Question 1

What economic achievement did President Néstor Kirchner of Argentina gain in 2006?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina paid off the country's International Monetary Fund loan early. 
B) Argentina emerged from a major economic recession. 
C) Argentina abandoned the peso and adopted the American dollar. 
D) Argentina nationalized its agricultural sector. 
E) Argentina reached a trade agreement with the European Union. 
A) Argentina paid off the country's International Monetary Fund loan early. 
B) Argentina emerged from a major economic recession. 
C) Argentina abandoned the peso and adopted the American dollar. 
D) Argentina nationalized its agricultural sector. 
E) Argentina reached a trade agreement with the European Union.

Question 2

What is the name of South Korea's policy of dialogue with North Korea?

Accepted Answer

A) Constructive engagement 
B) Détente 
C) Sunshine Policy 
D) Graduated response 
E) Power School 
A) Constructive engagement 
B) Détente 
C) Sunshine Policy 
D) Graduated response 
E) Power School

Question 3

What was a primary reason why the United States did little to oppose the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) Relations between the United States and Georgia were extremely poor. 
B) The attack on Georgia was a major surprise to the Americans. 
C) President George W. Bush was determined to achieve better relations with Russia. 
D) Georgia was a major power and a clear threat to Russia. 
E) The United States was distracted by its own wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
A) Relations between the United States and Georgia were extremely poor. 
B) The attack on Georgia was a major surprise to the Americans. 
C) President George W. Bush was determined to achieve better relations with Russia. 
D) Georgia was a major power and a clear threat to Russia. 
E) The United States was distracted by its own wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Question 4

Of the following, which was the greatest factor in the final decline and fall of the USSR?

Accepted Answer

A) The "Nationality Question" 
B) Political corruption 
C) Inflation 
D) Religious resurgence 
E) Unemployment 
A) The "Nationality Question" 
B) Political corruption 
C) Inflation 
D) Religious resurgence 
E) Unemployment

Question 5

Who tend to be the main victims of drug-related violence in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A) The middle class 
B) The poor 
C) The rich 
D) Politicians 
E) Mexicans of all social classes 
A) The middle class 
B) The poor 
C) The rich 
D) Politicians 
E) Mexicans of all social classes

Question 6

Which former communist state privatized at a slower rate than others in eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Romania 
B) Poland 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Hungary 
E) East Germany 
A) Romania 
B) Poland 
C) Czechoslovakia 
D) Hungary 
E) East Germany

Question 7

What was a primary reason why Russia invaded Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A) The Russian army needed combat experience. 
B) Georgia wanted to join NATO. 
C) Georgia launched a sneak attack on Russia. 
D) Georgia was sponsoring terrorism against Russia. 
E) Russia needed a distraction from its contracting economy. 
A) The Russian army needed combat experience. 
B) Georgia wanted to join NATO. 
C) Georgia launched a sneak attack on Russia. 
D) Georgia was sponsoring terrorism against Russia. 
E) Russia needed a distraction from its contracting economy.

Question 8

Of the following, which best describes the economic fortunes of China and Japan in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) China and Japan keeping pace with each other 
B) China and Japan both rising 
C) China falling, Japan rising 
D) China and Japan both falling 
E) China rising, Japan falling 
A) China and Japan keeping pace with each other 
B) China and Japan both rising 
C) China falling, Japan rising 
D) China and Japan both falling 
E) China rising, Japan falling

Question 9

What are the two requirements for eastern European countries to join the European Union and NATO?

Accepted Answer

A) A strong military and a command economy 
B) Public order and a mixed economy 
C) Representative democracy and a capitalist economy 
D) An efficient national police force and a capitalist economy 
E) Trials of former communist officials and an efficient economy of any type 
A) A strong military and a command economy 
B) Public order and a mixed economy 
C) Representative democracy and a capitalist economy 
D) An efficient national police force and a capitalist economy 
E) Trials of former communist officials and an efficient economy of any type

Question 10

What rebellious Russian republic did Boris Yeltsin order to be attacked in December 1994?

Accepted Answer

A) Azerbaijan 
B) Armenia 
C) Georgia 
D) Ukraine 
E) Chechnya 
A) Azerbaijan 
B) Armenia 
C) Georgia 
D) Ukraine 
E) Chechnya

Question 11

Of the following, which describes South Korea's economic performance since World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Prosperity to poverty 
B) Poverty to greater poverty 
C) Prosperity to collapse 
D) Poverty to prosperity 
E) Prosperity to greater prosperity 
A) Prosperity to poverty 
B) Poverty to greater poverty 
C) Prosperity to collapse 
D) Poverty to prosperity 
E) Prosperity to greater prosperity

What economic achievement did President Néstor Kirchner of Argentina gain in 2006?

What is the name of South Korea's policy of dialogue with North Korea?

What was a primary reason why the United States did little to oppose the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008?

Of the following, which was the greatest factor in the final decline and fall of the USSR?

Who tend to be the main victims of drug-related violence in Mexico?

Which former communist state privatized at a slower rate than others in eastern Europe?

What was a primary reason why Russia invaded Georgia?

Of the following, which best describes the economic fortunes of China and Japan in the 1990s?

What are the two requirements for eastern European countries to join the European Union and NATO?

What rebellious Russian republic did Boris Yeltsin order to be attacked in December 1994?

Of the following, which describes South Korea's economic performance since World War II?

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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Exam 8: Transition Systems: Yesterday and Today

What economic achievement did President Néstor Kirchner of Argentina gain in 2006?

What is the name of South Korea's policy of dialogue with North Korea?

What was a primary reason why the United States did little to oppose the Russian invasion of Georgia in August 2008?

Of the following, which was the greatest factor in the final decline and fall of the USSR?

Who tend to be the main victims of drug-related violence in Mexico?

Which former communist state privatized at a slower rate than others in eastern Europe?

What was a primary reason why Russia invaded Georgia?

Of the following, which best describes the economic fortunes of China and Japan in the 1990s?

What are the two requirements for eastern European countries to join the European Union and NATO?

What rebellious Russian republic did Boris Yeltsin order to be attacked in December 1994?

Of the following, which describes South Korea's economic performance since World War II?

Introduction: the Study of Politics

The Idea of the Public Good: Ideologies and Isms

Utopias: Model States

Constitutional Democracy: Models of Representation

The Authoritarian Model: Myth and Reality

The Totalitarian Model: a False Utopia

Parliamentary Democracy: Pros and Cons of Perishable Governments

Problems of Development: Progress and Poverty in a Global Age

Political Socialization: the Making of a Citizen

Political Participation: the Limits of Democracy

Political Leadership: the Many Faces of Power

Issues in Public Policy: Politics, Principles, Priorities, and Practices

Revolution: in the Name of Justice

War: Politics by Other Means

Terrorism: War, Crimes, or War Crimes

World Politics: the Struggle for Power

International Law and Organizations: the Quest for Order

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