Question 1

British prime minister David Cameron formed a government after which of the following parties won the general election in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A) The Labor Party 
B) The Conservative Party 
C) The Liberal Democrats 
A) The Labor Party 
B) The Conservative Party 
C) The Liberal Democrats

Question 2

Which of the following traditions is most essential to liberal democracy's success in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A) Active participation in the political process 
B) Trusting that those in power will use it responsibly 
C) Fully accepting the political beliefs of others 
A) Active participation in the political process 
B) Trusting that those in power will use it responsibly 
C) Fully accepting the political beliefs of others

Question 3

Describe the process of German reunification.

Accepted Answer

The process of German reunification bega

Question 4

Who has globalization benefited the most? Who has it harmed the most? Why?

Accepted Answer

Globalization has benefited multinationa

Question 5

What are the key ideas of religious fundamentalism across the globe?

Accepted Answer

Religious fundamentalism across the glob

Question 6

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT which one?

Accepted Answer

A) His strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests 
B) The war in Iraq, which had bogged down in counterinsurgency operations 
C) Tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy 
A) His strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests 
B) The war in Iraq, which had bogged down in counterinsurgency operations 
C) Tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy

Question 7

How have organized churches responded to the challenges of the twenty-first century? How effective have those responses been?

Accepted Answer

Organized churches have responded to the

Question 8

Which of the following is the best description of global warming?

Accepted Answer

A) A buildup of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide caused by emissions, which raises the global mean temperature of the earth, increasingly affecting its natural systems 
B) A natural process of warming and cooling of the earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere that occurs in predictable and finite cycles every 25,000 years or so 
C) A widely reported phenomenon that few scientists understand, leading to wild speculations and doomsday scenarios involving the collapse of the climate 
A) A buildup of greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide caused by emissions, which raises the global mean temperature of the earth, increasingly affecting its natural systems 
B) A natural process of warming and cooling of the earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere that occurs in predictable and finite cycles every 25,000 years or so 
C) A widely reported phenomenon that few scientists understand, leading to wild speculations and doomsday scenarios involving the collapse of the climate

Question 9

How did the Berlin Wall come down?

Accepted Answer

The fall of the Berlin Wall on November

Question 10

Describe Boris Yeltsin's rise and fall. Were his policies successful in transforming Russia into a functional country? What were his most serious challenges?

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin's rise to power began in t

Question 11

Bosnians, Croatians, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 for which of the following purposes?

Accepted Answer

A) To achieve, for the first time, a truly unified Yugoslavia 
B) To negotiate an end to the war in Bosnia 
C) To announce their application to the European Union 
A) To achieve, for the first time, a truly unified Yugoslavia 
B) To negotiate an end to the war in Bosnia 
C) To announce their application to the European Union

Question 12

How have motivations for migration changed from the twentieth to the twenty-first century? How have they remained constant?

Accepted Answer

The motivations for migration have evolv

Question 13

Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?

Accepted Answer

A) Anselm Kiefer 
B) Pablo Picasso 
C) Jackson Pollock 
A) Anselm Kiefer 
B) Pablo Picasso 
C) Jackson Pollock

Question 14

What is the role of the IMF?

Accepted Answer

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is

Question 15

Which of the following includes challenges facing the European Union in the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A) The lack of a common currency, which prevents trade from flowing easily between the many countries of Europe 
B) The enormous expense of maintaining a military to ensure collective security against Russia 
C) That many Europeans remain committed to a national identity and do not see themselves as "Europeans" 
A) The lack of a common currency, which prevents trade from flowing easily between the many countries of Europe 
B) The enormous expense of maintaining a military to ensure collective security against Russia 
C) That many Europeans remain committed to a national identity and do not see themselves as "Europeans"

Question 16

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, where did the United States initially wage war?

Accepted Answer

A) Iraq 
B) The Persian Gulf 
C) Afghanistan 
A) Iraq 
B) The Persian Gulf 
C) Afghanistan

Question 17

The signatories of the Paris Climate Accords of 2015 agreed to do which of the following things?

Accepted Answer

A) To look for ways their own countries could reduce emissions without causing political, economic, or social problems 
B) To adopt rigid measures set down in Paris to aggressively tackle climate change, whatever the cost at home 
C) To eliminate all fossil fuel production, intensive agriculture, and industry in their home countries 
A) To look for ways their own countries could reduce emissions without causing political, economic, or social problems 
B) To adopt rigid measures set down in Paris to aggressively tackle climate change, whatever the cost at home 
C) To eliminate all fossil fuel production, intensive agriculture, and industry in their home countries

Question 18

The austerity measures put into place in the wake of the global financial crisis resulted in all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) A speedy economic recovery for Europe and the United States 
B) Mass protests 
C) Reductions in pensions, wages, and health care services 
A) A speedy economic recovery for Europe and the United States 
B) Mass protests 
C) Reductions in pensions, wages, and health care services

Question 19

How did the fall of communism benefit Eastern Europe? How did it cause new problems?

Accepted Answer

The fall of communism in Eastern Europe

Question 20

Which event had the largest effect on the contemporary United States: the 9/11 attacks or the global financial crisis of 2008? Why?

Accepted Answer

The 9/11 attacks and the global financia

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

British prime minister David Cameron formed a government after which of the following parties won the general election in 2010?

Which of the following traditions is most essential to liberal democracy's success in the world today?

Describe the process of German reunification.

Who has globalization benefited the most? Who has it harmed the most? Why?

What are the key ideas of religious fundamentalism across the globe?

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT which one?

How have organized churches responded to the challenges of the twenty-first century? How effective have those responses been?

Which of the following is the best description of global warming?

How did the Berlin Wall come down?

Describe Boris Yeltsin's rise and fall. Were his policies successful in transforming Russia into a functional country? What were his most serious challenges?

Bosnians, Croatians, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 for which of the following purposes?

How have motivations for migration changed from the twentieth to the twenty-first century? How have they remained constant?

Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?

What is the role of the IMF?

Which of the following includes challenges facing the European Union in the twenty-first century?

In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, where did the United States initially wage war?

The signatories of the Paris Climate Accords of 2015 agreed to do which of the following things?

The austerity measures put into place in the wake of the global financial crisis resulted in all EXCEPT which of the following?

How did the fall of communism benefit Eastern Europe? How did it cause new problems?

Which event had the largest effect on the contemporary United States: the 9/11 attacks or the global financial crisis of 2008? Why?

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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