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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. Saul learns that CIA trained and armed ___________ have blown up to the Mosul to Baghdad rail line.

2. What statue do civilians people when the Army and Marine forces enter Baghdad?

3. What color is the terror level threat after Bush decides to give Saddam and his sons a chance to leave?

4. The British press is calling Tony Blair Bush's ____________, as Rice learns from David Manning.

5. Chirac did an interview with _____________ calling for 30 days more of inspections.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bush tell Rice when she visits him in Crawford after Christmas with her aunt?

2. What is the information Tim receives about Dora Farm that suggests a family gathering?

3. What does Bush want to do in light of the French making a second resolution impossible?

4. After months of work, what does Saul find that will help to inform the US military?

5. What does Rice worry about the role of Britain in the war after Blair wants Gerson's draft to be revised?

6. What does the Hybrid Plan condense into just nine hours on March 21?

7. What does Bush tell Powell when he meets with him on January 13 without Rice or Cheney hovering over them?

8. What does Meyer worry about, causing Franks to use 2000 pound bombs instead of the planned weapons?

9. On February 24, Bush and the National Security Council are briefed on what issue?

10. What are the words of advice that Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel has for Bush?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The media coverage of the events leading up to the Iraq war show a media that did not necessarily agree with the President and his policies.

Part 1: Is it ever possible for the media to be completely impartial when they are reporting on current world events? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think the media supported the President at first, but then began to look for holes in the logic and evidence?

Part 3: Should the media always support the actions of the President? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The reinspection of Iraq by the UN inspectors seems to have not gone in the direction that Bush wanted it to go.

Part 1: Do you think Bush wanted the inspectors to find more than they did? Why or why not?

Part 2: What would Bush have gained if the inspectors had found evidence of WMD? Why would this be important to him?

Part 3: Is it fair for Bush to be upset with Blix over not giving him the answers he wanted to hear? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The catalyst for many of the issues with Iraq seems to be the events of 9/11, even though the links between Iraq and the attacks are unclear.

Part 1: Why do you think 9/11 became such a catalyst for the ongoing war in Iraq?

Part 2: Do you think the war in Iraq would have happened had 9/11 not taken place? Why or why not?

Part 3: Why do you think 9/11 and Iraq were linked together during this time period? Why was it simple to link the two?

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