iranian hostage crisis. b the u.s. became involved in the persian gulf war to remove iraqi soldiers from kuwait. c the u.s. became involved in the persian gulf war to secure natural gas fields in the middle east. d the u.s. became involved in the persian gulf war to stop the taliban from hiding osama bin - laden. e the u.s. became involved in the persian gulf war to secure their oil interest in the middle east.

Explanation:

• Option A: The Iranian Hostage Crisis was in 1979 - 1981, not related to the 1990 - 1991 Persian Gulf War. Eliminate A.
• Option B: Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and the US - led coalition aimed to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait. This is a valid reason.
• Option C: The main resource concern was oil, not natural gas. Eliminate C.
• Option D: The Taliban and Osama bin - Laden were related to later conflicts (like the War on Terror post - 9/11), not the Persian Gulf War. Eliminate D.
• Option E: The Middle East has significant oil reserves, and the US had oil interests there. Securing oil interests was a key reason for involvement.

Answer:

B. The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to remove Iraqi soldiers from Kuwait.
E. The U.S. became involved in the Persian Gulf War to secure their oil interest in the Middle East.