Question 1

Which European country faced a meltdown during the economic crisis that remained unresolved as late as 2015?

Accepted Answer

A) Ireland 
B) Spain 
C) Italy 
D) Germany 
E) Greece 
A) Ireland 
B) Spain 
C) Italy 
D) Germany 
E) Greece

Question 2

The modern economy of the "new India" includes all of these features EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a prominent high-tech sector. 
B) a vital telecommunications industry. 
C) the world's largest film industry. 
D) a closely government entrepreneurial sector. 
E) large expatriate communities worldwide. 
A) a prominent high-tech sector. 
B) a vital telecommunications industry. 
C) the world's largest film industry. 
D) a closely government entrepreneurial sector. 
E) large expatriate communities worldwide.

Question 3

In 2014,global panic followed when cases of _________appeared outside West Africa,even though they were quickly contained.

Accepted Answer

A) H1N1 virus 
B) Ebola 
C) a virulent new strain of malaria 
D) swine flu 
E) smallpox 
A) H1N1 virus 
B) Ebola 
C) a virulent new strain of malaria 
D) swine flu 
E) smallpox

Question 4

Please define the following key terms
-Keynesianism

Accepted Answer

Keynesianism is an economic theory based

Question 5

Unlike other major economic powerhouses,India has been able to avoid problems between global economic success and inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman founded "Women Journalists without Chains," insisting that

Accepted Answer

A) women have been blocked from jobs in the journalism profession. 
B) her sole mission is to use the media to press for Arab women's rights. 
C) Arab women journalists should be allowed to travel to the countries that they cover. 
D) women should be free to express themselves publically. 
E) her activism focuses on freedom of information for all. 
A) women have been blocked from jobs in the journalism profession. 
B) her sole mission is to use the media to press for Arab women's rights. 
C) Arab women journalists should be allowed to travel to the countries that they cover. 
D) women should be free to express themselves publically. 
E) her activism focuses on freedom of information for all.

Question 7

Members of the BRIC include all of these nations EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Brazil. 
E) South Korea. 
A) Russia. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Brazil. 
E) South Korea.

Question 8

What inspired the global protests in the new millennium? What were people reacting against? What kinds of changes did they hope - or help - to bring to fruition?

Accepted Answer

The global protests in the new millenniu

Question 9

Please define the following key terms
-global climate change

Accepted Answer

Global climate change refers to the long

Question 10

Criticism of the World Trade Organization centers mainly on what issue?

Accepted Answer

A) The way deregulation favors multinational corporations 
B) Environmental regulations 
C) Labor unions 
D) Military dictatorships 
E) Human rights 
A) The way deregulation favors multinational corporations 
B) Environmental regulations 
C) Labor unions 
D) Military dictatorships 
E) Human rights

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-September 11,2001

Accepted Answer

September 11, 2001, also known as 9/11,

Question 12

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil surprised many observers by

Accepted Answer

A) announcing his former connections with labor organizations. 
B) focusing on environmental concerns. 
C) supporting economic liberalization as well as a safety net for the poor. 
D) creating a state-assisted infrastructure. 
E) supporting programs that benefited the rich over the poor. 
A) announcing his former connections with labor organizations. 
B) focusing on environmental concerns. 
C) supporting economic liberalization as well as a safety net for the poor. 
D) creating a state-assisted infrastructure. 
E) supporting programs that benefited the rich over the poor.

Question 13

During the war in Afghanistan,

Accepted Answer

A) Shi'ites and Sunnis shared political power for the first time. 
B) Kurdish groups gained independence from Iraq. 
C) Hussein regained power. 
D) an international coalition removed the Taliban from power. 
E) Afghani forces maintained Taliban strongholds and kept the Taliban in power. 
A) Shi'ites and Sunnis shared political power for the first time. 
B) Kurdish groups gained independence from Iraq. 
C) Hussein regained power. 
D) an international coalition removed the Taliban from power. 
E) Afghani forces maintained Taliban strongholds and kept the Taliban in power.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms
-weapons of mass destruction

Accepted Answer

Weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are a

Question 15

As Brazil's economy grew,China became a major market for Brazilian goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Beginning in 2015,the U.S.faced a new challenge in Iraq in the form of

Accepted Answer

A) a resurgent Taliban. 
B) a more virulent extremist group dubbed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
C) the hunt for Osama bin Laden. 
D) Kurdish domination of the Iraqi government. 
E) new threats of al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil. 
A) a resurgent Taliban. 
B) a more virulent extremist group dubbed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
C) the hunt for Osama bin Laden. 
D) Kurdish domination of the Iraqi government. 
E) new threats of al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil.

