Question 1

What prompted the American invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear that the Taliban were on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon 
B)  Fear that the Taliban possessed a stock of chemical weapons 
C)  The Taliban's refusal to surrender Osama bin Laden 
D)  To prevent the Afghans from invading Pakistan 
E)  The attack on the American interests in the Pacific by the Al Qaeda 
A)  Fear that the Taliban were on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon 
B)  Fear that the Taliban possessed a stock of chemical weapons 
C)  The Taliban's refusal to surrender Osama bin Laden 
D)  To prevent the Afghans from invading Pakistan 
E)  The attack on the American interests in the Pacific by the Al Qaeda C

Question 2

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-The Dayton Agreement

Accepted Answer

The Dayton Agreement was a peace agreement reached in November 1995 that ended the Bosnian War. It was signed in Dayton, Ohio, and involved the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. The agreement established a framework for a decentralized government in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a rotating presidency and a parliament. It also created the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the agreement and promote reconciliation and stability in the region.

Who: The leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia were involved in the negotiations and signing of the agreement.

What: The Dayton Agreement was a peace agreement that ended the Bosnian War and established a framework for a decentralized government in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Where: The agreement was signed in Dayton, Ohio, in the United States.

When: The agreement was reached in November 1995.

Why Important: The Dayton Agreement was important because it brought an end to the devastating Bosnian War and established a framework for peace and stability in the region. It also paved the way for international involvement in the implementation of the agreement and the promotion of reconciliation and democracy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Question 3

According to the textbook, rising anti-Semitism is similar to Nazi anti-Semitism for all of the following except​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​efforts to blame Jews for all the problems in the country or region. 
B)  ​media images that portray Jewish people as sinister, devil like creatures. 
C)  ​dehumanizing efforts that label them as rats, bacteria, pigs, or apes. 
D)  ​accusations of conspiracies blaming them for numerous historical tragedies. 
E)  ​propagation of an ideal Aryan race in contrast to the Jews. 
A)  ​efforts to blame Jews for all the problems in the country or region. 
B)  ​media images that portray Jewish people as sinister, devil like creatures. 
C)  ​dehumanizing efforts that label them as rats, bacteria, pigs, or apes. 
D)  ​accusations of conspiracies blaming them for numerous historical tragedies. 
E)  ​propagation of an ideal Aryan race in contrast to the Jews. E

Question 4

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-Why did some countries and some people resist the formation of the EU?​

Accepted Answer

Some countries and people resisted the f

Question 5

Which of the following describes the concerns of some Europeans toward the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Will the uniqueness of each nation and its people become extinct? 
B)  How much national power will be lost to the Union? 
C)  How much control will American have in the organization? 
D)  How will a governing body that is headquartered in a foreign nation be able to relate to each individual nation and its unique concerns and problems? 
E)  Each of these situations gave the Eurocrats some concern and whether they should approve the Union's new constitution. 
A)  Will the uniqueness of each nation and its people become extinct? 
B)  How much national power will be lost to the Union? 
C)  How much control will American have in the organization? 
D)  How will a governing body that is headquartered in a foreign nation be able to relate to each individual nation and its unique concerns and problems? 
E)  Each of these situations gave the Eurocrats some concern and whether they should approve the Union's new constitution.

Question 6

____ is considered the architect of a reunited Germany.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kohl 
B)  Sarkozy 
C)  Merkel 
D)  Schroder 
E)  Chirac 
A)  Kohl 
B)  Sarkozy 
C)  Merkel 
D)  Schroder 
E)  Chirac

Question 7

Under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, laws

Accepted Answer

A)  were based on a strict interpretation of traditional Islamic laws. 
B)  were based on the Soviet Communist system introduced during the Soviet invasion. 
C)  provided all children, including girls, with the right to an education. 
D)  were largely borrowed from the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran which sponsored the Taliban. 
E)  were based on liberal interpretation of Islamic laws. 
A)  were based on a strict interpretation of traditional Islamic laws. 
B)  were based on the Soviet Communist system introduced during the Soviet invasion. 
C)  provided all children, including girls, with the right to an education. 
D)  were largely borrowed from the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran which sponsored the Taliban. 
E)  were based on liberal interpretation of Islamic laws.

Question 8

After unification, East Germans encountered all of the following problems and concerns EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  East German was required to apply for German citizenship after unification. 
B)  Most East Germans have had little experience with democracy. 
C)  Capitalism is confusing to many East Germans. 
D)  East Germans are more unemployed because of the closing of factories in the Eastern sector. 
E)  East Germans are more likely to react against immigrants who they consider to be outsiders. 
A)  East German was required to apply for German citizenship after unification. 
B)  Most East Germans have had little experience with democracy. 
C)  Capitalism is confusing to many East Germans. 
D)  East Germans are more unemployed because of the closing of factories in the Eastern sector. 
E)  East Germans are more likely to react against immigrants who they consider to be outsiders.

Question 9

​As a result of financial problems in 2008 Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Cyprus received money from the EMU, most of that money came from

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Germany. 
B)  ​France. 
C)  ​United States. 
D)  ​Russia. 
E)  ​China. 
A)  ​Germany. 
B)  ​France. 
C)  ​United States. 
D)  ​Russia. 
E)  ​China.

