The US-LED War on Terrorism Overview: For this assignment, you will be required to demonstrate your knowledge of the current situations in Afghanistan and Iraq. You will be in the Small Lab in the LRC on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The assignment will be due on Friday. The details on the assignment are listed below. Directions: Below are boxes for you to check off as you complete each one in an organized fashion.
Received the readings on Afghanistan and Iraq Received the questions that go along with each reading Read each document Please answer the following questions concerning the US-led War in Afghanistan: o What happened before the war began? o Why did the war begin? o What was the purpose of the war? o What happened during the war? o What has happened since the Taliban have been kicked out of power in 2001? o What does Afghanistan’s future look like? o Include 2 pictures with captions that illustrate points o Cite sources at the end of the paper Please answer the following questions concerning the US-led war in Iraq that includes: o What happened before the war began? o Why did the war begin? o What was the purpose of the war? o What happened during the war? o What has happened since Saddam Hussein’s government has been overthrown in 2003? o What does the future of Iraq look like? o Include 2 pictures with captions that illustrate points o Cite sources at the end of the paper Stapled my Afghanistan and Iraq questions together Handed in my Answered questions by FRIDAY. Extra Credit: Wrote a ½ page paper on Osama bin Laden’s (a) involvement in current wars & (b) his current whereabouts
Resources you can use are: (a) Readings (b)Power-points on the Pathfinder (c) Pathfinder websites (d)Books in the LRC
Grading: 50 points Grading Scale Requirements A = 45 – 50 points Thoroughly answered questions and were very accurate,
grammatically correct B = 40 – 44 points Answered questions and were accurate, Grammatically good C = 35 – 39 points Answered questions but not thoroughly and / or accurate, decent grammar D = 30 – 34 Attempted to answer, but were incomplete – missing pieces and points grammar F = 00 – 29 points Questions not completed and / or completed appropriately