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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Obama's Overreach, 2009-2010.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 2006, how much of Afghanistan's entire economic output did U.S. officials estimate that poppies powered?
(a) 1/2.
(b) 1/3.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 1/4.

2. How many troops deployed to Afghanistan over two decades?
(a) 775,000.
(b) 920,000.
(c) 680,000.
(d) 825,000.

3. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?
(a) December 8.
(b) November 2.
(c) September 13.
(d) October 21.

4. When did the Soviet invade Afghanistan?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1979.

5. In January 2007, how many troops did Bush announce he would send to Iraq?
(a) 21,500.
(b) 49,000.
(c) 30,700.
(d) 50,400.

Short Answer Questions

1. As of August 2020, how many female U.S. troops had been killed in Afghanistan?

2. On February 27, 2007, how did the suicide bomber arrive at Bagram Air Base?

3. In 2008, how far from Bagram did Black Hawk helicopters carrying Joe Biden, John Kerry, and Chuck Hagel have to make an emergency landing in a snowstorm?

4. According to Pentagon statistics in Chapter 7, how many times had more than 28,000 troops deployed to Afghanistan?

5. In Chapter 6, for how long did most troops deploy to the war zone in Afghanistan?

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