Question 1

When HIV/AIDS was first identified it was most closely associated with which two groups?

Accepted Answer

A) war veterans and children. 
B) homosexual men and intravenous drug users. 
C) alcoholics and drug users. 
D) the handicapped and the elderly. 
E) flu and cancer sufferers. 
A) war veterans and children. 
B) homosexual men and intravenous drug users. 
C) alcoholics and drug users. 
D) the handicapped and the elderly. 
E) flu and cancer sufferers. B

Question 2

HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in the

Accepted Answer

A) 1960s. 
B) 1970s. 
C) 1990s. 
D) 1950s. 
E) 1980s. 
A) 1960s. 
B) 1970s. 
C) 1990s. 
D) 1950s. 
E) 1980s. E

Question 3

In response to the global financial crisis of 2008,and to protect financial institutions,the United States

Accepted Answer

A) drastically cut government spending. 
B) used government borrowing. 
C) sold shares in the country to China. 
D) asked Germany for economic help. 
E) withdrew from the World Trade Organization. 
A) drastically cut government spending. 
B) used government borrowing. 
C) sold shares in the country to China. 
D) asked Germany for economic help. 
E) withdrew from the World Trade Organization. B

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true relating to the present-day crisis associated with global warming and deforestation?

Accepted Answer

A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) High prices and demand for tropical hardwoods have felled vast areas of forests. 
C) In Brazil,farmers have an incentive to cut forests to plant sugar and soybean 
D) Central Africa and Indonesia have been leading nations in deforestation. 
E) To evade environmental regulations,many nations have been subject to political bribery. 
A) All of the answers are correct. 
B) High prices and demand for tropical hardwoods have felled vast areas of forests. 
C) In Brazil,farmers have an incentive to cut forests to plant sugar and soybean 
D) Central Africa and Indonesia have been leading nations in deforestation. 
E) To evade environmental regulations,many nations have been subject to political bribery.

Question 5

Population figures,as simple numbers on a globe,tell little of the real story of the earth and its population.Discuss at least two different aspects of population in an international,national,or regional sense.

Accepted Answer

One aspect of population in an internati

Question 6

Economists coined the term BRIC to represent which of the following world surge points?

Accepted Answer

A) Boston,Rome,Incirlik,Canton. 
B) Bengal,Rhodesia,Indonesia,China. 
C) Brazil,Russia,Indonesia,Canada. 
D) Brazil,Russia,India,China. 
E) Bengal,Russia,India,Canada. 
A) Boston,Rome,Incirlik,Canton. 
B) Bengal,Rhodesia,Indonesia,China. 
C) Brazil,Russia,Indonesia,Canada. 
D) Brazil,Russia,India,China. 
E) Bengal,Russia,India,Canada.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Taliban

Accepted Answer

The Taliban is an Islamist militant grou

Question 8

Please define the following key terms.
- Ai Weiwei

Accepted Answer

Ai Weiwei is a renowned Chinese contempo

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- NAFTA

Accepted Answer

NAFTA, or the North American Free Trade

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- September 11,2001

Accepted Answer

September 11, 2001, also known as 9/11,

Question 11

Where did the Arab Spring begin?

Accepted Answer

A) Tunisia. 
B) Sudan. 
C) Saudi Arabia. 
D) Jordan. 
E) Oman. 
A) Tunisia. 
B) Sudan. 
C) Saudi Arabia. 
D) Jordan. 
E) Oman.

Question 12

Which of the following statements are true?

Accepted Answer

A) American and British intelligence produced reports of a real Iraqi threat in the Middle East. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) British prime minister Blair supported Bush's claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
D) Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq without United Nations approval. 
E) a "coalition of the willing" was part of the United States' Iraqis invasion in April 2003. 
A) American and British intelligence produced reports of a real Iraqi threat in the Middle East. 
B) all of the answers are correct. 
C) British prime minister Blair supported Bush's claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. 
D) Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq without United Nations approval. 
E) a "coalition of the willing" was part of the United States' Iraqis invasion in April 2003.

