Question 1

Why did the end of the Cold War lead to outbreaks of violence in the Balkans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protesters were no longer afraid of being deported to Soviet labor camps if they acted violently. 
B)  Developers and transnational corporations were fighting over access to the limited industrial infrastructure available in the region. 
C)  People sought revenge against those whom they believed had treated them unfairly under communism. 
D)  Demagogues led people to see themselves as citizens of ethnically defined nations rather than pluralistic communities. 
A)  Protesters were no longer afraid of being deported to Soviet labor camps if they acted violently. 
B)  Developers and transnational corporations were fighting over access to the limited industrial infrastructure available in the region. 
C)  People sought revenge against those whom they believed had treated them unfairly under communism. 
D)  Demagogues led people to see themselves as citizens of ethnically defined nations rather than pluralistic communities. D

Question 2

Which regional trade group expanded its scope to include the creation of a new international currency?

Accepted Answer

A)  NAFTA 
B)  OPEC 
C)  the European Union 
D)  the IMF 
A)  NAFTA 
B)  OPEC 
C)  the European Union 
D)  the IMF C

Question 3

How did Islamic conservatism expand its appeal in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dawn of the Internet allowed the diffusion of conservative ideology. 
B)  The rise of Christian conservatism in the United States inspired an Islamic response. 
C)  Secular leadership in Muslim-majority countries lost moral credibility. 
D)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sparked a conservative Islamic revival. 
A)  The dawn of the Internet allowed the diffusion of conservative ideology. 
B)  The rise of Christian conservatism in the United States inspired an Islamic response. 
C)  Secular leadership in Muslim-majority countries lost moral credibility. 
D)  The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan sparked a conservative Islamic revival. C

Question 4

Which of the following was one of the causes of the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Accepted Answer

A)  frustration over the reversal of the Cultural Revolution 
B)  the failure of economic reforms 
C)  increasing public awareness of government corruption 
D)  little change in the standard of living 
A)  frustration over the reversal of the Cultural Revolution 
B)  the failure of economic reforms 
C)  increasing public awareness of government corruption 
D)  little change in the standard of living

Question 5

Which of the following sports most clearly exemplifies the globalizing impact of television in the last part of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  baseball 
B)  soccer 
C) cricket 
D)  rugby 
A)  baseball 
B)  soccer 
C) cricket 
D)  rugby

Question 6

How did South Africa achieve majority rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa achieved majority rule through negotiations between the ruling minority government and African liberation activists, followed by free elections. 
B)  South Africa achieved majority rule through a process of mediation led by nongovernmental organizations NGOs), followed by free elections. 
C)  South Africa achieved majority rule through forcible seizure of power by liberation activists, followed by free elections. 
D)  South Africa achieved majority rule through a negotiated transition brokered by the United States and the Soviets, followed by free elections. 
A)  South Africa achieved majority rule through negotiations between the ruling minority government and African liberation activists, followed by free elections. 
B)  South Africa achieved majority rule through a process of mediation led by nongovernmental organizations NGOs), followed by free elections. 
C)  South Africa achieved majority rule through forcible seizure of power by liberation activists, followed by free elections. 
D)  South Africa achieved majority rule through a negotiated transition brokered by the United States and the Soviets, followed by free elections.

Question 7

How did the international division of labor in the production of goods change between the period immediately following World War II and the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial production increasingly moved to new centers of manufacturing, especially in East Asia. 
B)  The end of the Cold War allowed the former Soviet bloc to become a manufacturing powerhouse. 
C)  North America's share of world industrial production increased at the expense of Europe and Asia. 
D)  The growth of regional trade blocs lessened the global nature of industrial production. 
A)  Industrial production increasingly moved to new centers of manufacturing, especially in East Asia. 
B)  The end of the Cold War allowed the former Soviet bloc to become a manufacturing powerhouse. 
C)  North America's share of world industrial production increased at the expense of Europe and Asia. 
D)  The growth of regional trade blocs lessened the global nature of industrial production.

Question 8

The first commercial Internet browsers emerged in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare the factors that led to political change in the Soviet Union in the 1980s with the changes in South Africa in the 1990s.

