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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. When did Ryan Crocker become ambassador to Pakistan?

2. In 2002, when was Bush asked if he wanted to meet with General Franks and General McNeill?

3. How many soccer balls did a second psy-ops team in Bagram distribute beginning in 2002?

4. How many interviews was The Afghanistan Papers based on?

5. During the early part of the war, where did soldiers have to fly their dirty laundry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Abdul Rashid Dostum?

2. What transportation does Bush take when he gives an adddress on May 1, 2003 and where does he give his address?

3. How was Afghanistan different from when Ronald Neumann, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, visited there in 1967 and then returned in 2006?

4. Why did Army Maj. William Burley grow a beard when he went to Afghanistan?

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

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

7. How did the war in Afghanistan transform Bush's political standing?

8. What struggles did Lt. Gen. David Barno have when he was sent to Afghanistan 2003?

9. How was the U.S. backed by NATO and others when it declared war against al-Qaeda?

10. How did the American save Dostum's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

False narratives were created about the Afghan war. Were these narratives outright lies or a prevarication?

Essay Topic 3

The U.S. attempted a number of nation-building efforts in Afghanistan. Why were these efforts mostly unsuccessful?

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