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Sustainable Development

Accepted Answer

Sustainable Development is a holistic ap

Question 14

Although the Cold War and nuclear war seem like things of the past,which of the following indicates that nuclear weapons might actually be more of a threat today?

Accepted Answer

A) Israel developed nuclear weapons in defiance of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. 
B) Nuclear devices and post-Soviet technology may have fallen into irresponsible governments' hands. 
C) Relations between nuclear powers India and Pakistan are always a potential problem. 
D) North Korea and Iran have made substantial ground toward developing nuclear weapons. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) Israel developed nuclear weapons in defiance of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. 
B) Nuclear devices and post-Soviet technology may have fallen into irresponsible governments' hands. 
C) Relations between nuclear powers India and Pakistan are always a potential problem. 
D) North Korea and Iran have made substantial ground toward developing nuclear weapons. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following has been the common consequence in countries that have hastened to liberalize their economies?

Accepted Answer

A) Countries failed to temper market forces for the greater good of the economy and the society. 
B) The poverty level has decreased in nations involved in globalization. 
C) Governments have increased their responsibilities of health and education of its citizens. 
D) There is no evidence that globalization is associated with poverty. 
E) The United States is an example of a nation involved in globalization without rising inequality. 
A) Countries failed to temper market forces for the greater good of the economy and the society. 
B) The poverty level has decreased in nations involved in globalization. 
C) Governments have increased their responsibilities of health and education of its citizens. 
D) There is no evidence that globalization is associated with poverty. 
E) The United States is an example of a nation involved in globalization without rising inequality.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
- Global South

Accepted Answer

The term "Global South" refers to a grou

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Muhammad Yusuf

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Yusuf is not a term but rather

Question 18

Regional trade blocs usually involve controversy and tough bargaining because of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Nations are forced to raise tariffs. 
B) Unions are not allowed to strike because of foreign competition. 
C) Nations are forced to drop all tariffs. 
D) Regional goals have to be taken into consideration,along with national ones. 
E) None of these 
A) Nations are forced to raise tariffs. 
B) Unions are not allowed to strike because of foreign competition. 
C) Nations are forced to drop all tariffs. 
D) Regional goals have to be taken into consideration,along with national ones. 
E) None of these

Question 19

Perhaps the most startling economic transition in Africa has been the trend away from traditional Western sources of aid and investment and the debut of this country as a leading player.

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) China 
C) Mexico 
D) America 
E) Thailand 
A) India 
B) China 
C) Mexico 
D) America 
E) Thailand

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Wangari Maathai

Accepted Answer

Wangari Maathai (1940–2011) was a renown

Exam 32: Voyage Into the Twenty-First Century

When HIV/AIDS was first identified it was most closely associated with which two groups?

HIV/AIDS was first diagnosed in the

In response to the global financial crisis of 2008,and to protect financial institutions,the United States

Which of the following statements is true relating to the present-day crisis associated with global warming and deforestation?

Population figures,as simple numbers on a globe,tell little of the real story of the earth and its population.Discuss at least two different aspects of population in an international,national,or regional sense.

Economists coined the term BRIC to represent which of the following world surge points?

Please define the following key terms. - Taliban

Please define the following key terms. - Ai Weiwei

Please define the following key terms. - NAFTA

Please define the following key terms. - September 11,2001

Where did the Arab Spring begin?

Which of the following statements are true?

Please define the following key terms. - Sustainable Development

Although the Cold War and nuclear war seem like things of the past,which of the following indicates that nuclear weapons might actually be more of a threat today?

Which of the following has been the common consequence in countries that have hastened to liberalize their economies?

Please define the following key terms. - Global South

Please define the following key terms. - Muhammad Yusuf

Regional trade blocs usually involve controversy and tough bargaining because of which of the following?

Perhaps the most startling economic transition in Africa has been the trend away from traditional Western sources of aid and investment and the debut of this country as a leading player.

Please define the following key terms. - Wangari Maathai

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

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