Question 17

India's economic growth has

Accepted Answer

A) provided new opportunities for people to purchase consumer goods. 
B) happened without its involvement in the technology sector. 
C) eliminated a great deal of corruption. 
D) ensured that rural Indians all have access to basic services such as clean water. 
E) ensured access to computer and internet technology for even the poorest sectors of society. 
A) provided new opportunities for people to purchase consumer goods. 
B) happened without its involvement in the technology sector. 
C) eliminated a great deal of corruption. 
D) ensured that rural Indians all have access to basic services such as clean water. 
E) ensured access to computer and internet technology for even the poorest sectors of society.

Question 18

In 2006,the death of its long-time ruler made ____ especially dangerous on matters of possible nuclear war.

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) China 
C) India 
D) South Korea 
E) North Korea 
A) Russia 
B) China 
C) India 
D) South Korea 
E) North Korea

Question 19

Which sport has had the greatest impact in regard to cultural globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Tennis 
B) Track 
C) Automobile racing 
D) Soccer 
E) Baseball 
A) Tennis 
B) Track 
C) Automobile racing 
D) Soccer 
E) Baseball

Question 20

What has been a negative consequence of the liberalization of India's economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Political instability 
B) Rise of an industrial-military complex 
C) Real estate swindles that cost rural Indians their land 
D) Decline in growth rates 
E) Decline of the middle class 
A) Political instability 
B) Rise of an industrial-military complex 
C) Real estate swindles that cost rural Indians their land 
D) Decline in growth rates 
E) Decline of the middle class

Which European country faced a meltdown during the economic crisis that remained unresolved as late as 2015?

The modern economy of the "new India" includes all of these features EXCEPT

In 2014,global panic followed when cases of _________appeared outside West Africa,even though they were quickly contained.

Please define the following key terms -Keynesianism

Unlike other major economic powerhouses,India has been able to avoid problems between global economic success and inequality.

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman founded "Women Journalists without Chains," insisting that

Members of the BRIC include all of these nations EXCEPT

What inspired the global protests in the new millennium? What were people reacting against? What kinds of changes did they hope - or help - to bring to fruition?

Please define the following key terms -global climate change

Criticism of the World Trade Organization centers mainly on what issue?

Please define the following key terms -September 11,2001

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil surprised many observers by

During the war in Afghanistan,

Please define the following key terms -weapons of mass destruction

As Brazil's economy grew,China became a major market for Brazilian goods.

Beginning in 2015,the U.S.faced a new challenge in Iraq in the form of

India's economic growth has

In 2006,the death of its long-time ruler made ____ especially dangerous on matters of possible nuclear war.

Which sport has had the greatest impact in regard to cultural globalization?

What has been a negative consequence of the liberalization of India's economy?

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Filters

Exam 18: Voyage into the Twenty First Century

Which European country faced a meltdown during the economic crisis that remained unresolved as late as 2015?

The modern economy of the "new India" includes all of these features EXCEPT

In 2014,global panic followed when cases of _________appeared outside West Africa,even though they were quickly contained.

Please define the following key terms -Keynesianism

Unlike other major economic powerhouses,India has been able to avoid problems between global economic success and inequality.

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman founded "Women Journalists without Chains," insisting that

Members of the BRIC include all of these nations EXCEPT

What inspired the global protests in the new millennium? What were people reacting against? What kinds of changes did they hope - or help - to bring to fruition?

Please define the following key terms -global climate change

Criticism of the World Trade Organization centers mainly on what issue?

Please define the following key terms -September 11,2001

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil surprised many observers by

During the war in Afghanistan,

Please define the following key terms -weapons of mass destruction

As Brazil's economy grew,China became a major market for Brazilian goods.

Beginning in 2015,the U.S.faced a new challenge in Iraq in the form of

India's economic growth has

In 2006,the death of its long-time ruler made ____ especially dangerous on matters of possible nuclear war.

Which sport has had the greatest impact in regard to cultural globalization?

What has been a negative consequence of the liberalization of India's economy?

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Filters