Question 1

"Think globally, act locally" is the slogan of the global environmental movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the impact of terrorism on the West, the "Western mindset", and the relationship between western countries and the rest of the world (specifically, the Middle East).

Accepted Answer

The impact of terrorism on the West has

Question 3

A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been

Accepted Answer

A) whether to always support United States foreign policy. 
B) the demand by many French-speaking Canadians that the province of Quebec become independent of the rest of Canada. 
C) the desires by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and sever all ties with the British monarchy. 
D) whether to nationalize Canada's sizeable oil and gas reserves. 
E) whether to change from a parliamentary system of government and adopt instead the US presidential model. 
A) whether to always support United States foreign policy. 
B) the demand by many French-speaking Canadians that the province of Quebec become independent of the rest of Canada. 
C) the desires by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and sever all ties with the British monarchy. 
D) whether to nationalize Canada's sizeable oil and gas reserves. 
E) whether to change from a parliamentary system of government and adopt instead the US presidential model.

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Osama bin Laden

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden was a Saudi-born militan

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Václav Havel

Accepted Answer

Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, writ

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-globalization

Accepted Answer

Globalization refers to the process by w

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel

Accepted Answer

Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel are signif

Question 8

Where did the United States initially wage war in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq 
B) Persian Gulf 
C) Iran 
D) Pakistan 
E) Afghanistan 
A) Iraq 
B) Persian Gulf 
C) Iran 
D) Pakistan 
E) Afghanistan

Question 9

Barack Obama's first challenge, even before he was inaugurated as president in 2009, was the collapse of the American financial system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Vladimir Putin

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Putin is the current President

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
-developed nations

Accepted Answer

Developed nations, also known as advance

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
-multinational corporation (transnational corporation)

Accepted Answer

A multinational corporation (MNC), also

Question 13

As president, Vladimir Putin sought to democratize Russia and loosen the central control of the state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Scientists tend to agree that ____ is contributing to droughts, the melting of the polar ice caps, and rising sea levels.

Accepted Answer

A) toxic dumping in the world's waterways 
B) fossil fuel emissions 
C) the greenhouse effect 
D) overpopulation worldwide 
E) biodiversity 
A) toxic dumping in the world's waterways 
B) fossil fuel emissions 
C) the greenhouse effect 
D) overpopulation worldwide 
E) biodiversity

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-Iraq war

Accepted Answer

The Iraq War, also known as the Second G

Question 16

The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) academic acceptance of the field of women's studies. 
B) global unity among movement members that the top priority should be ending violence, hunger, and disease. 
C) the repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries. 
D) participation in many international conferences devoted to women's issues. 
E) leadership for women in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party. 
A) academic acceptance of the field of women's studies. 
B) global unity among movement members that the top priority should be ending violence, hunger, and disease. 
C) the repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries. 
D) participation in many international conferences devoted to women's issues. 
E) leadership for women in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-the Taliban and war in Afghanistan

Accepted Answer

The Taliban is a fundamentalist Islamic

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
-Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction

Accepted Answer

Saddam Hussein, the former President of

Question 19

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked ____ airplanes as part of a planned assault on the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six

Question 20

After becoming Russia's president in 1999, Vladimir Putin made it his mission to

Accepted Answer

A) decentralize power within the Russian government. 
B) strengthen the role of the central government. 
C) establish an independent Chechnyan government. 
D) promote a more open exchange with the media. 
E) raise taxes on the wealthiest members of society and stimulate the economy. 
A) decentralize power within the Russian government. 
B) strengthen the role of the central government. 
C) establish an independent Chechnyan government. 
D) promote a more open exchange with the media. 
E) raise taxes on the wealthiest members of society and stimulate the economy.

Exam 30: After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

"Think globally, act locally" is the slogan of the global environmental movement.

Discuss the impact of terrorism on the West, the "Western mindset", and the relationship between western countries and the rest of the world (specifically, the Middle East).

A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been

Please define the following key terms. -Osama bin Laden

Please define the following key terms. -Václav Havel

Please define the following key terms. -globalization

Please define the following key terms. -Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel

Where did the United States initially wage war in the immediate aftermath of 9/11?

Barack Obama's first challenge, even before he was inaugurated as president in 2009, was the collapse of the American financial system.

Please define the following key terms. -Vladimir Putin

Please define the following key terms. -developed nations

Please define the following key terms. -multinational corporation (transnational corporation)

As president, Vladimir Putin sought to democratize Russia and loosen the central control of the state.

Scientists tend to agree that ____ is contributing to droughts, the melting of the polar ice caps, and rising sea levels.

Please define the following key terms. -Iraq war

The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms. -the Taliban and war in Afghanistan

Please define the following key terms. -Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked ____ airplanes as part of a planned assault on the United States.

After becoming Russia's president in 1999, Vladimir Putin made it his mission to

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The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

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