Question 10

The Russian oligarchs who financed Boris Yeltsin's reelection in 1996 became wealthy by

Accepted Answer

A)  entrepreneurship in producing software for overseas clients. 
B)  acquiring former state enterprises at bargain-basement prices. 
C)  extorting protection money from Russian and foreign businesses. 
D)  foreign investments, particularly in China. 
E)  taking over private businesses seized by the government. 
A)  entrepreneurship in producing software for overseas clients. 
B)  acquiring former state enterprises at bargain-basement prices. 
C)  extorting protection money from Russian and foreign businesses. 
D)  foreign investments, particularly in China. 
E)  taking over private businesses seized by the government.

Question 11

Following his loss of office in 2000, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic

Accepted Answer

A)  fled to Saudi Arabia. 
B)  lived quietly on his large estate outside Belgrade. 
C)  was tried and executed by the Yugoslav government for treason. 
D)  was handed over by the Yugoslav government to the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for trial for crimes against humanity. 
E)  escaped from Yugoslavia and lived a quiet life in Cuba. 
A)  fled to Saudi Arabia. 
B)  lived quietly on his large estate outside Belgrade. 
C)  was tried and executed by the Yugoslav government for treason. 
D)  was handed over by the Yugoslav government to the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for trial for crimes against humanity. 
E)  escaped from Yugoslavia and lived a quiet life in Cuba.

Question 12

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Slobodan Milosevic

Accepted Answer

Slobodan Milosevic was a Serbian politic

Question 13

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Boris Yeltsin

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin was a significant politica

Question 14

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Angela Merkel

Accepted Answer

Angela Merkel is a German politician who

Question 15

Tony Blair may be remembered for

Accepted Answer

A)  reviving the Conservative party in Britain. 
B)  supporting an environmental protest against the cutting down of trees by English road crews. 
C)  leading the Labour party to victory in England. 
D)  initiating England's entry into the European Union. 
E)  losing the election to John Major. 
A)  reviving the Conservative party in Britain. 
B)  supporting an environmental protest against the cutting down of trees by English road crews. 
C)  leading the Labour party to victory in England. 
D)  initiating England's entry into the European Union. 
E)  losing the election to John Major.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Taliban

Accepted Answer

The Taliban is an Islamist militant grou

Question 17

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Commonwealth of Independent States

Accepted Answer

The Commonwealth of Independent States (

Question 18

During the twentieth century, the world's population has virtually

Accepted Answer

A)  doubled. 
B)  tripled. 
C)  quadrupled. 
D)  declined because of Aids in Africa. 
E)  declined because of the one child rule in China. 
A)  doubled. 
B)  tripled. 
C)  quadrupled. 
D)  declined because of Aids in Africa. 
E)  declined because of the one child rule in China.

Question 19

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s).
  
-How has terrorism become the defining feature of the twenty-first century?​

Accepted Answer

Terrorism has become the defining featur

Question 20

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

Accepted Answer

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS):

Exam 22: The Troubled Present

What prompted the American invasion of Afghanistan?

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -The Dayton Agreement

According to the textbook, rising anti-Semitism is similar to Nazi anti-Semitism for all of the following except​

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Why did some countries and some people resist the formation of the EU?​

Which of the following describes the concerns of some Europeans toward the European Union?

____ is considered the architect of a reunited Germany.

Under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, laws

After unification, East Germans encountered all of the following problems and concerns EXCEPT

​As a result of financial problems in 2008 Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Cyprus received money from the EMU, most of that money came from

The Russian oligarchs who financed Boris Yeltsin's reelection in 1996 became wealthy by

Following his loss of office in 2000, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Slobodan Milosevic

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Boris Yeltsin

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Angela Merkel

Tony Blair may be remembered for

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Taliban

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Commonwealth of Independent States

During the twentieth century, the world's population has virtually

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -How has terrorism become the defining feature of the twenty-first century?​

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greeks: From Myth to Reason

Rome: From City-State to World Empire

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Rise of Europe: Fusion of Classical, Christian, and Germanic Traditions

The Flowering and Dissolution of Medieval Civilization

Transition to the Modern Age: Renaissance and Reformation

Political and Economic Transformation: National States, Overseas Expansion, Commercial Revolution

Intellectual Transformation: the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

The Era of the French Revolution: Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution: the Transformation of Society

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Surge of Liberalism and Nationalism: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and Unification

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: Realism, Positivism, Darwinism, and Social Criticism

Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century: Modernization, Nationalism, Imperialism

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature, Human Nature, and the Arts

World War I: the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

World War 2: Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War 2: Recovery and Realignment, 1945-1989

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According to the textbook, rising anti-Semitism is similar to Nazi anti-Semitism for all of the following except

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Why did some countries and some people resist the formation of the EU?

As a result of financial problems in 2008 Greece, Portugal, Ireland, and Cyprus received money from the EMU, most of that money came from

Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -How has terrorism become the defining feature of the twenty-first century?