Question 1

define the following term:
-Slobodan Miloševi æ and "ethnic cleansing"

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Slobodan Milošević was a Serbian politic

Question 2

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

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A) whether to always give support to 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 desire by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and several 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 give support to 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 desire by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and several 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 3

define the following term:
-Lech Wa ³ê sa and Solidarity

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Lech Wałęsa is a Polish statesman, dissi

Question 4

A transnational corporation is defined as

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A) a company that seeks to undermine national sovereignty. 
B) democracy by other means. 
C) a company that has divisions in more than two countries. 
D) a company that writes laws in the countries where it resides. 
E) a company that has employees from more than ten countries. 
A) a company that seeks to undermine national sovereignty. 
B) democracy by other means. 
C) a company that has divisions in more than two countries. 
D) a company that writes laws in the countries where it resides. 
E) a company that has employees from more than ten countries.

Question 5

All are correct about the war in Iraq that began in 2003 except

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A) the Bush administration claimed that Iraq's Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. 
B) establishing a new government in Iraq was difficult because of difference among the Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds. 
C) the Iraqi army was quickly defeated. 
D) an increase in American troops in 2007 helped stabilize conditions after the outbreak of civil war. 
E) the complete withdrawal of American troops was completed in 2009. 
A) the Bush administration claimed that Iraq's Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. 
B) establishing a new government in Iraq was difficult because of difference among the Shi'ites, Sunnis, and Kurds. 
C) the Iraqi army was quickly defeated. 
D) an increase in American troops in 2007 helped stabilize conditions after the outbreak of civil war. 
E) the complete withdrawal of American troops was completed in 2009.

Question 6

Protestant fundamentalism generally includes all of the following except

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A) opposition to Darwinian evolution. 
B) literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C) an influential role in American politics. 
D) opposition to legalized abortion and homosexuality. 
E) opposition to communism. 
A) opposition to Darwinian evolution. 
B) literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C) an influential role in American politics. 
D) opposition to legalized abortion and homosexuality. 
E) opposition to communism.

Question 7

define the following term:
-Iraq War

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The Iraq War, also known as the Second G

Question 8

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

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A) continental. 
B) euro. 
C) maastricht. 
D) francmark. 
E) freipence. 
A) continental. 
B) euro. 
C) maastricht. 
D) francmark. 
E) freipence.

Question 9

All of the following are associated with the first presidency of Barak Obama except

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A) passage of a sweeping health care bill. 
B) legislation aimed at regulating financial institutions. 
C) an emphasis on the need to combat global warming. 
D) an escalation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
E) a focus on addressing the decline in the educational system. 
A) passage of a sweeping health care bill. 
B) legislation aimed at regulating financial institutions. 
C) an emphasis on the need to combat global warming. 
D) an escalation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
E) a focus on addressing the decline in the educational system.

Question 10

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in

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A) 1990. 
B) 1991. 
C) 1992. 
D) 1993. 
E) 1994. 
A) 1990. 
B) 1991. 
C) 1992. 
D) 1993. 
E) 1994.

Question 11

The party that won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election was

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A) the Popular Front. 
B) the Communists. 
C) the Christian Democrats. 
D) the Green Party. 
E) the Libertarians. 
A) the Popular Front. 
B) the Communists. 
C) the Christian Democrats. 
D) the Green Party. 
E) the Libertarians.

Question 12

define the following term:
-grunge, hip-hop, gangsta rap

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Grunge, hip-hop, and gangsta rap are thr

Question 13

The major issue that troubled Italian society in recent decades has been

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A) Islamic terrorism. 
B) Catholic fundamentalism. 
C) political corruption. 
D) a significant increase in the birth rate. 
E) economic collapse, with high unemployment and bankruptcies. 
A) Islamic terrorism. 
B) Catholic fundamentalism. 
C) political corruption. 
D) a significant increase in the birth rate. 
E) economic collapse, with high unemployment and bankruptcies.

Question 14

define the following term:
-the European Community/EC

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The European Community (EC) was a region

Question 15

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

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A) Labour Party. 
B) Conservative Party. 
C) the Liberal Democrats. 
D) Democratic Unionist Party. 
E) Green Party. 
A) Labour Party. 
B) Conservative Party. 
C) the Liberal Democrats. 
D) Democratic Unionist Party. 
E) Green Party.

Question 16

define the following term:
-Baader-Meinhof gang/Red Army Faction, the Red Brigades, and the IRA

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The Baader-Meinhof gang, also known as t

Question 17

define the following term:
-Neo-Expressionism, Anselm Kiefer's Departure from Egypt, and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Self Portrait

Accepted Answer

Neo-Expressionism was an art movement th

Question 18

define the following term:
-Microsoft and Bill Gates

Accepted Answer

Microsoft is a multinational technology

Question 19

What is globalization, and what are its potential impacts on the concept of Western civilization?

Accepted Answer

Globalization refers to the interconnect

Question 20

The leader of Czechoslovakia in 1990 who replaced the Communist government was the former dissident writer and philosopher

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A) Kádár. 
B) Husák. 
C) Dub è ek. 
D) Havel. 
E) Dubrovnik. 
A) Kádár. 
B) Husák. 
C) Dub è ek. 
D) Havel. 
E) Dubrovnik.

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

define the following term: -Slobodan Miloševi æ and "ethnic cleansing"

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

define the following term: -Lech Wa ³ê sa and Solidarity

A transnational corporation is defined as

All are correct about the war in Iraq that began in 2003 except

Protestant fundamentalism generally includes all of the following except

define the following term: -Iraq War

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

All of the following are associated with the first presidency of Barak Obama except

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in

The party that won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election was

define the following term: -grunge, hip-hop, gangsta rap

The major issue that troubled Italian society in recent decades has been

define the following term: -the European Community/EC

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

define the following term: -Baader-Meinhof gang/Red Army Faction, the Red Brigades, and the IRA

define the following term: -Neo-Expressionism, Anselm Kiefer's Departure from Egypt, and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Self Portrait

define the following term: -Microsoft and Bill Gates

What is globalization, and what are its potential impacts on the concept of Western civilization?

The leader of Czechoslovakia in 1990 who replaced the Communist government was the former dissident writer and philosopher

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The Hellenistic World

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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

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A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

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