Question 1

The disintegration of Yugoslavia is associated with

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A)  interpersonal communal rivalries. 
B)  de-urbanization. 
C)  economic collapse due to hyper-inflation. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  massive industrial pollution. 
A)  interpersonal communal rivalries. 
B)  de-urbanization. 
C)  economic collapse due to hyper-inflation. 
D)  ethnic cleansing. 
E)  massive industrial pollution.

Question 2

Identify the following terms: 
 Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front

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Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front, know

Question 3

In the 1990s Treaty of Maastricht, the nations of the European Community

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A)  agreed to admit Russia and the other nations of Eastern Europe. 
B)  created an economic and monetary union, soon to be called the European Union. 
C)  established minimum wage and maximum price regulation. 
D)  abolished the borders dividing their countries. 
E)  created a European defense force, no longer willing to rely upon the United States for its protection. 
A)  agreed to admit Russia and the other nations of Eastern Europe. 
B)  created an economic and monetary union, soon to be called the European Union. 
C)  established minimum wage and maximum price regulation. 
D)  abolished the borders dividing their countries. 
E)  created a European defense force, no longer willing to rely upon the United States for its protection.

Question 4

Identify the following terms: 
 German reunification

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German reunification refers to the proce

Question 5

The major figure in France in the quarter century after World War II was

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A)  Marshall Petain. 
B)  Francois Mitterrand. 
C)  Jacques Chirac. 
D)  Charles de Gaulle. 
E)  Jean-Paul Sartre. 
A)  Marshall Petain. 
B)  Francois Mitterrand. 
C)  Jacques Chirac. 
D)  Charles de Gaulle. 
E)  Jean-Paul Sartre.

Question 6

Much "post-modern" literature

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A)  has often reflected the lack of belief in anything. 
B)  refused to experiment in any radical literary techniques. 
C)  claimed that art has the power to benefit humankind. 
D)  was written by existentialists such as Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. 
E)  was first created by Claude Levi-Strauss. 
A)  has often reflected the lack of belief in anything. 
B)  refused to experiment in any radical literary techniques. 
C)  claimed that art has the power to benefit humankind. 
D)  was written by existentialists such as Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. 
E)  was first created by Claude Levi-Strauss.

Question 7

Identify the following terms: 
 May 1968 student protests

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The May 1968 student protests refer to a

Question 8

Identify the following terms: 
 Northern Ireland and the Irish Republican Army (IRA)

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Northern Ireland is a part of the United

Question 9

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic

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A)  increased the power of the French president. 
B)  decreased the power of the president and increased the authority the prime minister. 
C)  was more democratic. 
D)  adopted many socialist measures. 
E)  was less nationalistic. 
A)  increased the power of the French president. 
B)  decreased the power of the president and increased the authority the prime minister. 
C)  was more democratic. 
D)  adopted many socialist measures. 
E)  was less nationalistic.

Question 10

Identify the following terms: 
 Margaret Thatcher and "Thatcherism"

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Margaret Thatcher was a British politici

Question 11

In 1990, riots broke out in Great Britain because of

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A)  defeat by Argentina in the Falkland War. 
B)  France's refusal to support Great Britain's application to join the European Community. 
C)  a proposal by the Thatcher government to institute a poll tax to be paid by all adults. 
D)  the Conservative Party's refusal to hold scheduled elections. 
E)  the abolishment of the welfare state. 
A)  defeat by Argentina in the Falkland War. 
B)  France's refusal to support Great Britain's application to join the European Community. 
C)  a proposal by the Thatcher government to institute a poll tax to be paid by all adults. 
D)  the Conservative Party's refusal to hold scheduled elections. 
E)  the abolishment of the welfare state.

