Question 1

A serious criticism of the Digital Age is

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A) that it makes cultures more independent. 
B) that it has increased bodily reality. 
C) it is not technically advanced. 
D) it has displaced cultural uniqueness and bodily presence. 
E) it is not affordable, costing too much money. 
A) that it makes cultures more independent. 
B) that it has increased bodily reality. 
C) it is not technically advanced. 
D) it has displaced cultural uniqueness and bodily presence. 
E) it is not affordable, costing too much money.

Question 2

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

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The Digital Age, also known as the Infor

Question 3

Which area witnessed the first independence movement among the Soviet republics during Gorbachev's rule?

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A) Afghanistan 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) Lithuania 
D) Georgia 
E) Chechnya 
A) Afghanistan 
B) Azerbaijan 
C) Lithuania 
D) Georgia 
E) Chechnya

Question 4

In 2004, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist when it was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
al-Qaeda

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Al-Qaeda is a militant Sunni Islamist or

Question 6

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia?

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A) Lech Walesa 
B) Mikhail Gorbachev 
C) Dmitry Medvedev 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Andrei Sakharov 
A) Lech Walesa 
B) Mikhail Gorbachev 
C) Dmitry Medvedev 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Andrei Sakharov

Question 7

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
fall of the Berlin Wall

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The Fall of the Berlin Wall refers to th

Question 8

Which politician called terrorism "the enemy of our generation"?

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A) Tony Blair 
B) George W. Bush 
C) Vladimir Putin 
D) Jacques Chirac 
E) Bill Clinton 
A) Tony Blair 
B) George W. Bush 
C) Vladimir Putin 
D) Jacques Chirac 
E) Bill Clinton

Question 9

In Islam, the term ____ typically means a return to traditional values and can also be a label for more radical movements.

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A) jihad 
B) fundamentalism 
C) Taliban 
D) Shi'ites 
E) hijab 
A) jihad 
B) fundamentalism 
C) Taliban 
D) Shi'ites 
E) hijab

Question 10

How do the problems and antagonisms among the other countries of the former Yugoslavia exemplify the continuing force of nationalism in contemporary Europe?

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The problems and antagonisms among the o

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
open-forum social media

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Open-forum social media refers to online

Question 12

What major economic challenges have plagued the West from the 1980s through the early twenty-first century?

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The major economic challenges that have

Question 13

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

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Bosnia is a region located in the Balkan

Question 14

Experts believe that one of the most important vehicles for addressing global issues presently and in the future are

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A) NGOs. 
B) human rights organizations. 
C) global banking institutions. 
D) women's and men's liberation movements. 
E) environmental activist groups. 
A) NGOs. 
B) human rights organizations. 
C) global banking institutions. 
D) women's and men's liberation movements. 
E) environmental activist groups.

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
September 11, 2001, and the World Trade Center

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September 11, 2001, refers to the date w

Question 16

The justifications that George W. Bush used for invading Iraq in 2003 were agreed upon by most members of the United Nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

As president, Vladimir Putin sought to democratize Russia and loosen the central control of the state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend to do under perestroika ?

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A) Frighten the United States with more military spending 
B) Create a more free and open political culture in the U.S.S.R. 
C) Turn all power over to the people 
D) Restructure the economic and political systems 
E) End communism and adopt western-style democracy 
A) Frighten the United States with more military spending 
B) Create a more free and open political culture in the U.S.S.R. 
C) Turn all power over to the people 
D) Restructure the economic and political systems 
E) End communism and adopt western-style democracy

Question 19

The Lisbon Treaty, ratified in 2009 by the EU, dramatically reduced the power of the European Parliament.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

With the world increasingly inter-connected via transportation and communication networks, does the name "Western Civilization" still make sense?

Accepted Answer

The term "Western Civilization" has hist

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

A serious criticism of the Digital Age is

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

Which area witnessed the first independence movement among the Soviet republics during Gorbachev's rule?

In 2004, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist when it was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. al-Qaeda

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. fall of the Berlin Wall

Which politician called terrorism "the enemy of our generation"?

In Islam, the term ____ typically means a return to traditional values and can also be a label for more radical movements.

How do the problems and antagonisms among the other countries of the former Yugoslavia exemplify the continuing force of nationalism in contemporary Europe?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. open-forum social media

What major economic challenges have plagued the West from the 1980s through the early twenty-first century?

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

Experts believe that one of the most important vehicles for addressing global issues presently and in the future are

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. September 11, 2001, and the World Trade Center

The justifications that George W. Bush used for invading Iraq in 2003 were agreed upon by most members of the United Nations.

As president, Vladimir Putin sought to democratize Russia and loosen the central control of the state.

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend to do under perestroika ?

The Lisbon Treaty, ratified in 2009 by the EU, dramatically reduced the power of the European Parliament.

With the world increasingly inter-connected via transportation and communication networks, does the name "Western Civilization" still make sense?

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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