Question 1

Evaluate the degree to which a global entertainment culture was created in the last part of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

Migrations and new technologies helped c

Question 2

Why did the populations of richer nations grow more slowly than the populations of poorer nations at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Access to birth control, education, and better career prospects encouraged women to postpone childbearing. 
B)  The expense of raising children became so prohibitive that few people wanted to undertake it. 
C)  Effective border controls ended most international migration, eliminating a factor that had inflated population growth. 
D)  Cities were unhealthy places to live, so many children died at young ages. 
A)  Access to birth control, education, and better career prospects encouraged women to postpone childbearing. 
B)  The expense of raising children became so prohibitive that few people wanted to undertake it. 
C)  Effective border controls ended most international migration, eliminating a factor that had inflated population growth. 
D)  Cities were unhealthy places to live, so many children died at young ages.

Question 3

Which of the following was an outcome of the end of colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic and religious rivalries that colonial rule had previously kept in check came to the surface. 
B)  Many postcolonial states were divided into smaller, ethnically homogeneous, political units. 
C)  Armed conflicts that started with the Cold War quickly died out. 
D)  Rigid dictatorships stifled cultural and economic innovation. 
A)  Ethnic and religious rivalries that colonial rule had previously kept in check came to the surface. 
B)  Many postcolonial states were divided into smaller, ethnically homogeneous, political units. 
C)  Armed conflicts that started with the Cold War quickly died out. 
D)  Rigid dictatorships stifled cultural and economic innovation.

Question 4

Which of the following explains development economists' beliefs that modern famines in Africa are not natural disasters, but rather are man-made?

Accepted Answer

A)  Famines are usually caused by scorched-earth tactics during wartime. 
B)  Famines are caused by overpopulation and lack of resources. 
C)  Famines usually result from government policies that ignore rural areas and inhibit the production or distribution of food. 
D)  Famines are caused by lack of knowledge about agricultural techniques best suited to the African continent. 
A)  Famines are usually caused by scorched-earth tactics during wartime. 
B)  Famines are caused by overpopulation and lack of resources. 
C)  Famines usually result from government policies that ignore rural areas and inhibit the production or distribution of food. 
D)  Famines are caused by lack of knowledge about agricultural techniques best suited to the African continent.

Question 5

How was the first detection of AIDS in 1981 initially received?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. government launched a widespread program to encourage safe sex and other precautions. 
B)  Many people stigmatized it as a "gay cancer," which only affected homosexual men. 
C)  The World Health Organization coordinated a robust international response. 
D)  Research money poured into finding a cure, funded in large part by the medical practitioners themselves. 
A)  The U.S. government launched a widespread program to encourage safe sex and other precautions. 
B)  Many people stigmatized it as a "gay cancer," which only affected homosexual men. 
C)  The World Health Organization coordinated a robust international response. 
D)  Research money poured into finding a cure, funded in large part by the medical practitioners themselves.

Question 6

Which of the following was a common pattern in global migration during the latter part of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  People migrated from the western world to the Soviet bloc. 
B)  People moved from former colonies to countries that had once colonized them. 
C)  People moved from wealthier parts of the world to take advantage of investment opportunities in poorer parts of the world. 
D)  People migrated from crowded cities to rural areas, seeking a better quality of life. 
A)  People migrated from the western world to the Soviet bloc. 
B)  People moved from former colonies to countries that had once colonized them. 
C)  People moved from wealthier parts of the world to take advantage of investment opportunities in poorer parts of the world. 
D)  People migrated from crowded cities to rural areas, seeking a better quality of life.

