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Using this timeline, answer the questions below.

1. What happens in 1921? 2. What happens in 1933? 3. With whom does Gen. Mohammed Daoud Khan make an alliance? Why? 4. 1973 was a pivotal point in Afghanistan’s history. Why? 5. In what year did Afghanistan first start to experience political turmoil? (Hint: They take on the Soviet Union) 6. In 1979, the U.S. cuts off ties with Afghanistan. Why? Who invades Afghanistan? 7. When does Osama bin Laden make his first visit to Afghanistan? 8. Why does Osama shift his focus from the Soviet Union to the United States in 1988? 9. In 1992 Afghanistan endures yet another coup. Which group takes over this time? What are the problems with this group? 10. Why do most Afghans believe the Taliban takeover in 1993 is a good thing at first? 11. Why do more than a million Afghans flee to Pakistan between the years 1995 and 1999? 12. What was America’s answer to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001?