Question 1

Which country's 1987 application to join the European Union was controversial because of its human rights record and its large Muslim population?

Accepted Answer

A) Serbia 
B) Bulgaria 
C) Turkey 
A) Serbia 
B) Bulgaria 
C) Turkey

Question 2

Which British Prime Minister's government instituted Britain's welfare state?

Accepted Answer

A) Clement Atlee 
B) Joseph Chamberlain 
C) David Lloyd George 
A) Clement Atlee 
B) Joseph Chamberlain 
C) David Lloyd George

Question 3

Describe Merkel's main initiatives during her tenure as Germany's chancellor.

Accepted Answer

During her tenure as Germany's chancello

Question 4

What effect has the erosion of centrist parties had on European politics?

Accepted Answer

The erosion of centrist parties in Europ

Question 5

How was confidence in democratic institutions rebuilt in postwar Europe?

Accepted Answer

Confidence in democratic institutions in

Question 6

What challenges has the EU faced to its integrity?

Accepted Answer

The European Union (EU) has faced numero

Question 7

To what extent did the success of her policies and to what extent did victory in the Falklands War finally transform the Thatcher government into a popular one?

Accepted Answer

The success of Margaret Thatcher's polic

Question 8

Simone de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex, the argument of which is best summarized how?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have been systematically treated as inherently different to men, which has caused them to become "second-class citizens." 
B) Women have their own inherent virtues that make them more qualified to run society. 
C) Women are slaves to men, and men are little more than violent oppressors of half of the world's population. 
A) Women have been systematically treated as inherently different to men, which has caused them to become "second-class citizens." 
B) Women have their own inherent virtues that make them more qualified to run society. 
C) Women are slaves to men, and men are little more than violent oppressors of half of the world's population.

Question 9

The implementation of the welfare state led Britain to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Seek greater economic profits from its expanding empire. 
B) Ignore mere "political" issues such as the "troubles" in Northern Ireland. 
C) Reduce its overseas expenses by dismantling its empire and reducing foreign aid. 
A) Seek greater economic profits from its expanding empire. 
B) Ignore mere "political" issues such as the "troubles" in Northern Ireland. 
C) Reduce its overseas expenses by dismantling its empire and reducing foreign aid.

Question 10

The European Union agreed to introduce a common currency by 2002 called what?

Accepted Answer

A) Pound 
B) Euro 
C) European Dollar 
A) Pound 
B) Euro 
C) European Dollar

Question 11

What was the Common Market?

Accepted Answer

The Common Market, formally known as the

Question 12

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Maastricht?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Maastricht, officially kno

Question 13

How did the recession of the 1970s and 1980s affect German politics? What role did the state play in addressing the crisis?

Accepted Answer

The recession of the 1970s and 1980s had

Question 14

The European Economic Community was also known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Group of Six 
B) Common Market 
C) Alliance for Progress 
A) Group of Six 
B) Common Market 
C) Alliance for Progress

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Excessive demands by labor unions 
B) Laissez-faire policies by the government 
C) Unwillingness to invest in modern industrial technology 
A) Excessive demands by labor unions 
B) Laissez-faire policies by the government 
C) Unwillingness to invest in modern industrial technology

Question 16

Germany's "economic miracle" included all of the following except which?

Accepted Answer

A) Unemployment dropped to 0.4 percent by 1965. 
B) Hundreds of thousands of "guest workers" were imported in order to maintain its economic expansion. 
C) All banks and major industries were nationalized by the government. 
A) Unemployment dropped to 0.4 percent by 1965. 
B) Hundreds of thousands of "guest workers" were imported in order to maintain its economic expansion. 
C) All banks and major industries were nationalized by the government.

Question 17

Which is the most serious contemporary challenge to the future of the EU, Putin's aggression, Turkey's pending application, or Brexit? Why?

Accepted Answer

The most serious contemporary challenge

Question 18

Describe the important stages in the formation of the European Union.

Accepted Answer

The formation of the European Union can

Question 19

Where did the crisis in 1958 that eventually brought down France's Fourth Republic begin?

Accepted Answer

A) Indochina 
B) Algeria 
C) Syria 
A) Indochina 
B) Algeria 
C) Syria

Question 20

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, how is the Fifth Republic best described?

Accepted Answer

A) It increased the power of the French president. 
B) It decreased the power of the president and increased the authority of the prime minister. 
C) It was more directly democratic. 
A) It increased the power of the French president. 
B) It decreased the power of the president and increased the authority of the prime minister. 
C) It was more directly democratic.

Which country's 1987 application to join the European Union was controversial because of its human rights record and its large Muslim population?

Which British Prime Minister's government instituted Britain's welfare state?

Describe Merkel's main initiatives during her tenure as Germany's chancellor.

What effect has the erosion of centrist parties had on European politics?

How was confidence in democratic institutions rebuilt in postwar Europe?

What challenges has the EU faced to its integrity?

To what extent did the success of her policies and to what extent did victory in the Falklands War finally transform the Thatcher government into a popular one?

Simone de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex, the argument of which is best summarized how?

The implementation of the welfare state led Britain to do which of the following?

The European Union agreed to introduce a common currency by 2002 called what?

What was the Common Market?

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Maastricht?

How did the recession of the 1970s and 1980s affect German politics? What role did the state play in addressing the crisis?

The European Economic Community was also known as which of the following?

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

Germany's "economic miracle" included all of the following except which?

Which is the most serious contemporary challenge to the future of the EU, Putin's aggression, Turkey's pending application, or Brexit? Why?

Describe the important stages in the formation of the European Union.

Where did the crisis in 1958 that eventually brought down France's Fourth Republic begin?

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, how is the Fifth Republic best described?

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism: Africa and Asia

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia

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

Toward the Pacific Century

The East Is Red: China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independence

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

Which country's 1987 application to join the European Union was controversial because of its human rights record and its large Muslim population?

Which British Prime Minister's government instituted Britain's welfare state?

Describe Merkel's main initiatives during her tenure as Germany's chancellor.

What effect has the erosion of centrist parties had on European politics?

How was confidence in democratic institutions rebuilt in postwar Europe?

What challenges has the EU faced to its integrity?

To what extent did the success of her policies and to what extent did victory in the Falklands War finally transform the Thatcher government into a popular one?

Simone de Beauvoir wrote The Second Sex, the argument of which is best summarized how?

The implementation of the welfare state led Britain to do which of the following?

The European Union agreed to introduce a common currency by 2002 called what?

What was the Common Market?

What was the outcome of the Treaty of Maastricht?

How did the recession of the 1970s and 1980s affect German politics? What role did the state play in addressing the crisis?

The European Economic Community was also known as which of the following?

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

Germany's "economic miracle" included all of the following except which?

Which is the most serious contemporary challenge to the future of the EU, Putin's aggression, Turkey's pending application, or Brexit? Why?

Describe the important stages in the formation of the European Union.

Where did the crisis in 1958 that eventually brought down France's Fourth Republic begin?

In comparison with France's Fourth Republic, how is the Fifth Republic best described?

The Rise of Industrial Society in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism: Africa and Asia

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

War and Revolution: World War I and Its Aftermath

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia

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

Toward the Pacific Century

The East Is Red: China Under Communism

Nationalism Triumphant: The Emergence of Independence

Emerging Africa

Ferment in the Middle East

The Challenge of a New Millennium

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