Question 1

Define the following terms: unilateralism

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Unilateralism refers to the policy or pr

Question 2

Define the following terms: ethnic cleansing

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Ethnic cleansing is a term used to descr

Question 3

Define the following terms: al Queda

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Al-Qaeda is an international Islamist ex

Question 4

Define the following terms: European Commission

Accepted Answer

The European Commission is one of the ma

Question 5

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 30.1, locate all the countries that had revolutions in 1989 and those that broke up in the 1990s. What territory on the Baltic does Russia still claim, and to what state did it originally belong?

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As an AI, I'm unable to physically view

Question 6

The new idea of humanitarianism has involved all of the following except

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A)  being hurt by modern communications. 
B)  dealing with war lords and irresponsible governments. 
C)  becoming a manipulative tool. 
D)  developing an international conscience. 
E)  often being unpredictable and slow to act. 
A)  being hurt by modern communications. 
B)  dealing with war lords and irresponsible governments. 
C)  becoming a manipulative tool. 
D)  developing an international conscience. 
E)  often being unpredictable and slow to act.

Question 7

NATO intervention in Kosovo was controversial because it

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A)  violated national sovereignty. 
B)  came in the absence of any intervention in Rwanda. 
C)  set a troubling precedent. 
D)  would force NATO to occupy Kosovo as well as Serbia. 
E)  All of these 
A)  violated national sovereignty. 
B)  came in the absence of any intervention in Rwanda. 
C)  set a troubling precedent. 
D)  would force NATO to occupy Kosovo as well as Serbia. 
E)  All of these

Question 8

As globalization proceeded, the place of Muslims became controversial

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A)  because of negative remarks from the Vatican. 
B)  in many nations except for the Netherlands and Denmark. 
C)  in France over the scarf issue. 
D)  because a growing number of Europeans were against assimilation. 
E)  as Muslims were prohibited from running for office. 
A)  because of negative remarks from the Vatican. 
B)  in many nations except for the Netherlands and Denmark. 
C)  in France over the scarf issue. 
D)  because a growing number of Europeans were against assimilation. 
E)  as Muslims were prohibited from running for office.

Question 9

Compare the histories of east-central Europe, the Balkans, and Russia after the fall of communism.

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The essay should provide the b

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about the environment?

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A)  Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe. 
B)  The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes. 
C)  U.S. withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism. 
D)  Consumer culture still threatens the environment. 
E)  Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world. 
A)  Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe. 
B)  The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes. 
C)  U.S. withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism. 
D)  Consumer culture still threatens the environment. 
E)  Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world.

Question 11

Define the following terms: "cultural Catholics"

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"Cultural Catholics" refers to individua

Question 12

How has the end of the cold war changed the world?

Accepted Answer

The essay should identify dire

Question 13

All of the following contributed to the breakup of Yugoslavia except

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A)  a historical absence of tolerance and cosmopolitanism. 
B)  ethnic violence during the Second World War. 
C)  the decline of a single Yugoslav identity. 
D)  the ambitions of individual political leaders. 
E)  the death of Tito. 
A)  a historical absence of tolerance and cosmopolitanism. 
B)  ethnic violence during the Second World War. 
C)  the decline of a single Yugoslav identity. 
D)  the ambitions of individual political leaders. 
E)  the death of Tito.

Question 14

The "social market economy" refers to the

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A)  newly industrialized economies in Asia. 
B)  American emphasis on free enterprise and market forces. 
C)  combination of capitalism and a secure safety net in Europe. 
D)  dynamics of the singles market in the age of the Internet. 
E)  lesser emphasis on subsidies. 
A)  newly industrialized economies in Asia. 
B)  American emphasis on free enterprise and market forces. 
C)  combination of capitalism and a secure safety net in Europe. 
D)  dynamics of the singles market in the age of the Internet. 
E)  lesser emphasis on subsidies.

Question 15

Referring to the Chronology Table in Chapter 30, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

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A)  Attacks on the United States, 2001 
B)  Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 
C)  Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 
D)  Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 
E)  Riots in Paris, 2005 
A)  Attacks on the United States, 2001 
B)  Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004 
C)  Attack on the London transportation system, 2005 
D)  Overthrow of Hussein, 2003 
E)  Riots in Paris, 2005

Question 16

Define the following terms: Kyoto Agreement

Accepted Answer

The Kyoto Agreement, more formally known

Question 17

By the early twenty-first century, how was the world less Eurocentric?

Accepted Answer

A)  The influence and impact of OPEC was universal. 
B)  Chinese trade became a world factor. 
C)  A threatened environment involved world action. 
D)  Nuclear threats from rogue nations threatened world peace. 
E)  All of these 
A)  The influence and impact of OPEC was universal. 
B)  Chinese trade became a world factor. 
C)  A threatened environment involved world action. 
D)  Nuclear threats from rogue nations threatened world peace. 
E)  All of these

Question 18

Define the following terms: World Health Organization (WHO)

Accepted Answer

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a

Question 19

All of the following are true of economic globalization except that

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A)  free trade is not always fair trade. 
B)  it raises concerns about diversity and conformity. 
C)  its costs and benefits are questioned by many. 
D)  Americanization is most popular in France. 
E)  trade agreements seem to threaten job losses in developed nations. 
A)  free trade is not always fair trade. 
B)  it raises concerns about diversity and conformity. 
C)  its costs and benefits are questioned by many. 
D)  Americanization is most popular in France. 
E)  trade agreements seem to threaten job losses in developed nations.

Question 20

Define the following terms: War Crimes Tribunal

Accepted Answer

A War Crimes Tribunal, also known as an

Exam 30: A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

Define the following terms: unilateralism

Define the following terms: ethnic cleansing

Define the following terms: al Queda

Define the following terms: European Commission

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 30.1, locate all the countries that had revolutions in 1989 and those that broke up in the 1990s. What territory on the Baltic does Russia still claim, and to what state did it originally belong?

The new idea of humanitarianism has involved all of the following except

NATO intervention in Kosovo was controversial because it

As globalization proceeded, the place of Muslims became controversial

Compare the histories of east-central Europe, the Balkans, and Russia after the fall of communism.

Which of the following is not true about the environment?

Define the following terms: "cultural Catholics"

How has the end of the cold war changed the world?

All of the following contributed to the breakup of Yugoslavia except

The "social market economy" refers to the

Referring to the Chronology Table in Chapter 30, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

Define the following terms: Kyoto Agreement

By the early twenty-first century, how was the world less Eurocentric?

Define the following terms: World Health Organization (WHO)

All of the following are true of economic globalization except that

Define the following terms: War Crimes Tribunal

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, C.A 1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to CA 350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization, Ca 350-30 Bc

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad 284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-CA 600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

The Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Medieval Civilization at Its Height, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

European Overseas Expansion to 1600

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, CA 1640-1715

A Revolution in Worldview

Europe on the Threshold of Modernity, CA 1715-1789

An Age of Revolution, 1789-1815

The Industrial Transformation of Europe, 1750-1850

Restoration, Reform, and Revolution, 1814-1848

Nationalism and Political Reform, 1850-1880

The Age of Optimism, 1850-1880

Imperialism and Escalating Tensions, 1880-1914

War and Revolution, 1914-1919

The Illusion of Stability, 1919-1930

The Tortured Decade, 1930-1939

The ERA of the Second World War, 1939-1949

An Anxious Stability: The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

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