Question 1

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 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 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 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. B

Question 2

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT

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A)  his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B)  the war in Iraq. 
C)  tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy. 
D)  poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E)  financial corruption in the Republican Party. 
A)  his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B)  the war in Iraq. 
C)  tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy. 
D)  poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E)  financial corruption in the Republican Party. A

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

Talk about:
-Czech Republic and Slovakia

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The Czech Republic and Slovakia are two

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 differences 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 differences 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

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 7

Discuss, with specific examples, what has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the emergence of the Digital Age.

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The emergence of the Digital Age has bro

Question 8

Talk about:
-Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Putin is the current President

Question 9

Which people and events brought the Cold War to an end? Is it accurate to declare "winners" and "losers"? Why or why not?

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The Cold War was brought to an end by a

Question 10

Talk about:
-Slobodan Miloševi ć and "ethnic cleansing"

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Slobodan Milošević was a Serbian politic

Question 11

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 12

Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by

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A)  higher taxes. 
B)  the end of free national health care. 
C)  resentment of some young Muslims about unemployment and living conditions. 
D)  anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisian residents. 
E)  anti-EU sentiment. 
A)  higher taxes. 
B)  the end of free national health care. 
C)  resentment of some young Muslims about unemployment and living conditions. 
D)  anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisian residents. 
E)  anti-EU sentiment.

Question 13

All of the following are true of Pope John Paul II EXCEPT

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A)  being the first non-Italian pope since the sixteenth century. 
B)  holding liberal views on birth control and women in the priesthood. 
C)  condemning nuclear weapons and war. 
D)  being a strong believer in social justice. 
E)  traveling widely. 
A)  being the first non-Italian pope since the sixteenth century. 
B)  holding liberal views on birth control and women in the priesthood. 
C)  condemning nuclear weapons and war. 
D)  being a strong believer in social justice. 
E)  traveling widely.

Question 14

Talk about:
-Mikhail Gorbachev

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The answer of Talk about:
-Mikhail Gorbachev...

Question 15

What major economic challenges have plagued the West during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

During the 1980s, the major economic cha

Question 16

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 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As general secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev abolished Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which had guaranteed the "leading role" to the Communist Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The first independence movements among the Soviet republics during Gorbachev's rule occurred in the Baltic area of

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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 20

Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?

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A)  Jean-Michael Basquiat 
B)  Pablo Picasso 
C)  Jackson Pollock 
D)  Andy Warhol 
E)  Allan Kaprow 
A)  Jean-Michael Basquiat 
B)  Pablo Picasso 
C)  Jackson Pollock 
D)  Andy Warhol 
E)  Allan Kaprow

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

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT

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

Talk about: -Czech Republic and Slovakia

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

A transnational corporation is defined as

Discuss, with specific examples, what has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the emergence of the Digital Age.

Talk about: -Vladimir Putin

Which people and events brought the Cold War to an end? Is it accurate to declare "winners" and "losers"? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Slobodan Miloševi ć and "ethnic cleansing"

A serious criticism of the Digital Age is

Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by

All of the following are true of Pope John Paul II EXCEPT

Talk about: -Mikhail Gorbachev

What major economic challenges have plagued the West during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early twenty-first century?

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

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

As general secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev abolished Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which had guaranteed the "leading role" to the Communist Party.

The first independence movements among the Soviet republics during Gorbachev's rule occurred in the Baltic area of

Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?

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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Exam 18: After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT

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

Talk about: -Czech Republic and Slovakia

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

A transnational corporation is defined as

Discuss, with specific examples, what has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the emergence of the Digital Age.

Talk about: -Vladimir Putin

Which people and events brought the Cold War to an end? Is it accurate to declare "winners" and "losers"? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Slobodan Miloševi ć and "ethnic cleansing"

A serious criticism of the Digital Age is

Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by

All of the following are true of Pope John Paul II EXCEPT

Talk about: -Mikhail Gorbachev

What major economic challenges have plagued the West during the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early twenty-first century?

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

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

As general secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev abolished Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which had guaranteed the "leading role" to the Communist Party.

The first independence movements among the Soviet republics during Gorbachev's rule occurred in the Baltic area of

Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?

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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