Question 7

By the 1990s, the major sources of world manufacturing had shifted from the United States and Europe to Central and South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika reform program included which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  privatization of state-run businesses 
B)  less autonomy for the individual republics of the Soviet Union 
C)  multicandidate elections for Communist Party posts 
D)  legalizing all political parties 
A)  privatization of state-run businesses 
B)  less autonomy for the individual republics of the Soviet Union 
C)  multicandidate elections for Communist Party posts 
D)  legalizing all political parties

Question 9

What challenge did rising immigration in the latter twentieth century pose to nation-states in Europe and East Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It challenged their control of their territory. 
B)  It challenged their sense of national selfhood that was built on cultural homogeneity. 
C)  It challenged their ability to provide jobs for their populations. 
D)  It challenged the legitimacy of their governments. 
A)  It challenged their control of their territory. 
B)  It challenged their sense of national selfhood that was built on cultural homogeneity. 
C)  It challenged their ability to provide jobs for their populations. 
D)  It challenged the legitimacy of their governments.

Question 10

While many things about the global economy changed during the latter twentieth century, countries that depended on raw materials production remained poor and vulnerable to economic fluctuations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Despite heated rhetoric, the overall levels of military spending by the superpowers decreased during the 1970s and 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What did the IMF require in exchange for providing funds to heavily indebted customers in the 1980s and 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  reforms to make their political systems more democratic 
B)  provision of national troops for international peacekeeping missions 
C)  deregulation of markets, reorganized finances, and export-driven growth 
D)  increased central economic planning, to insure stability. 
A)  reforms to make their political systems more democratic 
B)  provision of national troops for international peacekeeping missions 
C)  deregulation of markets, reorganized finances, and export-driven growth 
D)  increased central economic planning, to insure stability.

Question 13

What helps to explain the Mexican government's conciliatory response to the 1994 Zapatista uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)  International media attention put pressure on the Mexican authorities to negotiate. 
B)  The rebels' Mayan heritage inspired a less repressive response from the government because of past actions against those people. 
C)  The Zapatistas had appealed to the United Nations, which, in response, threatened the Mexican government with sanctions. 
D)  Mexican authorities became anxious that the uprising would threaten their trade relations with the United States. 
A)  International media attention put pressure on the Mexican authorities to negotiate. 
B)  The rebels' Mayan heritage inspired a less repressive response from the government because of past actions against those people. 
C)  The Zapatistas had appealed to the United Nations, which, in response, threatened the Mexican government with sanctions. 
D)  Mexican authorities became anxious that the uprising would threaten their trade relations with the United States.

Question 14

During the 1980s, which of the following was an effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soviet citizens marched in support of the military invasion. 
B)  India tested new nuclear weapons in fear of further Soviet expansion. 
C)  The Soviet army developed new weapons, which were later used to crush the Polish Solidarity movement. 
D)  The Soviet army lost prestige in the stalemate that developed. 
A)  Soviet citizens marched in support of the military invasion. 
B)  India tested new nuclear weapons in fear of further Soviet expansion. 
C)  The Soviet army developed new weapons, which were later used to crush the Polish Solidarity movement. 
D)  The Soviet army lost prestige in the stalemate that developed.

Question 15

By the end of the twentieth century, which of the following permitted large numbers of people to communicate across global networks more easily than with their neighbors?

Accepted Answer

A)  commercial Web browsers and the Internet 
B)  satellite phones 
C)  smart phones 
D)  streaming video 
A)  commercial Web browsers and the Internet 
B)  satellite phones 
C)  smart phones 
D)  streaming video

Question 16

As the feminist movement became a global movement, women worldwide called for which of the following changes to their status?

Accepted Answer

A)  the abolition of gender differences 
B)  greater access to gender-specific education 
C)  equal pay and equal opportunity for advancement 
D)  subsidies for businesses owned by women 
A)  the abolition of gender differences 
B)  greater access to gender-specific education 
C)  equal pay and equal opportunity for advancement 
D)  subsidies for businesses owned by women

Question 17

Which of the following was a reason why the populations of poorer regions of the world suffered more often from preventable diseases such as cholera than the populations of wealthier regions?

Accepted Answer

A)  More people were migrating from country to country, searching for farmland or work, spreading the disease. 
B)  Doctors from more affluent western countries refused to go to stricken areas because of concerns for their own safety. 
C)  People living in urban slums in underdeveloped countries often lacked proper sewage treatment and safe water supplies. 
D)  For religious reasons, laws prohibited vaccination in much of the underdeveloped world. 
A)  More people were migrating from country to country, searching for farmland or work, spreading the disease. 
B)  Doctors from more affluent western countries refused to go to stricken areas because of concerns for their own safety. 
C)  People living in urban slums in underdeveloped countries often lacked proper sewage treatment and safe water supplies. 
D)  For religious reasons, laws prohibited vaccination in much of the underdeveloped world.

