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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. When did Lt. Col. Richard Phillips run a combat support hospital in eastern Afghanistan?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2004.

2. In 2009, how many illegal votes did Karzai receive?
(a) About 1 million.
(b) 1.5 million.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 750,000.

3. How many troops did the Soviets put in Afghanistan?
(a) 275,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 250,000.
(d) 350,000.

4. When did Afghan witnesses report that U.S. warplanes mistakenly bombed a wedding party near a remote village in Nangahar province?
(a) July 11, 2008.
(b) June 4, 2008.
(c) July 6, 2008.
(d) June 22, 2008.

5. What country accepted the task of creating a new Afghan police force?
(a) French.
(b) Germans.
(c) Italians.
(d) British.

Short Answer Questions

1. By December 2001, how many troops were on the ground in all of Afghanistan?

2. How many American were badly wounded during a fight that began after a report that a dozen heavily armed men dressed in black had crossed the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan?

3. Between 2001 and 2020, how much money did the U.S. allocated for reconstruction, aid programs, and Afghan security forces?

4. In 2008 with the addition of 3,000 troops, how large was the U.S. force in Afghanistan?

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

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