Question 1

As European integration proceeds

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A)  regional identities have intensified and devolution has occurred. 
B)  national differences have largely disappeared. 
C)  Europeans have been thoroughly Americanized. 
D)  differences among political ideologies have disappeared. 
E)  the EU has resisted becoming involved in the preservation of national identities. 
A)  regional identities have intensified and devolution has occurred. 
B)  national differences have largely disappeared. 
C)  Europeans have been thoroughly Americanized. 
D)  differences among political ideologies have disappeared. 
E)  the EU has resisted becoming involved in the preservation of national identities.

Question 2

Define the following terms: Maastricht Agreements

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The Maastricht Agreements refer to the T

Question 3

Define the following terms: nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

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Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are

Question 4

All of the following persist(s) in western Europe except

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A)  widespread poverty. 
B)  high unemployment. 
C)  workers who had jobs were more secure than their American counterparts. 
D)  employers were less able to adapt to changing conditions. 
E)  government reform efforts provoked protests. 
A)  widespread poverty. 
B)  high unemployment. 
C)  workers who had jobs were more secure than their American counterparts. 
D)  employers were less able to adapt to changing conditions. 
E)  government reform efforts provoked protests.

Question 5

As a consequence of the attack on the World Trade Center, the United States

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A)  and NATO forces invaded Saudi Arabia. 
B)  failed to receive United Nations support to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. 
C)  will aid the Taliban in its fight against al Qaeda. 
D)  called for the destruction of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. 
E)  will receive overwhelming support internationally to use military action against Iraq. 
A)  and NATO forces invaded Saudi Arabia. 
B)  failed to receive United Nations support to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. 
C)  will aid the Taliban in its fight against al Qaeda. 
D)  called for the destruction of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. 
E)  will receive overwhelming support internationally to use military action against Iraq.

Question 6

Postcommunist Poland

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A)  experienced a 50 percent rise in GDP between 1990 and 2005. 
B)  became one of the "big six" in Europe. 
C)  suffered a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D)  attracted considerable foreign investment. 
E)  All of these 
A)  experienced a 50 percent rise in GDP between 1990 and 2005. 
B)  became one of the "big six" in Europe. 
C)  suffered a widening gap between rich and poor. 
D)  attracted considerable foreign investment. 
E)  All of these

Question 7

Define the following terms: Theo van Gogh

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Theo van Gogh refers to two distinct ind

Question 8

Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition. How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?

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The essay requires an appreciation for t

Question 9

Define the following terms: postmodernism

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Postmodernism is a complex and broad int

Question 10

Which of the following correctly describes the architecture and urban planning of the post-modern era?

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A)  Incorporating living history in postmodern buildings 
B)  Celebrated variety, mixture, and complexity 
C)  Calatrava, Rossi, and Gehry were important post modern architects. 
D)  Represents the wider, complex approach to history and tradition 
E)  All of these 
A)  Incorporating living history in postmodern buildings 
B)  Celebrated variety, mixture, and complexity 
C)  Calatrava, Rossi, and Gehry were important post modern architects. 
D)  Represents the wider, complex approach to history and tradition 
E)  All of these

Question 11

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

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A)  the key to social or political power is the power to specify what constitutes knowledge. 
B)  the key to social or political power is economic. 
C)  modern means secular, and a return to the spiritual or premodern is preferred. 
D)  a return to the classical canon is necessary. 
E)  truth and meaning are the assertions of the masses seeking to attain power. 
A)  the key to social or political power is the power to specify what constitutes knowledge. 
B)  the key to social or political power is economic. 
C)  modern means secular, and a return to the spiritual or premodern is preferred. 
D)  a return to the classical canon is necessary. 
E)  truth and meaning are the assertions of the masses seeking to attain power.

Question 12

The rejection of the proposed EU constitution in 2005 involved all of the following except it

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A)  left the EU functioning as before. 
B)  was due to the controversy over integration of a secular Islamic state, Turkey, into the Union. 
C)  halted the EU's momentum unexpectedly. 
D)  led to the Lisbon Treaty of December 2007. 
E)  involved concern over competition from lower-wage counties. 
A)  left the EU functioning as before. 
B)  was due to the controversy over integration of a secular Islamic state, Turkey, into the Union. 
C)  halted the EU's momentum unexpectedly. 
D)  led to the Lisbon Treaty of December 2007. 
E)  involved concern over competition from lower-wage counties.

Question 13

Define the following terms: social market economy

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A social market economy is an economic s

Question 14

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

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The essay should exp

Question 15

Define the following terms: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

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The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is

Question 16

Define the following terms: global village

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The term "global village" refers to the

Question 17

Discuss the achievements and problems of the European Union and European integration.

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Essays should include objectiv

Question 18

After World War II, adherence to traditional religion in Europe

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A)  declined drastically, though many stayed culturally Christian. 
B)  initially declined but has recently rebounded. 
C)  has remained roughly the same as in the United States. 
D)  increased as Europe lost its hegemony in the world. 
E)  increased as churches have increased their charitable role in society. 
A)  declined drastically, though many stayed culturally Christian. 
B)  initially declined but has recently rebounded. 
C)  has remained roughly the same as in the United States. 
D)  increased as Europe lost its hegemony in the world. 
E)  increased as churches have increased their charitable role in society.

Question 19

Define the following terms: Group of 20 (G-20)

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The Group of 20 (G-20) is an internation

Question 20

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. What does Map 30.3 show about the relative prosperity of the European countries? Which are most prosperous? Which have the lowest GDP? Do lower GDP figures seem to correlate with the political or social problems discussed in Chapter 30?

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Map 30.3 shows the relative prosperity o

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

As European integration proceeds

Define the following terms: Maastricht Agreements

Define the following terms: nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

All of the following persist(s) in western Europe except

As a consequence of the attack on the World Trade Center, the United States

Postcommunist Poland

Define the following terms: Theo van Gogh

Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition. How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?

Define the following terms: postmodernism

Which of the following correctly describes the architecture and urban planning of the post-modern era?

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

The rejection of the proposed EU constitution in 2005 involved all of the following except it

Define the following terms: social market economy

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

Define the following terms: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Define the following terms: global village

Discuss the achievements and problems of the European Union and European integration.

After World War II, adherence to traditional religion in Europe

Define the following terms: Group of 20 (G-20)

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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