Question 1

What was the name of the 1992 treaty that transformed the European Community into the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A) the Treaty of Schengen 
B) the Treaty of Brussels 
C) the Treaty of Westphalia 
D) the Treaty of Maastricht 
E) the Treaty of Ghent 
A) the Treaty of Schengen 
B) the Treaty of Brussels 
C) the Treaty of Westphalia 
D) the Treaty of Maastricht 
E) the Treaty of Ghent D

Question 2

What was the Spanish government's response to Catalonians voting for independence in 2017?

Accepted Answer

A) It agreed to allow Catalonia to leave if it would join a new Spanish commonwealth. 
B) It kicked Catalonia out of Spain before independence could be approved. 
C) It imposed direct control on Catalonia from Madrid. 
D) It demanded a new election on different terms. 
E) It agreed to depose the Spanish king and abolish the monarchy. 
A) It agreed to allow Catalonia to leave if it would join a new Spanish commonwealth. 
B) It kicked Catalonia out of Spain before independence could be approved. 
C) It imposed direct control on Catalonia from Madrid. 
D) It demanded a new election on different terms. 
E) It agreed to depose the Spanish king and abolish the monarchy. C

Question 3

In 2015,the terrorist organization ISIS attacked the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's headquarters,located in what European capital?

Accepted Answer

A) London 
B) Madrid 
C) Amsterdam 
D) Brussels 
E) Paris 
A) London 
B) Madrid 
C) Amsterdam 
D) Brussels 
E) Paris E

Question 4

What was the goal of the founders of the European Community in 1967?

Accepted Answer

A) to create a stronger military alliance against the Soviet Union 
B) to create a common currency for all of Western Europe 
C) to bring about European economic integration 
D) to remove border controls on the European continent 
E) to create closer ties with the United States 
A) to create a stronger military alliance against the Soviet Union 
B) to create a common currency for all of Western Europe 
C) to bring about European economic integration 
D) to remove border controls on the European continent 
E) to create closer ties with the United States

Question 5

What best describes "AfD"?

Accepted Answer

A) an economic group pushing for the acceptance of the euro 
B) Alternative Germany,a far-right,anti-immigration party in Germany 
C) a Hungarian special police force 
D) an activist group lobbying for a reduction in nuclear weapons arsenals 
E) a joint terrorism taskforce 
A) an economic group pushing for the acceptance of the euro 
B) Alternative Germany,a far-right,anti-immigration party in Germany 
C) a Hungarian special police force 
D) an activist group lobbying for a reduction in nuclear weapons arsenals 
E) a joint terrorism taskforce

Question 6

Which European nation experienced rioting in October and November of 2005 as a result of the isolation and discrimination felt by North and West African Muslim youth?

Accepted Answer

A) Belgium 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) United Kingdom 
A) Belgium 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) United Kingdom

Question 7

In 2015,nearly every nation in the world signed an agreement to try to prevent further climate change in which European capital?

Accepted Answer

A) Brussels 
B) Berlin 
C) London 
D) Paris 
E) Rome 
A) Brussels 
B) Berlin 
C) London 
D) Paris 
E) Rome

Question 8

Whom have some European populist leaders convinced that voters are the cause of all of their nations' problems?

Accepted Answer

A) the leaders of the Catholic Church 
B) Russian agents 
C) immigrants 
D) nationalist politicians 
E) industrialists 
A) the leaders of the Catholic Church 
B) Russian agents 
C) immigrants 
D) nationalist politicians 
E) industrialists

Question 9

Why did Ukrainian protestors choose orange as the color of their revolution in late 2004 and early 2005?

Accepted Answer

A) Orange was the color of Ukrainian nationalists in the Russian Revolution. 
B) Orange symbolized a desire to approach the red of communism without a full return to Soviet policies. 
C) Orange combined the red of communism with the yellow of the Ukrainian flag. 
D) Orange was the color of the Ukrainian nobility before Russian conquest. 
E) Orange contrasted with the dismal gray of Ukrainian politics. 
A) Orange was the color of Ukrainian nationalists in the Russian Revolution. 
B) Orange symbolized a desire to approach the red of communism without a full return to Soviet policies. 
C) Orange combined the red of communism with the yellow of the Ukrainian flag. 
D) Orange was the color of the Ukrainian nobility before Russian conquest. 
E) Orange contrasted with the dismal gray of Ukrainian politics.

Question 10

What nickname was given to the 2016 British vote on whether to leave the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A) Brexit 
B) Open Britain 
C) Britain Stronger 
D) Free England 
E) Independence UK 
A) Brexit 
B) Open Britain 
C) Britain Stronger 
D) Free England 
E) Independence UK

Question 11

What was the name of the common currency introduced by the European Union in 2002?

