Question 1

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

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A)  the fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States. 
B)  financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race. 
C)  peace movements in both countries. 
D)  the end of the Afghan War. 
E)  the death of Gorbachev. 
A)  the fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States. 
B)  financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race. 
C)  peace movements in both countries. 
D)  the end of the Afghan War. 
E)  the death of Gorbachev.

Question 2

A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been

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A)  moves by conservative governments to pass legislation making it far more difficult for women to work outside the home. 
B)  the effective lobbying of the European Catholic churches to outlaw abortion and restrict the sale of contraceptives. 
C)  the collapse of European social welfare states under the burden of rapidly aging populations. 
D)  an increase in birth rates across Europe because of increasing prosperity and more leisure time. 
E)  a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe, with Spain's becoming the lowest in the world. 
A)  moves by conservative governments to pass legislation making it far more difficult for women to work outside the home. 
B)  the effective lobbying of the European Catholic churches to outlaw abortion and restrict the sale of contraceptives. 
C)  the collapse of European social welfare states under the burden of rapidly aging populations. 
D)  an increase in birth rates across Europe because of increasing prosperity and more leisure time. 
E)  a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe, with Spain's becoming the lowest in the world.

Question 3

Talk about:
-fall of the Berlin Wall

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The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was

Question 4

Talk about:
-Commonwealth of Independent States

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The Commonwealth of Independent States (

Question 5

What attitudes and actions have determined American foreign policy since 1985?

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Since 1985, American foreign policy has

Question 6

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 7

Talk about:
-developed and developing nations

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The input question seems to be incomplet

Question 8

Talk about:
-"Information"/"Digital Age"

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Information in the digital age has becom

Question 9

Talk about:
-Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina was a devastating Cate

Question 10

Talk about:
-American financial collapse of 2008

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The American financial collapse of 2008,

Question 11

All of the following are associated with the first presidency of Barack 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 12

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT

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A)  an economic revival. 
B)  the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C)  a reduction of government budget deficits. 
D)  Clinton was politically damaged because of an affair with a White House intern. 
E)  Clinton's vice president became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2000. 
A)  an economic revival. 
B)  the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C)  a reduction of government budget deficits. 
D)  Clinton was politically damaged because of an affair with a White House intern. 
E)  Clinton's vice president became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2000.

Question 13

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end 1989 in

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A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Bulgaria. 
C)  East Germany. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia. 
A)  Czechoslovakia. 
B)  Bulgaria. 
C)  East Germany. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia.

Question 14

Talk about:
-"guest workers" and immigrants

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Guest workers and immigrants play a sign

Question 15

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

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

Question 16

Talk about:
-Kosovo

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Kosovo is a region in the Balkan Peninsu

Question 17

George H.W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the inability to win the Gulf War. 
B)  government budget deficits. 
C)  a downturn in the economy. 
D)  Bill Clinton's strategy of claiming to be a "New Democrat" and more conservative than recent Democratic candidates. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  the inability to win the Gulf War. 
B)  government budget deficits. 
C)  a downturn in the economy. 
D)  Bill Clinton's strategy of claiming to be a "New Democrat" and more conservative than recent Democratic candidates. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 18

Talk about:
-Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Schroeder, and Angela Merkel

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Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Schroeder, and Ange

Question 19

Is capitalism the dominant force on the planet today?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism is indeed one of the dominant

Question 20

What role has popular culture played in the Western world since 1985?

Accepted Answer

Popular culture has played a significant

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been

Talk about: -fall of the Berlin Wall

Talk about: -Commonwealth of Independent States

What attitudes and actions have determined American foreign policy since 1985?

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in

Talk about: -developed and developing nations

Talk about: -"Information"/"Digital Age"

Talk about: -Hurricane Katrina

Talk about: -American financial collapse of 2008

All of the following are associated with the first presidency of Barack Obama EXCEPT

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end 1989 in

Talk about: -"guest workers" and immigrants

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

Talk about: -Kosovo

George H.W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Schroeder, and Angela Merkel

Is capitalism the dominant force on the planet today?

What role has popular culture played in the Western world since 1985?

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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

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

A dramatic social development affecting the status and expectations of women in Western Europe since the 1960s has been

Talk about: -fall of the Berlin Wall

Talk about: -Commonwealth of Independent States

What attitudes and actions have determined American foreign policy since 1985?

Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in

Talk about: -developed and developing nations

Talk about: -"Information"/"Digital Age"

Talk about: -Hurricane Katrina

Talk about: -American financial collapse of 2008

All of the following are associated with the first presidency of Barack Obama EXCEPT

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end 1989 in

Talk about: -"guest workers" and immigrants

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

Talk about: -Kosovo

George H.W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Helmut Kohl, Gerhard Schroeder, and Angela Merkel

Is capitalism the dominant force on the planet today?

What role has popular culture played in the Western world since 1985?

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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