Question 1

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

Accepted Answer

A) Enjoyed wide support from the Western democracies 
B) Russians, disenchanted with reform, created resentment for both Yeltsin and the West. 
C) Attempted to restore a reform type communist government 
D) Government negotiated the independence of Chechnya 
E) Yeltsin chose Putin for prime minister in 1999. 
A) Enjoyed wide support from the Western democracies 
B) Russians, disenchanted with reform, created resentment for both Yeltsin and the West. 
C) Attempted to restore a reform type communist government 
D) Government negotiated the independence of Chechnya 
E) Yeltsin chose Putin for prime minister in 1999.

Question 2

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

Accepted Answer

A) the key to social or political power is the power to specify what constitutes knowledge. 
B) the key to social or political power is economic. 
C) modern means secular, and a return to the spiritual or premodern is preferred. 
D) a return to the classical canon is necessary. 
E) truth and meaning are the assertions of the masses seeking to attain power. 
A) the key to social or political power is the power to specify what constitutes knowledge. 
B) the key to social or political power is economic. 
C) modern means secular, and a return to the spiritual or premodern is preferred. 
D) a return to the classical canon is necessary. 
E) truth and meaning are the assertions of the masses seeking to attain power.

Question 3

Which nation participated with the US in its 2003 invasion of Iraq?

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Russia 
A) Great Britain 
B) France 
C) Germany 
D) Saudi Arabia 
E) Russia

Question 4

The Kyoto protocol called for reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Global Financial Crisis began in Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

Accepted Answer

A) its rapid unification. 
B) the transfer of the capital back to Berlin. 
C) its military spending remained high compared with that of the United States, Britain, and France. 
D) the reopening of the Reichstag. 
E) German participation in NATO air strikes in Yugoslavia. 
A) its rapid unification. 
B) the transfer of the capital back to Berlin. 
C) its military spending remained high compared with that of the United States, Britain, and France. 
D) the reopening of the Reichstag. 
E) German participation in NATO air strikes in Yugoslavia.

Question 7

There was a broad based coalition, with a resolution from the United Nations, in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which European nation had the highest percentage of Muslims in 2011?

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Belgium 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) France 
A) Germany 
B) Belgium 
C) Italy 
D) Spain 
E) France

Question 9

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

Accepted Answer

The essay should exp

Question 10

What was the treaty that established the European Economic Community?

Accepted Answer

A) NATO treaty 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Maastricht Treaty 
D) Treaty of Rome 
E) Treaty of Versailles 
A) NATO treaty 
B) Marshall Plan 
C) Maastricht Treaty 
D) Treaty of Rome 
E) Treaty of Versailles

Question 11

Which nation has not yet been affected by the Arab Spring?

Accepted Answer

A) Tunisia 
B) Egypt 
C) Syria 
D) Libya 
E) Saudi Arabia 
A) Tunisia 
B) Egypt 
C) Syria 
D) Libya 
E) Saudi Arabia

Question 12

What new nation resulted from NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

A) Serbia 
B) Albania 
C) Slovenia 
D) Croatia 
E) Kosovo 
A) Serbia 
B) Albania 
C) Slovenia 
D) Croatia 
E) Kosovo

Question 13

With a changing economy, which of the following did France adopt in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) A drastic scaling down of social services 
B) Government-subsidized, affordable day care for preschoolers 
C) A higher retirement age and reduced pensions 
D) A dismantling of the national health-care system 
E) A parenting program that has resulted in a decline in population 
A) A drastic scaling down of social services 
B) Government-subsidized, affordable day care for preschoolers 
C) A higher retirement age and reduced pensions 
D) A dismantling of the national health-care system 
E) A parenting program that has resulted in a decline in population

Question 14

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Unrestricted economic opportunity is not seen as a threat. 
B) Europeans feel unrestricted upward mobility is the prime goal in their economic system. 
C) Disparity in income is not an issue. 
D) Job security as in civil service is primarily important. 
E) Health insurance is the responsibility of the employer. 
A) Unrestricted economic opportunity is not seen as a threat. 
B) Europeans feel unrestricted upward mobility is the prime goal in their economic system. 
C) Disparity in income is not an issue. 
D) Job security as in civil service is primarily important. 
E) Health insurance is the responsibility of the employer.

Question 15

By 2011, Germany's role in the EU was

Accepted Answer

A) that of military superpower. 
B) dominant and controlling. 
C) the economic superpower which had survived the financial crisis. 
D) weak and powerless. 
E) completely beholden to Russia. 
A) that of military superpower. 
B) dominant and controlling. 
C) the economic superpower which had survived the financial crisis. 
D) weak and powerless. 
E) completely beholden to Russia.

Question 16

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) being very unpopular with the public. 
B) the emergence of a growing middle class. 
C) restrictions placed on the media. 
D) attempting to increase the population by expanding maternity benefits and grants to mothers. 
E) winning international acceptance, making Russia a major international player. 
A) being very unpopular with the public. 
B) the emergence of a growing middle class. 
C) restrictions placed on the media. 
D) attempting to increase the population by expanding maternity benefits and grants to mothers. 
E) winning international acceptance, making Russia a major international player.

Question 17

Referring to the Chronology Table in this chapter, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Attacks on the United States, 2001 
B) Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 
C) Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 
D) Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 
E) Riots in Paris, 2005 
A) Attacks on the United States, 2001 
B) Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 
C) Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 
D) Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 
E) Riots in Paris, 2005

Question 18

The United States has historically been linked with the model called "Social Market Economy."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

Accepted Answer

A) Continuation of the political consensus in the West following World War II 
B) Tensions between the West and the Islamic world 
C) Unprecedented economic and technological changes 
D) Concern about the pace of European integration 
E) A growing backlash against globalization 
A) Continuation of the political consensus in the West following World War II 
B) Tensions between the West and the Islamic world 
C) Unprecedented economic and technological changes 
D) Concern about the pace of European integration 
E) A growing backlash against globalization

Question 20

What is the current projected population of the world in 2050?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 billion 
B) 6 billion 
C) 9)3 billion 
D) 12.4 billion 
E) 15 billion 
A) 5 billion 
B) 6 billion 
C) 9)3 billion 
D) 12.4 billion 
E) 15 billion

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

Which nation participated with the US in its 2003 invasion of Iraq?

The Kyoto protocol called for reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide.

The Global Financial Crisis began in Italy.

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

There was a broad based coalition, with a resolution from the United Nations, in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Which European nation had the highest percentage of Muslims in 2011?

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

What was the treaty that established the European Economic Community?

Which nation has not yet been affected by the Arab Spring?

What new nation resulted from NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia?

With a changing economy, which of the following did France adopt in the 1980s?

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

By 2011, Germany's role in the EU was

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

Referring to the Chronology Table in this chapter, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

The United States has historically been linked with the model called "Social Market Economy."

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

What is the current projected population of the world in 2050?

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Exam 17: A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

Which nation participated with the US in its 2003 invasion of Iraq?

The Kyoto protocol called for reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide.

The Global Financial Crisis began in Italy.

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

There was a broad based coalition, with a resolution from the United Nations, in support of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Which European nation had the highest percentage of Muslims in 2011?

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

What was the treaty that established the European Economic Community?

Which nation has not yet been affected by the Arab Spring?

What new nation resulted from NATO intervention in the former Yugoslavia?

With a changing economy, which of the following did France adopt in the 1980s?

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

By 2011, Germany's role in the EU was

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

Referring to the Chronology Table in this chapter, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

The United States has historically been linked with the model called "Social Market Economy."

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

What is the current projected population of the world in 2050?

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

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