Question 1

Which of the following was one of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War?

Accepted Answer

A) The fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States 
B) Financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race 
C) Peace movements in both countries 
A) The fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States 
B) Financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race 
C) Peace movements in both countries

Question 2

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) Demands for ethnically distinct provinces 
B) Differences of religion 
C) Support for or opposition to maintaining communism 
A) Demands for ethnically distinct provinces 
B) Differences of religion 
C) Support for or opposition to maintaining communism

Question 3

What was the role of the New Congress of People's Deputies?

Accepted Answer

The Congress of People's Deputies was a

Question 4

How did communism end in Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

The end of communism in Eastern Europe w

Question 5

Which of the following parties won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election?

Accepted Answer

A) The Popular Front 
B) The Communists 
C) The Christian Democrats 
A) The Popular Front 
B) The Communists 
C) The Christian Democrats

Question 6

How has the Internet affected twenty-first-century Western politics, culture, and society? Has it been overall beneficial or detrimental?

Accepted Answer

The Internet has had a profound impact o

Question 7

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end in 1989 in which country?

Accepted Answer

A) Czechoslovakia 
B) Romania 
C) East Germany 
A) Czechoslovakia 
B) Romania 
C) East Germany

Question 8

A transnational corporation is defined as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A company that seeks to undermine national sovereignty 
B) A company that pays no taxes because they have no headquarters 
C) A company that has divisions in more than two countries 
A) A company that seeks to undermine national sovereignty 
B) A company that pays no taxes because they have no headquarters 
C) A company that has divisions in more than two countries

Question 9

How has Canadian politics shifted in the early twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

Canadian politics has shifted in several

Question 10

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A) He presided over an economic revival. 
B) He urged the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C) He was able to reduce huge government budget deficits. 
A) He presided over an economic revival. 
B) He urged the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C) He was able to reduce huge government budget deficits.

Question 11

The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in which year?

Accepted Answer

A) 1989 
B) 1991 
C) 1993 
A) 1989 
B) 1991 
C) 1993

Question 12

Describe the rise of ISIS.

Accepted Answer

The rise of ISIS, or the Islamic State o

Question 13

What similarities and differences exist between French and Italian politics in the 2000s?

Accepted Answer

In the 2000s, both French and Italian po

Question 14

Describe the origins, conduct, and results of the wars in Yugoslavia.

Accepted Answer

The wars in Yugoslavia were a series of

Question 15

By the 1980s, Soviet problems included all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A collapse of the space exploration program 
B) A decline in the standard of living 
C) Rigid, centralized planning 
A) A collapse of the space exploration program 
B) A decline in the standard of living 
C) Rigid, centralized planning

Question 16

What were Angela Merkel's main initiatives in the early 2000s?

Accepted Answer

In the early 2000s, Angela Merkel, as th

Question 17

The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007-2008 led to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy 
B) No real hardship except for the rich whose investments were wiped out 
C) A worldwide recession that hit many of the world's poorest areas the hardest 
A) A firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy 
B) No real hardship except for the rich whose investments were wiped out 
C) A worldwide recession that hit many of the world's poorest areas the hardest

Question 18

How has the role of women in Western countries changed from the twentieth to the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

The role of women in Western countries h

Question 19

George H. W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) The inability to win the Gulf War 
B) Government budget deficits 
C) A downturn in the economy 
A) The inability to win the Gulf War 
B) Government budget deficits 
C) A downturn in the economy

Question 20

Summarize the arguments of either side of the Brexit referendum of 2016.

Accepted Answer

The arguments for leaving the European U

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

Which of the following was one of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War?

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of which of the following reasons?

What was the role of the New Congress of People's Deputies?

How did communism end in Eastern Europe?

Which of the following parties won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election?

How has the Internet affected twenty-first-century Western politics, culture, and society? Has it been overall beneficial or detrimental?

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end in 1989 in which country?

A transnational corporation is defined as which of the following?

How has Canadian politics shifted in the early twenty-first century?

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT which one?

The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in which year?

Describe the rise of ISIS.

What similarities and differences exist between French and Italian politics in the 2000s?

Describe the origins, conduct, and results of the wars in Yugoslavia.

By the 1980s, Soviet problems included all EXCEPT which of the following?

What were Angela Merkel's main initiatives in the early 2000s?

The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007-2008 led to which of the following?

How has the role of women in Western countries changed from the twentieth to the twenty-first century?

George H. W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons?

Summarize the arguments of either side of the Brexit referendum of 2016.

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