From which date to which date did the Global War on Terror last?

From which date to which date did the Global War on Terror last?

• A. Oct. 7, 2001 to Aug. 30, 2021
• B. Sep. 11, 2001 to Sep. 11, 2011
• C. Oct. 7, 2000 to Oct. 7, 2020
• D. Jan. 1, 2001 to Jan. 1, 2021

Answer: (A)

The timeframe being tested is the duration of the Global War on Terror as it is commonly framed in U.S. military history: it starts with the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks and ends with the completion of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The start date is October 7, 2001, when American and allied forces began operations in Afghanistan. The end date is August 30, 2021, the day the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, bringing the long campaign in that theater to a close. This matches the provided end-to-end span of October 7, 2001 to August 30, 2021. The other options either use the wrong starting event (the attacks on September 11, 2001, occurred before the invasion began) or pick end dates that don’t align with the major U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan, or they mix in arbitrary dates that don’t reflect the long-running effort.

The timeframe being tested is the duration of the Global War on Terror as it is commonly framed in U.S. military history: it starts with the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks and ends with the completion of the Afghanistan withdrawal. The start date is October 7, 2001, when American and allied forces began operations in Afghanistan. The end date is August 30, 2021, the day the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, bringing the long campaign in that theater to a close.

This matches the provided end-to-end span of October 7, 2001 to August 30, 2021. The other options either use the wrong starting event (the attacks on September 11, 2001, occurred before the invasion began) or pick end dates that don’t align with the major U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan, or they mix in arbitrary dates that don’t reflect the long-running effort.