Question 12

Identify the following terms: 
David Cameron

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David Cameron is a British politician wh

Question 13

Identify the following terms: 
 Angela Merkel

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Angela Merkel is a prominent German poli

Question 14

Identify the following terms: 
 European Economic Community (EEC)

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The European Economic Community (EEC) wa

Question 15

Identify the following terms: 
 Helmut Schmidt and the Social Democrats

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Helmut Schmidt was a German politician a

Question 16

Charles de Gaulle was critical of France's Fourth Republic because of

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A)  its multi-party parliamentary political system. 
B)  communist influence at the highest levels of government. 
C)  its authoritarian presidency. 
D)  its anti-Americanism. 
E)  France's failure to join either the Common Market or NATO. 
A)  its multi-party parliamentary political system. 
B)  communist influence at the highest levels of government. 
C)  its authoritarian presidency. 
D)  its anti-Americanism. 
E)  France's failure to join either the Common Market or NATO.

Question 17

Identify the following terms: 
 Eurocommunism

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Eurocommunism is a political trend that

Question 18

Identify the following terms: 
 Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum

Accepted Answer

Günter Grass's "The Tin Drum" is a novel

Question 19

The causes of Great Britain's economic decline after World War II included all of the following except

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A)  excessive demands by labor unions. 
B)  laissez-faire policies by the government. 
C)  unwillingness to invest in modern industrial technology. 
D)  losses of revenue from abroad. 
E)  too much debt due to numerous international commitments. 
A)  excessive demands by labor unions. 
B)  laissez-faire policies by the government. 
C)  unwillingness to invest in modern industrial technology. 
D)  losses of revenue from abroad. 
E)  too much debt due to numerous international commitments.

Question 20

After the end of World War II, the United States once again retreated into its traditional isolationist foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The disintegration of Yugoslavia is associated with

Identify the following terms: Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front

In the 1990s Treaty of Maastricht, the nations of the European Community

Identify the following terms: German reunification

The major figure in France in the quarter century after World War II was

Much "post-modern" literature

Identify the following terms: May 1968 student protests

Identify the following terms: Northern Ireland and the Irish Republican Army (IRA)

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic

Identify the following terms: Margaret Thatcher and "Thatcherism"

In 1990, riots broke out in Great Britain because of

Identify the following terms: David Cameron

Identify the following terms: Angela Merkel

Identify the following terms: European Economic Community (EEC)

Identify the following terms: Helmut Schmidt and the Social Democrats

Charles de Gaulle was critical of France's Fourth Republic because of

Identify the following terms: Eurocommunism

Identify the following terms: Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum

The causes of Great Britain's economic decline after World War II included all of the following except

After the end of World War II, the United States once again retreated into its traditional isolationist foreign policy.

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The Challenge of a New Millennium

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Exam 10: Postwar Europe: on the Path to Unity

The disintegration of Yugoslavia is associated with

Identify the following terms: Jean-Marie Le Pen's National Front

In the 1990s Treaty of Maastricht, the nations of the European Community

Identify the following terms: German reunification

The major figure in France in the quarter century after World War II was

Much "post-modern" literature

Identify the following terms: May 1968 student protests

Identify the following terms: Northern Ireland and the Irish Republican Army (IRA)

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, the Fifth Republic

Identify the following terms: Margaret Thatcher and "Thatcherism"

In 1990, riots broke out in Great Britain because of

Identify the following terms: David Cameron

Identify the following terms: Angela Merkel

Identify the following terms: European Economic Community (EEC)

Identify the following terms: Helmut Schmidt and the Social Democrats

Charles de Gaulle was critical of France's Fourth Republic because of

Identify the following terms: Eurocommunism

Identify the following terms: Gunter Grass's The Tin Drum

The causes of Great Britain's economic decline after World War II included all of the following except

After the end of World War II, the United States once again retreated into its traditional isolationist foreign policy.

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism Africa and Asia in an Era of Western Dominance

Shadows Over the Pacific East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism Revolution and Dictatorship Asia the Middle East and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens the Outbreak of World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

The United States Canada and Latin America

Brave New World: the Rise and Fall of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Toward the Pacific Century Japan and the Little Tigers

The East Is Red China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant the Emergence of Independent States in South and Southeast Asia

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The Challenge of a New Millennium

Filters