Question 1

Unrest began in Ukraine in the 2000s when Ukrainian leaders sought

Accepted Answer

A)  closer ties with the West 
B)  a return to communism 
C)  closer ties with Russia 
D)  greater independence 
A)  closer ties with the West 
B)  a return to communism 
C)  closer ties with Russia 
D)  greater independence A

Question 2

In 2008, Vladimir Putin used what as a pretext for invading Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)  terrorist threats 
B)  pro-Western policies 
C)  weapons of mass destruction 
D)  the presence of ethnic Russians 
A)  terrorist threats 
B)  pro-Western policies 
C)  weapons of mass destruction 
D)  the presence of ethnic Russians D

Question 3

A powerful pro-Russian force in Ukraine is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Ukrainian army 
B)  the oligarchs 
C)  the pro-Western business community 
D)  old communist leaders 
A)  the Ukrainian army 
B)  the oligarchs 
C)  the pro-Western business community 
D)  old communist leaders B

Question 4

Many African women still undergo female circumcision, which is meant to ensure

Accepted Answer

A)  purity 
B)  subjection to men 
C)  loyalty to Allah 
D)  hatred for Islam 
A)  purity 
B)  subjection to men 
C)  loyalty to Allah 
D)  hatred for Islam

Question 5

Russia opposed Chechen independence after the fall of the Soviet Union because

Accepted Answer

A)  of its Muslim identity 
B)  its Christian identity 
C)  its strategic location 
D)  its ethnic Russian majority 
A)  of its Muslim identity 
B)  its Christian identity 
C)  its strategic location 
D)  its ethnic Russian majority

Question 6

In return for aid from EU institutions, nations like Greece and Italy had to agree to

Accepted Answer

A)  leave the EU 
B)  lower economic controls 
C)  austerity measures 
D)  increase employment 
A)  leave the EU 
B)  lower economic controls 
C)  austerity measures 
D)  increase employment

Question 7

Ayaan Hirsi Ali blames what for the plight of Islamic immigrant women in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islam alone 
B)  Islamic tradition and multiculturalism 
C)  European culture 
D)  liberal multiculturalism 
A)  Islam alone 
B)  Islamic tradition and multiculturalism 
C)  European culture 
D)  liberal multiculturalism

Question 8

Euroskepticism has increased the popularity of parties who represent the

Accepted Answer

A)  far left 
B)  far right 
C)  center-left 
D)  center-right 
A)  far left 
B)  far right 
C)  center-left 
D)  center-right

Question 9

EU monetary policy deprived nations in the Eurozone of the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  expand their economies 
B)  limit debt 
C)  raise interest rates 
D)  lower interest rates 
A)  expand their economies 
B)  limit debt 
C)  raise interest rates 
D)  lower interest rates

Question 10

Most citizens of Chechnya are

Accepted Answer

A)  Shi'a Muslims 
B)  Catholic Christians 
C)  Orthodox Christians 
D)  Sunni Muslims 
A)  Shi'a Muslims 
B)  Catholic Christians 
C)  Orthodox Christians 
D)  Sunni Muslims

Unrest began in Ukraine in the 2000s when Ukrainian leaders sought

In 2008, Vladimir Putin used what as a pretext for invading Georgia?

A powerful pro-Russian force in Ukraine is

Many African women still undergo female circumcision, which is meant to ensure

Russia opposed Chechen independence after the fall of the Soviet Union because

In return for aid from EU institutions, nations like Greece and Italy had to agree to

Ayaan Hirsi Ali blames what for the plight of Islamic immigrant women in Europe?

Euroskepticism has increased the popularity of parties who represent the

EU monetary policy deprived nations in the Eurozone of the ability to

Most citizens of Chechnya are

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Exam 15: Economic Dilemmas, European Unity, and the Collapse of Communism, 1970-2010

Unrest began in Ukraine in the 2000s when Ukrainian leaders sought

In 2008, Vladimir Putin used what as a pretext for invading Georgia?

A powerful pro-Russian force in Ukraine is

Many African women still undergo female circumcision, which is meant to ensure

Russia opposed Chechen independence after the fall of the Soviet Union because

In return for aid from EU institutions, nations like Greece and Italy had to agree to

Ayaan Hirsi Ali blames what for the plight of Islamic immigrant women in Europe?

Euroskepticism has increased the popularity of parties who represent the

EU monetary policy deprived nations in the Eurozone of the ability to

Most citizens of Chechnya are

The Age of Religious Reform, 1490-1648

States and Empires, 1500-1715

Crises of the Seventeenth Century

Science and Enlightenment, 1600-1789

The Era of the French Revolution, 1750-1815

The Industrial Revolution, 1750-1850

Conservation, Reform, and Revolution, 1815-1852

From National Unification to Religious Revivial, 1850-1880

European Society and the Road to War, 1880-1914

The First World War, 1914-1919

The Russian Revolution and the Rise of the Soviet Union, 1905-1940

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The Second World War, 1939-1945

The Postwar, 1945-1970

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