Question 18

Why were the World Bank and International Monetary Fund IMF) accused of engaging in neo-imperialism at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They backed up their economic prescriptions with military force. 
B)  They forced changes in policy on recipients of aid in exchange for their assistance. 
C)  They stripped resources and raw materials from poor, underdeveloped nations. 
D)  They demanded that client states adopt western culture. 
A)  They backed up their economic prescriptions with military force. 
B)  They forced changes in policy on recipients of aid in exchange for their assistance. 
C)  They stripped resources and raw materials from poor, underdeveloped nations. 
D)  They demanded that client states adopt western culture.

Question 19

Nongovernmental organizations NGOs) reach a new level of influence in the latter part of the twentieth century for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the Cold War, the populations of Third World countries needed a voice to advocate for their autonomy from the superpower conflict. 
B)  In the 1970s, people could not rely on the world's many nondemocratic governments to protect human rights. 
C)  At the end of the Cold War, the elimination of communism as a system of government created an ideological power vacuum. 
D)  During the 1970s, developing nations began to push back against the demands of the World Bank and the IMF. 
A)  During the Cold War, the populations of Third World countries needed a voice to advocate for their autonomy from the superpower conflict. 
B)  In the 1970s, people could not rely on the world's many nondemocratic governments to protect human rights. 
C)  At the end of the Cold War, the elimination of communism as a system of government created an ideological power vacuum. 
D)  During the 1970s, developing nations began to push back against the demands of the World Bank and the IMF.

Question 20

During the 1970s and 1980s, which of the following caused internal trouble for both the Soviet Union and the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  high unemployment 
B)  dependence on imported goods 
C)  the cost of the arms buildup 
D)  antinuclear protest movements 
A)  high unemployment 
B)  dependence on imported goods 
C)  the cost of the arms buildup 
D)  antinuclear protest movements

Exam 21: Globalization, 1970-2000

Evaluate the degree to which a global entertainment culture was created in the last part of the twentieth century.

Why did the populations of richer nations grow more slowly than the populations of poorer nations at the end of the twentieth century?

Which of the following was an outcome of the end of colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa?

Which of the following explains development economists' beliefs that modern famines in Africa are not natural disasters, but rather are man-made?

How was the first detection of AIDS in 1981 initially received?

Which of the following was a common pattern in global migration during the latter part of the twentieth century?

By the 1990s, the major sources of world manufacturing had shifted from the United States and Europe to Central and South America.

Mikhail Gorbachev's perestroika reform program included which of the following?

What challenge did rising immigration in the latter twentieth century pose to nation-states in Europe and East Asia?

While many things about the global economy changed during the latter twentieth century, countries that depended on raw materials production remained poor and vulnerable to economic fluctuations.

Despite heated rhetoric, the overall levels of military spending by the superpowers decreased during the 1970s and 1980s.

What did the IMF require in exchange for providing funds to heavily indebted customers in the 1980s and 1990s?

What helps to explain the Mexican government's conciliatory response to the 1994 Zapatista uprising?

During the 1980s, which of the following was an effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

By the end of the twentieth century, which of the following permitted large numbers of people to communicate across global networks more easily than with their neighbors?

As the feminist movement became a global movement, women worldwide called for which of the following changes to their status?

Which of the following was a reason why the populations of poorer regions of the world suffered more often from preventable diseases such as cholera than the populations of wealthier regions?

Why were the World Bank and International Monetary Fund IMF) accused of engaging in neo-imperialism at the end of the twentieth century?

Nongovernmental organizations NGOs) reach a new level of influence in the latter part of the twentieth century for which of the following reasons?

During the 1970s and 1980s, which of the following caused internal trouble for both the Soviet Union and the United States?

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