Question 1

The Maastricht Agreements of 1991

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A) provided for a common policy on workers' rights. 
B) accelerated integration of the EU and created the euro. 
C) expanded the membership of the EU to include formerly communist states. 
D) allowed EU members to opt out of some of its provisions. 
E) All of these. 
A) provided for a common policy on workers' rights. 
B) accelerated integration of the EU and created the euro. 
C) expanded the membership of the EU to include formerly communist states. 
D) allowed EU members to opt out of some of its provisions. 
E) All of these.

Question 2

As European integration proceeds

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A) regional identities have intensified and devolution has occurred. 
B) national differences have largely disappeared. 
C) Europeans have been thoroughly Americanized. 
D) differences among political ideologies have disappeared. 
E) the EU has resisted becoming involved in the preservation of national identities. 
A) regional identities have intensified and devolution has occurred. 
B) national differences have largely disappeared. 
C) Europeans have been thoroughly Americanized. 
D) differences among political ideologies have disappeared. 
E) the EU has resisted becoming involved in the preservation of national identities.

Question 3

Postcommunist Poland

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A) experienced a 50 percent rise in GDP between 1990 and 2005. 
B) became one of the "big six" in Europe. 
C) suffered a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D) attracted considerable foreign investment. 
E) All of these. 
A) experienced a 50 percent rise in GDP between 1990 and 2005. 
B) became one of the "big six" in Europe. 
C) suffered a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D) attracted considerable foreign investment. 
E) All of these.

Question 4

What is austerity?

Accepted Answer

A) A social policy that encourages assimilation of immigrants 
B) An economic policy that emphasizes low taxes and high spending 
C) An economic policy that emphasizes high taxes and government spending cuts 
D) An economic policy that emphasizes low taxes and government spending cuts 
E) A social policy that seeks increased European integration 
A) A social policy that encourages assimilation of immigrants 
B) An economic policy that emphasizes low taxes and high spending 
C) An economic policy that emphasizes high taxes and government spending cuts 
D) An economic policy that emphasizes low taxes and government spending cuts 
E) A social policy that seeks increased European integration

Question 5

What continent has the highest growth rate?

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A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) South America 
D) North America 
E) Africa 
A) Europe 
B) Asia 
C) South America 
D) North America 
E) Africa

Question 6

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

Accepted Answer

The essay should exp

Question 7

There was a broad based coalition, with a resolution from the United Nations, in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

After World War II, adherence to traditional religion in Europe

Accepted Answer

A) declined drastically, though many stayed culturally Christian. 
B) initially declined but has recently rebounded. 
C) has remained roughly the same as in the United States. 
D) increased as Europe lost its hegemony in the world. 
E) increased as churches have increased their charitable role in society. 
A) declined drastically, though many stayed culturally Christian. 
B) initially declined but has recently rebounded. 
C) has remained roughly the same as in the United States. 
D) increased as Europe lost its hegemony in the world. 
E) increased as churches have increased their charitable role in society.

Question 9

The Kyoto protocol called for reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Terrorism was a global threat as shown by terrorist incidents in

Accepted Answer

A) Pennsylvania. 
B) Basque. 
C) Chechnya. 
D) London. 
E) All of these 
A) Pennsylvania. 
B) Basque. 
C) Chechnya. 
D) London. 
E) All of these

Question 11

The United States has historically been linked with the model called "Social Market Economy."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Maastricht agreements provided for a common currency and central banking structure by 1999, but left no provisions for workers' rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Global Financial Crisis began in Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

Accepted Answer

A) Continuation of the political consensus in the West following World War II 
B) Tensions between the West and the Islamic world 
C) Unprecedented economic and technological changes 
D) Concern about the pace of European integration 
E) A growing backlash against globalization 
A) Continuation of the political consensus in the West following World War II 
B) Tensions between the West and the Islamic world 
C) Unprecedented economic and technological changes 
D) Concern about the pace of European integration 
E) A growing backlash against globalization

Question 15

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

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A) Enjoyed wide support from the Western democracies 
B) Russians, disenchanted with reform, created resentment for both Yeltsin and the West. 
C) Attempted to restore a reform type communist government 
D) Government negotiated the independence of Chechnya 
E) Yeltsin chose Putin for prime minister in 1999. 
A) Enjoyed wide support from the Western democracies 
B) Russians, disenchanted with reform, created resentment for both Yeltsin and the West. 
C) Attempted to restore a reform type communist government 
D) Government negotiated the independence of Chechnya 
E) Yeltsin chose Putin for prime minister in 1999.

Question 16

Define and trace the project of "Modernity."

Accepted Answer

This question can be approached a number

Question 17

Among the major trends in the world economy today is(are)

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese dominance in manufacture. 
B) China's control of much of the U.S.national debt. 
C) a substantial move of European automotive production to east-central Europe. 
D) former communist countries of east-central Europe appeal to manufacturers in the West. 
E) All of these. 
A) Chinese dominance in manufacture. 
B) China's control of much of the U.S.national debt. 
C) a substantial move of European automotive production to east-central Europe. 
D) former communist countries of east-central Europe appeal to manufacturers in the West. 
E) All of these.

Question 18

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Unrestricted economic opportunity is not seen as a threat. 
B) Europeans feel unrestricted upward mobility is the prime goal in their economic system. 
C) Disparity in income is not an issue. 
D) Job security as in civil service is primarily important. 
E) Health insurance is the responsibility of the employer. 
A) Unrestricted economic opportunity is not seen as a threat. 
B) Europeans feel unrestricted upward mobility is the prime goal in their economic system. 
C) Disparity in income is not an issue. 
D) Job security as in civil service is primarily important. 
E) Health insurance is the responsibility of the employer.

Question 19

Which of the following is not true about the environment?

Accepted Answer

A) Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe. 
B) The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes. 
C) U.S.withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism. 
D) Consumer culture still threatens the environment. 
E) Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world. 
A) Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe. 
B) The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes. 
C) U.S.withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism. 
D) Consumer culture still threatens the environment. 
E) Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world.

Question 20

What is ethnic cleansing?

Accepted Answer

A) Limitation of immigration 
B) Enforcement of a single language 
C) Forced relocation or even killing of unwanted ethnic groups 
D) A Russian policy regarding Ukrainians 
E) European attitudes toward Muslim immigrants 
A) Limitation of immigration 
B) Enforcement of a single language 
C) Forced relocation or even killing of unwanted ethnic groups 
D) A Russian policy regarding Ukrainians 
E) European attitudes toward Muslim immigrants

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

The Maastricht Agreements of 1991

As European integration proceeds

Postcommunist Poland

What is austerity?

What continent has the highest growth rate?

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

There was a broad based coalition, with a resolution from the United Nations, in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

After World War II, adherence to traditional religion in Europe

The Kyoto protocol called for reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide.

Terrorism was a global threat as shown by terrorist incidents in

The United States has historically been linked with the model called "Social Market Economy."

Maastricht agreements provided for a common currency and central banking structure by 1999, but left no provisions for workers' rights.

The Global Financial Crisis began in Italy.

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

Define and trace the project of "Modernity."

Among the major trends in the world economy today is(are)

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

Which of the following is not true about the environment?

What is ethnic cleansing?

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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