America in Iraq and Afghanistan

• The US invaded the countries of Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the War on Terrorism that followed the 9/11 attacks– US troops invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and will be

pulled out by the end of 2014– US troops invaded Iraq in 2003 and left in 2011

SourcesGuiding Question: What were the causes and

consequences of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?• Read each source and highlight or underline

anything that can help you answer the guiding question

• Write down the in-text citation for each source• Come up with a summary of what each source has

to say about the guiding question• Make a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting

the causes and consequences of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan