Question 1

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 2

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the United States initially waged war in

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A)  Iraq. 
B)  the Persian Gulf. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  Afghanistan. 
A)  Iraq. 
B)  the Persian Gulf. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  Afghanistan.

Question 3

Talk about:
-George H. W. Bush and the "new world order"

Accepted Answer

George H. W. Bush is often associated wi

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Slobodan Milošević was a Serbian politic

Question 5

Talk about:
-Bill Clinton

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton is a prominent American pol

Question 6

Talk about:
-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 7

A transnational corporation is defined as

Accepted Answer

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 8

Talk about:
-Baader-Meinhof gang/Red Army Faction, the Red Brigades, and the IRA

Accepted Answer

The Baader-Meinhof gang, also known as t

Question 9

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Talk about:
-Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter films

Accepted Answer

The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Pott

Question 11

Talk about:
-legalization of contraception and abortion

Accepted Answer

The legalization of contraception and ab

Question 12

The reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall led to the immediate emergence of considerable prosperity in the former Eastern Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

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 15

Talk about:
-Václav Hável

Accepted Answer

Václav Havel was a Czech playwright, ess

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Talk about:
-Commonwealth of Independent States

Accepted Answer

The Commonwealth of Independent States (

Question 18

Talk about:
-Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden was the founder and lead

Question 19

Talk about:
-Christian and Islamic fundamentalism

Accepted Answer

Christian and Islamic fundamentalism are

Question 20

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.

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

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

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the United States initially waged war in

Talk about: -George H. W. Bush and the "new world order"

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

Talk about: -Bill Clinton

Talk about: -Neo-Expressionism, Anselm Kiefer's Departure from Egypt, and Jean-Michel Basquiat's Self Portrait

A transnational corporation is defined as

Talk about: -Baader-Meinhof gang/Red Army Faction, the Red Brigades, and the IRA

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Talk about: -Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter films

Talk about: -legalization of contraception and abortion

The reunification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall led to the immediate emergence of considerable prosperity in the former Eastern Germany.

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

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

Talk about: -Václav Hável

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

Talk about: -Commonwealth of Independent States

Talk about: -Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda

Talk about: -Christian and Islamic fundamentalism

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

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