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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Hackworth spend in An Kle?

2. Who was Secretary of the Army in 1969?

3. What was the first major engagement for Hackworth and his men?

4. What did Hackworth spend most of his time doing working with General Timothy?

5. What was the system in the Pentagon preventing, according to Hackworth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Chapter 22 a transcript of?

2. What did Hackworth say of his experience with the NVA troops?

3. What did Hackworth say about working at the Pentagon according to Chapter 17?

4. Who did Hackworth meet when he was on R&R?

5. What two events marked the needed tactical and psychological victory in Vietnam?

6. Why was Hackworth hospitalized during the Battle of La Drang Valley?

7. What did Hackworth formulate to achieve the same high body count as Hunt?

8. What did Hackworth establish in Vietnam with General Marshall?

9. What did the Army make arrangements for Hackworth to do in Chapter 13?

10. Who was Hackworth called to brief and what did Hackworth receive?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine how prisoners of war were treated during the Korean War.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the bureaucratic procedure in the United States and analyze Hackworth's belief that the system prevents changes in training policy.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the reasons why the Korean War started, and how the issues between South and North Korea were resolved.

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