Question 1

Which nation participated with the U.S.in its 2003 invasion of Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Russia 
A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Russia

Question 2

By 2011, Germany's role in the EU was

Accepted Answer

A) that of military superpower. 
B) dominant and controlling. 
C) the economic superpower which had survived the financial crisis. 
D) weak and powerless. 
E) completely beholden to Russia. 
A) that of military superpower. 
B) dominant and controlling. 
C) the economic superpower which had survived the financial crisis. 
D) weak and powerless. 
E) completely beholden to Russia.

Question 3

Discuss the fate of the political consensus reached in western Europe after World War II.How did politics change or remain the same after 1980?

Accepted Answer

Drawing on information from Ch

Question 4

What was the treaty that established the European Economic Community?

Accepted Answer

A) NATO treaty 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Maastricht Treaty 
D) Treaty of Rome 
E) Treaty of Versailles 
A) NATO treaty 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Maastricht Treaty 
D) Treaty of Rome 
E) Treaty of Versailles

Question 5

Which was not an aspect of European politics in the late 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Issues surrounding immigration and assimilation 
B) Expansion of the Euro and the EU 
C) Opposition to the welfare state 
D) Mass consumerism 
E) Regionalism 
A) Issues surrounding immigration and assimilation 
B) Expansion of the Euro and the EU 
C) Opposition to the welfare state 
D) Mass consumerism 
E) Regionalism

Question 6

All of the following are true of economic globalization except that

Accepted Answer

A) free trade is not always fair trade. 
B) it raises concerns about diversity and conformity. 
C) its costs and benefits are questioned by many. 
D) Americanization is most popular in France. 
E) trade agreements seem to threaten job losses in developed nations. 
A) free trade is not always fair trade. 
B) it raises concerns about diversity and conformity. 
C) its costs and benefits are questioned by many. 
D) Americanization is most popular in France. 
E) trade agreements seem to threaten job losses in developed nations.

Question 7

Which nation has not yet been affected by the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

A) Tunisia 
B) Egypt 
C) Syria 
D) Libya 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Tunisia 
B) Egypt 
C) Syria 
D) Libya 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 8

Explain the problems of pluralism and assimilation faced by many contemporary European societies.How are these problems the product of centuries of European history? How are the challenges being handled?

Accepted Answer

Students should explain how the conseque

Question 9

Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition.How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?

Accepted Answer

The essay requires an appreciation for t

Question 10

All of the following persist(s)in western Europe except

Accepted Answer

A) widespread poverty. 
B) high unemployment. 
C) workers who had jobs were more secure than their American counterparts. 
D) employers were less able to adapt to changing conditions. 
E) government reform efforts provoked protests. 
A) widespread poverty. 
B) high unemployment. 
C) workers who had jobs were more secure than their American counterparts. 
D) employers were less able to adapt to changing conditions. 
E) government reform efforts provoked protests.

Question 11

What new nation resulted from NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

A) Serbia 
B) Albania 
C) Slovenia 
D) Croatia 
E) Kosovo 
A) Serbia 
B) Albania 
C) Slovenia 
D) Croatia 
E) Kosovo

Question 12

Which is not an aspect of a welfare state?

Accepted Answer

A) Social Security 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) Disability insurance 
E) All of these are aspects of a welfare state 
A) Social Security 
B) Medicare 
C) Medicaid 
D) Disability insurance 
E) All of these are aspects of a welfare state

Question 13

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) being very unpopular with the public. 
B) the emergence of a growing middle class. 
C) restrictions placed on the media. 
D) attempting to increase the population by expanding maternity benefits and grants to mothers. 
E) winning international acceptance, making Russia a major international player. 
A) being very unpopular with the public. 
B) the emergence of a growing middle class. 
C) restrictions placed on the media. 
D) attempting to increase the population by expanding maternity benefits and grants to mothers. 
E) winning international acceptance, making Russia a major international player.

Question 14

Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Nelson Mandela and the Universality of Human Values, " answer the following question: everyone has heard of the many political triumphs of Mandela, but what does anyone know of the personal man who spent 27 years in prison because of his fight against apartheid? By studying his speech, what does a person learn about the personal man that is Mandela?

