Question 1

Who replaced the Communist government to become the leader of Czechoslovakia in 1990?

Accepted Answer

A) Havel 
B) Husák 
C) Dubček 
A) Havel 
B) Husák 
C) Dubček

Question 2

Which of the following has been a continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether to always give support to U.S. 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 sever all ties with the British monarchy 
A) Whether to always give support to U.S. 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 sever all ties with the British monarchy

Question 3

How were Perestroika and Glasnost related? To what extent did they achieve their goals, and to what extent did they have unintended consequences?

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and Glasnost were both polic

Question 4

How did the 9/11 attacks change U.S. foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

The September 11, 2001, terrorist attack

Question 5

Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by whom?

Accepted Answer

A) Boris Yeltsin 
B) Nikolai Patrushev 
C) Vladimir Putin 
A) Boris Yeltsin 
B) Nikolai Patrushev 
C) Vladimir Putin

Question 6

All of the following are examples of the women's movement EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A) Participation in antinuclear protests, such as at a U.S. missile base in Britain in 1982 
B) The lack of success in repealing laws against birth control and abortion in Europe 
C) The repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries 
A) Participation in antinuclear protests, such as at a U.S. missile base in Britain in 1982 
B) The lack of success in repealing laws against birth control and abortion in Europe 
C) The repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries

Question 7

In 1988, the first free parliamentary elections to occur in Eastern Europe for forty years took place in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) Hungary 
B) Austria 
C) Poland 
A) Hungary 
B) Austria 
C) Poland

Question 8

What is the evidence that underpins the IPCC's climate change warnings?

Accepted Answer

The evidence that underpins the IPCC's c

Question 9

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia struggled with all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A coup led by former Soviet army officers, which took control of the country 
B) Organized crime 
C) An uprising in largely Muslim Chechnya 
A) A coup led by former Soviet army officers, which took control of the country 
B) Organized crime 
C) An uprising in largely Muslim Chechnya

Question 10

Why did Tony Blair win such a massive mandate in the 1997 general election?

Accepted Answer

Tony Blair won a massive mandate in the

Question 11

What is a "guest worker" in the European context?

Accepted Answer

A "guest worker" in the European context

Question 12

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under whose leadership?

Accepted Answer

A) Willy Brandt 
B) Conrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl 
A) Willy Brandt 
B) Conrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl

Question 13

Donald Trump's administration quickly discarded all EXCEPT which of the following long-standing principles of U.S. foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) Leadership roles in international organizations like NATO and efforts to fight climate change 
B) Commitments to create and protect a global free trade regime with regional allies 
C) A multilateral, coherent strategy for defending U.S. interests against traditional antagonists, such as Russia 
A) Leadership roles in international organizations like NATO and efforts to fight climate change 
B) Commitments to create and protect a global free trade regime with regional allies 
C) A multilateral, coherent strategy for defending U.S. interests against traditional antagonists, such as Russia

Question 14

Today, an increasing number of migrants are moving away from their homes for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) To flee wars, famines, or other resource insecurity 
B) To build a better life for themselves and their families 
C) To spread their culture and laws across the globe 
A) To flee wars, famines, or other resource insecurity 
B) To build a better life for themselves and their families 
C) To spread their culture and laws across the globe

Question 15

Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A) Power was centralized in the federal government. 
B) Russia ended its aggressive foreign policy toward its neighbors. 
C) As many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty. 
A) Power was centralized in the federal government. 
B) Russia ended its aggressive foreign policy toward its neighbors. 
C) As many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty.

Question 16

By the end of his presidency, how was French president Francois Hollande perceived?

Accepted Answer

A) A right-minded leader who had not been able to solve some of France's enduring problems 
B) A well-regarded leader who, despite his personal scandals, had improved the lives of many French people 
C) A completely incapable leader who could not solve financial problems or respond to terrorist attacks 
A) A right-minded leader who had not been able to solve some of France's enduring problems 
B) A well-regarded leader who, despite his personal scandals, had improved the lives of many French people 
C) A completely incapable leader who could not solve financial problems or respond to terrorist attacks

Question 17

Europeans have responded to immigrant crises in all EXCEPT which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) By forming extreme right-wing anti-immigrant political parties 
B) By creating large, well-funded social programs to help immigrants thrive 
C) By creating new, tougher immigration laws 
A) By forming extreme right-wing anti-immigrant political parties 
B) By creating large, well-funded social programs to help immigrants thrive 
C) By creating new, tougher immigration laws

Question 18

What is the cause of global warming and climate change? Why has this cause been so difficult to address in the contemporary world?

Accepted Answer

The primary cause of global warming and

Question 19

How has the Internet changed from 2000 to the present day?

Accepted Answer

The Internet has changed significantly f

Question 20

How have emigrant crises affected French politics?

Accepted Answer

Emigrant crises, often referred to as mi

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

Who replaced the Communist government to become the leader of Czechoslovakia in 1990?

Which of the following has been a continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades?

How were Perestroika and Glasnost related? To what extent did they achieve their goals, and to what extent did they have unintended consequences?

How did the 9/11 attacks change U.S. foreign policy?

Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by whom?

All of the following are examples of the women's movement EXCEPT which one?

In 1988, the first free parliamentary elections to occur in Eastern Europe for forty years took place in which country?

What is the evidence that underpins the IPCC's climate change warnings?

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia struggled with all EXCEPT which of the following?

Why did Tony Blair win such a massive mandate in the 1997 general election?

What is a "guest worker" in the European context?

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under whose leadership?

Donald Trump's administration quickly discarded all EXCEPT which of the following long-standing principles of U.S. foreign policy?

Today, an increasing number of migrants are moving away from their homes for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons?

Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred EXCEPT which one?

By the end of his presidency, how was French president Francois Hollande perceived?

Europeans have responded to immigrant crises in all EXCEPT which of the following ways?

What is the cause of global warming and climate change? Why has this cause been so difficult to address in the contemporary world?

How has the Internet changed from 2000 to the present day?

How have emigrant crises affected French politics?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

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