Question 1

What terrorist group seized significant parts of Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  ISIS 
B)  al-Qaeda 
C)  UTIS 
D)  the PLO 
E)  None of these. 
A)  ISIS 
B)  al-Qaeda 
C)  UTIS 
D)  the PLO 
E)  None of these.

Question 2

Who represented an ultraright nationalist party in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sylvio Berlusconi 
B)  Marine LePen 
C)  Francois Hollande 
D)  Nicholas Sarkozy 
E)  Tony Blair 
A)  Sylvio Berlusconi 
B)  Marine LePen 
C)  Francois Hollande 
D)  Nicholas Sarkozy 
E)  Tony Blair

Question 3

The Schengen space referred to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the demilitarized zones of Yugoslavian states 
B)  the unrestricted air space for pan-European travel 
C)  the majority of states in the EU that did not require passports or visas 
D)  nonmembers of the EU who needed political permission to obtain guest worker permits 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the demilitarized zones of Yugoslavian states 
B)  the unrestricted air space for pan-European travel 
C)  the majority of states in the EU that did not require passports or visas 
D)  nonmembers of the EU who needed political permission to obtain guest worker permits 
E)  None of these.

Question 4

At the end of the NATO air strikes against Serbs in Kosovo, ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of Albanian refugees was more than 1 million 
B)  Slobodan Milošević claimed victory 
C)  the Chinese Embassy and hospitals had been destroyed 
D)  Milošević managed to unify support from Serbia 
E)  All of these were true. 
A)  the number of Albanian refugees was more than 1 million 
B)  Slobodan Milošević claimed victory 
C)  the Chinese Embassy and hospitals had been destroyed 
D)  Milošević managed to unify support from Serbia 
E)  All of these were true.

Question 5

Who signed the Paris Agreement in November 2016?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  the European Union 
D)  132 members of the global community 
E)  All of these. 
A)  The United States 
B)  China 
C)  the European Union 
D)  132 members of the global community 
E)  All of these.

Question 6

The civil war in Yugoslavia was between ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 
B)  Albania and Greece 
C)  Slovenia and Bosnia 
D)  Serbia and Croatia 
E)  Bosnia and Serbia 
A)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 
B)  Albania and Greece 
C)  Slovenia and Bosnia 
D)  Serbia and Croatia 
E)  Bosnia and Serbia

Question 7

The turn to leftist politics in the 1990s was most apparent in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Italy 
D)  Netherlands 
E)  France 
A)  Britain 
B)  Russia 
C)  Italy 
D)  Netherlands 
E)  France

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Chechnya

Accepted Answer

Region in Central Asia control

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-OPEC

Accepted Answer

International organization tha

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Oslo Agreements

Accepted Answer

Agreements signed by Israel an

Question 11

The Visegrád Four included the participation of all of the following nations in democratic reforms except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Czech Republic 
B)  Slovakia 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Poland 
E)  Slovenia 
A)  the Czech Republic 
B)  Slovakia 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Poland 
E)  Slovenia

Question 12

Silvio Berlusconi's politics focused on defeating communists and improving business conditions in Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why have Romania and Bulgaria experienced the least success of all the eastern European states in adapting to the postcommunist political world?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Both Romania and Bulg

Question 14

How have concerns about the environment been raised in globalized political entities and in international diplomatic debates?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. One of the strongest

Question 15

Compare and contrast Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia's transition to a market economy. What factors affected the ease or difficulty of this transition?

Accepted Answer

The simplest answer is that Yugoslavia w

Question 16

Why did Bulgaria's economic transformation fare better than Romania's?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had no significant issues with nationalism. 
B)  There was less invasion of organized crime. 
C)  There was a better tourism industry. 
D)  The Muslim minority received very little support from the government. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  They had no significant issues with nationalism. 
B)  There was less invasion of organized crime. 
C)  There was a better tourism industry. 
D)  The Muslim minority received very little support from the government. 
E)  All of these.

Question 17

How is the Schengen Agreement different than the earlier forms of cooperation in the EEC, and from the Maastricht Treaty?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Schengen Agreemen

Question 18

Supporters of the Iraq War, along with the United States, included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  France 
D)  Spain 
E)  Italy 
A)  Britain 
B)  the Netherlands 
C)  France 
D)  Spain 
E)  Italy

Question 19

At the end of the war, Albanians were excluded from the Serbian government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which is not true of Angela Merkel?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was born in West Germany. 
B)  She was elected to parliament in East Germany's first free elections. 
C)  She is a mother. 
D)  She was one of the main architects of the Treaty of Lisbon. 
E)  She was the first woman to be elected Chancellor of Germany. 
A)  She was born in West Germany. 
B)  She was elected to parliament in East Germany's first free elections. 
C)  She is a mother. 
D)  She was one of the main architects of the Treaty of Lisbon. 
E)  She was the first woman to be elected Chancellor of Germany.

Exam 30: Europe in a Globalizing World

What terrorist group seized significant parts of Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017?

Who represented an ultraright nationalist party in Europe?

The Schengen space referred to ______________.

At the end of the NATO air strikes against Serbs in Kosovo, ______________.

Who signed the Paris Agreement in November 2016?

The civil war in Yugoslavia was between ______________.

The turn to leftist politics in the 1990s was most apparent in which country?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Chechnya

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -OPEC

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Oslo Agreements

The Visegrád Four included the participation of all of the following nations in democratic reforms except ______________.

Silvio Berlusconi's politics focused on defeating communists and improving business conditions in Italy.

Why have Romania and Bulgaria experienced the least success of all the eastern European states in adapting to the postcommunist political world?

How have concerns about the environment been raised in globalized political entities and in international diplomatic debates?

Compare and contrast Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia's transition to a market economy. What factors affected the ease or difficulty of this transition?

Why did Bulgaria's economic transformation fare better than Romania's?

How is the Schengen Agreement different than the earlier forms of cooperation in the EEC, and from the Maastricht Treaty?

Supporters of the Iraq War, along with the United States, included all of the following except ______________.

At the end of the war, Albanians were excluded from the Serbian government.

Which is not true of Angela Merkel?

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