View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On Mayt 1, 2003, in what aircraft carrier did Bush fly to and give a speech?

2. Where did Thomas Hutson, a Dari speaker who served as a political officer, suggest that Dostum go for medical treatment?

3. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?

4. In 2007, how much of the world's supply of opium was generated from Afghanistan?

5. When did Maj. Christopher Plummer, an infantry officer, arrive in Kabul to coordinate training and fielding for the Afghan army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute say about strategic thinking in regards to Afghanistan?

2. How did American struggle to determine whose side Pakistan was on?

3. How did Roger Pardo-Maurer describe Kandahar?

4. Why was imposing a strong, centralized government in Afghanistan foolish according to American soldiers and Lt. Col. Todd Guggisberg?

5. What were Richard Boucher's thoughts about dealing with warlords?

6. What did an Afghan general said about the three different types of Taliban in Chapter 8?

7. What problems were there with the U.S. building a security force in Afghanistan?

8. What were Rumsfeld's snowflakes?

9. How did some U.S. officials say that the Bush administration looked away from Afghanistan?

10. How were Special Forces team mobiled to influence the emotions, thinking and behavior of ordinary Afghans and their leaders and how successful were they?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Corruption was rampant in Afghanistan. Who was responsible for the corruption in Afghanistan and why?

Essay Topic 2

There seemed to be no “coherent long-term strategy” (105) in Afghanistan. What strategies were tried in Afghanistan, and how did they affect operations in the country?

Essay Topic 3

The U.S. was tasked with the creation of the Afghan army. Why was training so difficult and unsuccessful?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 977 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample