Question 1

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Vladimir Putin

Accepted Answer

Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician a

Question 2

What has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the digital revolution? Discuss, citing specific examples.

Accepted Answer

The digital revolution has brought about

Question 3

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 4

In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included

Accepted Answer

A) disavowal of communism. 
B) acceptance of NGOs. 
C) a commitment to market capitalism and democracy. 
D) willingness to provide economic assistance to Europe's farming community. 
E) acceptance of each country's national currency. 
A) disavowal of communism. 
B) acceptance of NGOs. 
C) a commitment to market capitalism and democracy. 
D) willingness to provide economic assistance to Europe's farming community. 
E) acceptance of each country's national currency.

Question 5

The winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election was ultimately decided by

Accepted Answer

A) the citizens of Florida. 
B) Governor Jeb Bush. 
C) Al Gore, who conceded halfway through the process. 
D) the United States Supreme Court. 
E) the Florida Supreme Court. 
A) the citizens of Florida. 
B) Governor Jeb Bush. 
C) Al Gore, who conceded halfway through the process. 
D) the United States Supreme Court. 
E) the Florida Supreme Court.

Question 6

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Kosovo

Accepted Answer

Kosovo is a region located in the Balkan

Question 7

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
the European Union/EU

Accepted Answer

The European Union (EU) is a political a

Question 8

One of the major challenges of globalization has been

Accepted Answer

A) trade imbalances. 
B) food shortages. 
C) increased growth of an underclass. 
D) the widening gap between rich and poor nations. 
E) the increased spread of harmful diseases. 
A) trade imbalances. 
B) food shortages. 
C) increased growth of an underclass. 
D) the widening gap between rich and poor nations. 
E) the increased spread of harmful diseases.

Question 9

A controversial 2004 French law prohibited Muslim

Accepted Answer

A) families from arranging marriages for their children. 
B) female students from wearing a headscarf (hijab)to school. 
C) men from praying in public. 
D) groups from erecting a mosque near government buildings. 
E) men and women from working in the French government. 
A) families from arranging marriages for their children. 
B) female students from wearing a headscarf (hijab)to school. 
C) men from praying in public. 
D) groups from erecting a mosque near government buildings. 
E) men and women from working in the French government.

Question 10

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 11

The rapid collapse of the Soviet Union was due the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The number of Muslims in Europe and the U.S. has declined since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

"The Iraq war was the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time." Discuss with specifics to support or refute the quotation.

Accepted Answer

The quotation "The Iraq war was the wron

Question 14

What was true of the impact of the global economic downturn that began in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) It was caused by problems in the United States only. 
B) It hit Spain and Germany harder than any other European country. 
C) It fueled resentment by some of the most severely affected EU states about the policies imposed by wealthier European countries. 
D) It barely affected eastern Europe. 
E) It made Europe economically dependent on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. 
A) It was caused by problems in the United States only. 
B) It hit Spain and Germany harder than any other European country. 
C) It fueled resentment by some of the most severely affected EU states about the policies imposed by wealthier European countries. 
D) It barely affected eastern Europe. 
E) It made Europe economically dependent on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Question 15

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia and its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Accepted Answer

Since the end of the Soviet Union in 199

Question 16

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
multinational corporation (transnational corporation)

Accepted Answer

A multinational corporation (MNC), also

Question 17

How and why did the Cold War end? Did anyone "win" this conflict? Who? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War ended through a combination

Question 18

Because of the success of Russia's new free-market society, introduced after the collapse of the Soviet Union, by the early twenty-first century, less than five percent of the Russian people were still living in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

Which Eastern European republic came into existence in 1993 with the breakup of a previously existing state and which was fueled by ethnic rivalries?

Accepted Answer

A) Lithuania 
B) Estonia 
C) Albania 
D) Lichtenstein 
E) Slovakia 
A) Lithuania 
B) Estonia 
C) Albania 
D) Lichtenstein 
E) Slovakia

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Vladimir Putin

What has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the digital revolution? Discuss, citing specific examples.

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

In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included

The winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election was ultimately decided by

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Kosovo

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. the European Union/EU

One of the major challenges of globalization has been

A controversial 2004 French law prohibited Muslim

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

The rapid collapse of the Soviet Union was due the policies of Mikhail Gorbachev.

The number of Muslims in Europe and the U.S. has declined since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

"The Iraq war was the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time." Discuss with specifics to support or refute the quotation.

What was true of the impact of the global economic downturn that began in 2008?

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia and its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. multinational corporation (transnational corporation)

How and why did the Cold War end? Did anyone "win" this conflict? Who? Why?

Because of the success of Russia's new free-market society, introduced after the collapse of the Soviet Union, by the early twenty-first century, less than five percent of the Russian people were still living in poverty.

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

Which Eastern European republic came into existence in 1993 with the breakup of a previously existing state and which was fueled by ethnic rivalries?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

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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