Accepted Answer

The student has many choices here and ma

Question 15

Although the European Union (EU)had adopted a common currency, the EU lacked a mechanism for coordinated economic policy overall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The "social market economy" refers to the

Accepted Answer

A) newly industrialized economies in Asia. 
B) American emphasis on free enterprise and market forces. 
C) combination of capitalism and a secure safety net in Europe. 
D) dynamics of the singles market in the age of the Internet. 
E) lesser emphasis on subsidies. 
A) newly industrialized economies in Asia. 
B) American emphasis on free enterprise and market forces. 
C) combination of capitalism and a secure safety net in Europe. 
D) dynamics of the singles market in the age of the Internet. 
E) lesser emphasis on subsidies.

Question 17

Which of the following correctly describes the architecture and urban planning of the post-modern era?

Accepted Answer

A) Incorporating living history in postmodern buildings 
B) Celebrated variety, mixture, and complexity 
C) Calatrava, Rossi, and Gehry were important post-modern architects. 
D) Represents the wider, complex approach to history and tradition 
E) All of these 
A) Incorporating living history in postmodern buildings 
B) Celebrated variety, mixture, and complexity 
C) Calatrava, Rossi, and Gehry were important post-modern architects. 
D) Represents the wider, complex approach to history and tradition 
E) All of these

Question 18

In 2011 what was the economic status of the EU?

Accepted Answer

A) All nations had identical monetary and fiscal policies 
B) All nations had different monetary and fiscal policies 
C) Nations managed their own monetary policies, but the EU managed fiscal policy 
D) Nations managed their own fiscal policies, but the EU managed monetary policy 
E) There was total economic sovereignty in Europe 
A) All nations had identical monetary and fiscal policies 
B) All nations had different monetary and fiscal policies 
C) Nations managed their own monetary policies, but the EU managed fiscal policy 
D) Nations managed their own fiscal policies, but the EU managed monetary policy 
E) There was total economic sovereignty in Europe

Question 19

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

Accepted Answer

A) its rapid unification. 
B) the transfer of the capital back to Berlin. 
C) its military spending remained high compared with that of the United States, Britain, and France. 
D) the reopening of the Reichstag. 
E) German participation in NATO air strikes in Yugoslavia. 
A) its rapid unification. 
B) the transfer of the capital back to Berlin. 
C) its military spending remained high compared with that of the United States, Britain, and France. 
D) the reopening of the Reichstag. 
E) German participation in NATO air strikes in Yugoslavia.

Question 20

NATO intervention in Kosovo was controversial because it

Accepted Answer

A) violated national sovereignty. 
B) came in the absence of any intervention in Rwanda. 
C) set a troubling precedent. 
D) would force NATO to occupy Kosovo as well as Serbia. 
E) All of these. 
A) violated national sovereignty. 
B) came in the absence of any intervention in Rwanda. 
C) set a troubling precedent. 
D) would force NATO to occupy Kosovo as well as Serbia. 
E) All of these.

Exam 30: A Continuing Experiment: the West and the World Since 1989

Which nation participated with the U.S.in its 2003 invasion of Iraq?

By 2011, Germany's role in the EU was

Discuss the fate of the political consensus reached in western Europe after World War II.How did politics change or remain the same after 1980?

What was the treaty that established the European Economic Community?

Which was not an aspect of European politics in the late 20th century?

All of the following are true of economic globalization except that

Which nation has not yet been affected by the Arab Spring?

Explain the problems of pluralism and assimilation faced by many contemporary European societies.How are these problems the product of centuries of European history? How are the challenges being handled?

Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition.How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?

All of the following persist(s)in western Europe except

What new nation resulted from NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia?

Which is not an aspect of a welfare state?

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

Although the European Union (EU)had adopted a common currency, the EU lacked a mechanism for coordinated economic policy overall.

The "social market economy" refers to the

Which of the following correctly describes the architecture and urban planning of the post-modern era?

In 2011 what was the economic status of the EU?

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

NATO intervention in Kosovo was controversial because it

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia Ca1500-400 Bc

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca350 Bc

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, Ca1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

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Which was not an aspect of European politics in the late 20^th century?