Accepted Answer

A) euro 
B) franc 
C) mark 
D) peseta 
E) ruble 
A) euro 
B) franc 
C) mark 
D) peseta 
E) ruble

Question 12

Beginning in the late 1960s,what was a major factor in the increasing percentage of the foreign-born workforce across Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) refugees coming to Europe from wars in Central Africa 
B) refugees from communism in Eastern Europe 
C) guest-worker programs created to make up for labor shortfalls 
D) emigration of Europeans to North America 
E) emigration of Europeans to South and East Asia 
A) refugees coming to Europe from wars in Central Africa 
B) refugees from communism in Eastern Europe 
C) guest-worker programs created to make up for labor shortfalls 
D) emigration of Europeans to North America 
E) emigration of Europeans to South and East Asia

Question 13

What are some of the economic and environmental costs of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A strong answer would include
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Question 14

Which nation elected the first populist government in Western Europe in 2018?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Italy 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) the United Kingdom 
A) Spain 
B) Italy 
C) Germany 
D) France 
E) the United Kingdom

Question 15

Which European nation supported the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Russia 
D) Spain 
E) Britain 
A) France 
B) Germany 
C) Russia 
D) Spain 
E) Britain

Question 16

Who led the campaign for a unified Europe that could compete with U.S.and Japanese economic strength as president of the European Commission in the mid-1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Jacques Chirac 
C) Jacques Delors 
D) Richard von Weizsäcker 
E) Margaret Thatcher 
A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Jacques Chirac 
C) Jacques Delors 
D) Richard von Weizsäcker 
E) Margaret Thatcher

Question 17

In 2014,Russia invaded and annexed the province of Crimea,which was part of which former Soviet state?

Accepted Answer

A) Belarus 
B) Ukraine 
C) Lithuania 
D) Georgia 
E) Kazakhstan 
A) Belarus 
B) Ukraine 
C) Lithuania 
D) Georgia 
E) Kazakhstan

Question 18

What was the right-wing nationalist party that came to power in Poland whose policies risked compromising the independence of the judiciary?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood and Iron 
B) Law and Justice 
C) Strength and Honor 
D) Blood and Soil 
E) Life and Freedom 
A) Blood and Iron 
B) Law and Justice 
C) Strength and Honor 
D) Blood and Soil 
E) Life and Freedom

Question 19

The success of the Brexit campaign has increased worries that which part of Great Britain would vote to leave it?

Accepted Answer

A) Scotland 
B) Wales 
C) England 
D) Northern Ireland 
E) Gibraltar 
A) Scotland 
B) Wales 
C) England 
D) Northern Ireland 
E) Gibraltar

Question 20

The anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic populist Viktor Orbán took control of which formerly communist nation,and has attempted to shape politics in surrounding nations as well?

Accepted Answer

A) Hungary 
B) Slovenia 
C) Slovakia 
D) Poland 
E) Moldova 
A) Hungary 
B) Slovenia 
C) Slovakia 
D) Poland 
E) Moldova

Exam 30: Global Challenges: the War Against Terror and the Uncertainties of a New Age

What was the name of the 1992 treaty that transformed the European Community into the European Union?

What was the Spanish government's response to Catalonians voting for independence in 2017?

In 2015,the terrorist organization ISIS attacked the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's headquarters,located in what European capital?

What was the goal of the founders of the European Community in 1967?

What best describes "AfD"?

Which European nation experienced rioting in October and November of 2005 as a result of the isolation and discrimination felt by North and West African Muslim youth?

In 2015,nearly every nation in the world signed an agreement to try to prevent further climate change in which European capital?

Whom have some European populist leaders convinced that voters are the cause of all of their nations' problems?

Why did Ukrainian protestors choose orange as the color of their revolution in late 2004 and early 2005?

What nickname was given to the 2016 British vote on whether to leave the European Union?

What was the name of the common currency introduced by the European Union in 2002?

Beginning in the late 1960s,what was a major factor in the increasing percentage of the foreign-born workforce across Europe?

What are some of the economic and environmental costs of globalization?

Which nation elected the first populist government in Western Europe in 2018?

Which European nation supported the United States' invasion of Iraq in 2003?

Who led the campaign for a unified Europe that could compete with U.S.and Japanese economic strength as president of the European Commission in the mid-1980s?

In 2014,Russia invaded and annexed the province of Crimea,which was part of which former Soviet state?

What was the right-wing nationalist party that came to power in Poland whose policies risked compromising the independence of the judiciary?

The success of the Brexit campaign has increased worries that which part of Great Britain would vote to leave it?

The anti-immigrant and anti-Semitic populist Viktor Orbán took control of which formerly communist nation,and has attempted to shape politics in surrounding nations as well?

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