Accepted Answer

Both the governments of the Soviet Union

Question 10

How did discrimination against women hurt developing countries' efforts to combat poverty at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Customs preventing women from participating in the marketplace limited the opportunities for economic transactions in these countries. 
B)  Imbalances in the numbers of men and women in the population reduced the number of productive households below what it ideally would have been. 
C)  The lack of effective antidiscrimination laws drove wages down throughout these countries' workforces. 
D)  Women's lack of access to education and high rates of illiteracy limited their ability to become effective economic actors. 
A)  Customs preventing women from participating in the marketplace limited the opportunities for economic transactions in these countries. 
B)  Imbalances in the numbers of men and women in the population reduced the number of productive households below what it ideally would have been. 
C)  The lack of effective antidiscrimination laws drove wages down throughout these countries' workforces. 
D)  Women's lack of access to education and high rates of illiteracy limited their ability to become effective economic actors.

Question 11

What role did the Catholic Church play in late-Cold War Poland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polish priests collaborated with Soviet officials to enhance Soviet control over the country. 
B)  Polish priests had effectively no influence given the degree of atheism that was prevalent in the country. 
C)  Pope John Paul actively supported the Polish opposition movement. 
D)  The Vatican consciously avoided all interference in Polish politics, preferring to work with neighboring states instead. 
A)  Polish priests collaborated with Soviet officials to enhance Soviet control over the country. 
B)  Polish priests had effectively no influence given the degree of atheism that was prevalent in the country. 
C)  Pope John Paul actively supported the Polish opposition movement. 
D)  The Vatican consciously avoided all interference in Polish politics, preferring to work with neighboring states instead.

Question 12

The primary reason for the dramatic increase in the global population during the late twentieth century was an increase in the birthrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following religiously based groups had a long tradition of offering alternatives to western forms of government and political philosophy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hindu nationalism 
B)  Christian fundamentalism 
C)  Islamic conservatism 
D)  Falun Gong 
A)  Hindu nationalism 
B)  Christian fundamentalism 
C)  Islamic conservatism 
D)  Falun Gong

Question 14

Which of the following led to the survival of local cultures at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local cultures lived on, and in some cases were revived, through challenges to the authority of nation-states. 
B)  Local cultures were encouraged by the expansion of global media. 
C)  Local cultures were revived by the arts and crafts movement. 
D)  Local cultures were protected by the United Nations as part of its declaration of human rights. 
A)  Local cultures lived on, and in some cases were revived, through challenges to the authority of nation-states. 
B)  Local cultures were encouraged by the expansion of global media. 
C)  Local cultures were revived by the arts and crafts movement. 
D)  Local cultures were protected by the United Nations as part of its declaration of human rights.

Question 15

Which of the following accurately compares respective the immigration experiences of Europe and Japan during and after the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both had guest worker programs, which they each transitioned to large-scale permanent settlement. 
B)  Both had guest worker programs, but Japan succeeded better in integrating those who settled permanently. 
C)  Both had guest worker programs, but Europe allowed far more permanent settlement than did Japan. 
D)  Both had guest worker programs, but each prohibited permanent settlement. 
A)  Both had guest worker programs, which they each transitioned to large-scale permanent settlement. 
B)  Both had guest worker programs, but Japan succeeded better in integrating those who settled permanently. 
C)  Both had guest worker programs, but Europe allowed far more permanent settlement than did Japan. 
D)  Both had guest worker programs, but each prohibited permanent settlement.

Question 16

In what way did the Internet revolution reinforce the disparity between haves and have-nots in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only people living in the west had the skills or expensive hardware to use the Internet. 
B)  Many governments imposed heavy taxes on using the Internet, so only wealthy people could afford to shop online. 
C)  Large numbers of the world's people, especially in poor or rural areas, did not have access to the Internet. 
D)  Use of the Internet required knowledge of English, which many people in poor countries did not have. 
A)  Only people living in the west had the skills or expensive hardware to use the Internet. 
B)  Many governments imposed heavy taxes on using the Internet, so only wealthy people could afford to shop online. 
C)  Large numbers of the world's people, especially in poor or rural areas, did not have access to the Internet. 
D)  Use of the Internet required knowledge of English, which many people in poor countries did not have.

Question 17

Evaluate the ways that evolving communications technology influenced the world economy and globalization since 1970.

Accepted Answer

Communications technology has been an es

Question 18

Analyze the factors that shaped international migration at the end of the twentieth century, and explain how the pattern of migration differed from earlier patterns.

Accepted Answer

Ever since 1970s, the world has experien

Question 19

Humanitarian agencies were able to interrupt the worst mass killings of the post-Cold War conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is a reason why homesteaders' attempts to farm and ranch in the Amazon rainforest ultimately were unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rainforest soils were poor and easily eroded, and land titles were not secure. 
B)  Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides poisoned the land. 
C)  Government geologists supplanted the farmers searching for sources of fossil fuels. 
D)  Growing "green" fuels, such as sugarcane biomass, was more lucrative but not suited to the rainforest ecosystem. 
A)  Rainforest soils were poor and easily eroded, and land titles were not secure. 
B)  Excessive use of pesticides and herbicides poisoned the land. 
C)  Government geologists supplanted the farmers searching for sources of fossil fuels. 
D)  Growing "green" fuels, such as sugarcane biomass, was more lucrative but not suited to the rainforest ecosystem.

Exam 21: Globalization, 1970-2000

Why did the end of the Cold War lead to outbreaks of violence in the Balkans?

Which regional trade group expanded its scope to include the creation of a new international currency?

How did Islamic conservatism expand its appeal in the 1970s?

Which of the following was one of the causes of the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

Which of the following sports most clearly exemplifies the globalizing impact of television in the last part of the twentieth century?

How did South Africa achieve majority rule?

How did the international division of labor in the production of goods change between the period immediately following World War II and the end of the twentieth century?

The first commercial Internet browsers emerged in the 1990s.

Compare the factors that led to political change in the Soviet Union in the 1980s with the changes in South Africa in the 1990s.

How did discrimination against women hurt developing countries' efforts to combat poverty at the end of the twentieth century?

What role did the Catholic Church play in late-Cold War Poland?

The primary reason for the dramatic increase in the global population during the late twentieth century was an increase in the birthrate.

Which of the following religiously based groups had a long tradition of offering alternatives to western forms of government and political philosophy?

Which of the following led to the survival of local cultures at the end of the twentieth century?

Which of the following accurately compares respective the immigration experiences of Europe and Japan during and after the 1970s?

In what way did the Internet revolution reinforce the disparity between haves and have-nots in the 1990s?

Evaluate the ways that evolving communications technology influenced the world economy and globalization since 1970.

Analyze the factors that shaped international migration at the end of the twentieth century, and explain how the pattern of migration differed from earlier patterns.

Humanitarian agencies were able to interrupt the worst mass killings of the post-Cold War conflicts.

Which of the following is a reason why homesteaders' attempts to farm and ranch in the Amazon rainforest ultimately were unsuccessful?

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Rivers, Cities, and First States, 3500-2000 Bce

Nomads, Chariots, Territorial States, and Microsocieties, 2000-1200 Bce

First Empires and Common Cultures in Afro-Eurasia, 1250-325 Bce

Worlds Turned Inside Out, 1000-350 Bce

Shrinking the Afro-Eurasian World, 350 Bce-250 Ce

Han Dynasty China and Imperial Rome, 300 Bce-300 Ce

The Rise of Universal Religions, 300-600 Ce

New Empires and Common Cultures, 600-1000 Ce

Becoming the World, 1000-1300 Ce

Crises and Recovery in Afro-Eurasia, 1300-1500

Contact, Commerce, and Colonization, 1450-1600

Worlds Entangled, 1600-1750

Cultures of Splendor and Power, 1500-1780

Reordering the World, 1750-1850

Alternative Visions of the Nineteenth Century

Nations and Empires, 1850-1914

An Unsettled World, 1890-1914

Of Masses and Visions of the Modern, 1910-1939

The Three-World Order, 1940-1975

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