Question 1

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What was the doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Containment 
B) Détente 
C) Mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  
D) Star Wars 
E) The domino theory 
A) Containment 
B) Détente 
C) Mutually assured destruction (MA
D)  
D) Star Wars 
E) The domino theory B

Question 3

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 1966, ____ was founded, with a goal of bringing "women into full participation in the mainstream of American society.

Accepted Answer

A) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
B) the sexual revolution 
C) the feminist movement 
D) the Feminine Mystique 
E) National Organization for Women (NOW) 
A) Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
B) the sexual revolution 
C) the feminist movement 
D) the Feminine Mystique 
E) National Organization for Women (NOW)

Question 5

Romania was the only Eastern European state that did not experience repression in its postwar history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Would "Americanization" be the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

"Americanization" may not be the most ac

Question 7

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet state immediately following the retirement of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Discuss the impact of the birth control pill and the sexual revolution upon western society. Give examples.

Accepted Answer

The birth control pill and the sexual re

Question 10

Student radicalism in the 1960s was motivated by all of these reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the Vietnam War. 
B) Western society's growing materialism. 
C) fear of becoming a cog in Western society's bureaucracies. 
D) desire for more democratic decision-making within universities. 
E) demand for sexual freedom on campuses. 
A) the Vietnam War. 
B) Western society's growing materialism. 
C) fear of becoming a cog in Western society's bureaucracies. 
D) desire for more democratic decision-making within universities. 
E) demand for sexual freedom on campuses.

Question 11

Discuss the causes and consequences of the protest movements of the 1960s, including successes and failures.

Accepted Answer

The protest movements of the 1960s were

Question 12

A popular slogan of the youth movement of the 1960s was

Accepted Answer

A) "The Times They Are A Changin'" 
B) "Life's a beach." 
C) "Dump Nixon" 
D) "Make Love, Not War." 
E) "We are the flower children." 
A) "The Times They Are A Changin'" 
B) "Life's a beach." 
C) "Dump Nixon" 
D) "Make Love, Not War." 
E) "We are the flower children."

Question 13

Who was an important figure in the development of an early computer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL?

Accepted Answer

A) J.Robert Oppenheimer 
B) Karl Barth 
C) Grace Hopper 
D) William Gates 
E) Ludwig Wittgenstein 
A) J.Robert Oppenheimer 
B) Karl Barth 
C) Grace Hopper 
D) William Gates 
E) Ludwig Wittgenstein

Question 14

In his ____, Richard Nixon tried to recruit formerly Democratic southern voters to the Republican party by focusing on law and order and racial issues.

Accepted Answer

A) sunbelt strategy 
B) beltway strategy 
C) white collar strategy 
D) southern strategy 
E) rainbow coalition strategy 
A) sunbelt strategy 
B) beltway strategy 
C) white collar strategy 
D) southern strategy 
E) rainbow coalition strategy

Question 15

What was true about Playboy magazine when it first launched in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) It had no nudity. 
B) It featured images but very little text. 
C) It encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D) It encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E) It was banned in its first year. 
A) It had no nudity. 
B) It featured images but very little text. 
C) It encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D) It encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E) It was banned in its first year.

Question 16

College and university students in the 1960s opposed all of these conditions in higher education EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) declining enrollments. 
B) lack of relevant educational content. 
C) crowded classrooms. 
D) authoritarian administrators. 
E) inattentive professors. 
A) declining enrollments. 
B) lack of relevant educational content. 
C) crowded classrooms. 
D) authoritarian administrators. 
E) inattentive professors.

Question 17

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or the many? Be sure to provide evidence from theChapter for the answer.

Accepted Answer

The ongoing processes of globalization h

Question 18

What is the main tenet of postmodernism?

Accepted Answer

A) The belief in an objective, fixed truth 
B) The belief in a divine power 
C) The rejection of an objective truth 
D) The belief in the power of art to change the world 
E) The belief in the need for strong central governments 
A) The belief in an objective, fixed truth 
B) The belief in a divine power 
C) The rejection of an objective truth 
D) The belief in the power of art to change the world 
E) The belief in the need for strong central governments

Question 19

Identify and discuss the causes and consequences of the student rebellions of the 1960s and 1970s.

Accepted Answer

The student rebellions of the 1960s and

Question 20

The American people increasingly divided over the war in Vietnam after Johnson's troop escalation in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

What was the doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s?

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

In 1966, ____ was founded, with a goal of bringing "women into full participation in the mainstream of American society.

Romania was the only Eastern European state that did not experience repression in its postwar history.

Would "Americanization" be the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet state immediately following the retirement of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964.

Discuss the impact of the birth control pill and the sexual revolution upon western society. Give examples.

Student radicalism in the 1960s was motivated by all of these reasons EXCEPT

Discuss the causes and consequences of the protest movements of the 1960s, including successes and failures.

A popular slogan of the youth movement of the 1960s was

Who was an important figure in the development of an early computer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL?

In his ____, Richard Nixon tried to recruit formerly Democratic southern voters to the Republican party by focusing on law and order and racial issues.

What was true about Playboy magazine when it first launched in the 1950s?

College and university students in the 1960s opposed all of these conditions in higher education EXCEPT

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or the many? Be sure to provide evidence from theChapter for the answer.

What is the main tenet of postmodernism?

Identify and discuss the causes and consequences of the student rebellions of the 1960s and 1970s.

The American people increasingly divided over the war in Vietnam after Johnson's troop escalation in 1968.

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State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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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 2

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Exam 16: Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

What was the doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s?

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

In 1966, ____ was founded, with a goal of bringing "women into full participation in the mainstream of American society.

Romania was the only Eastern European state that did not experience repression in its postwar history.

Would "Americanization" be the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet state immediately following the retirement of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964.

Discuss the impact of the birth control pill and the sexual revolution upon western society. Give examples.

Student radicalism in the 1960s was motivated by all of these reasons EXCEPT

Discuss the causes and consequences of the protest movements of the 1960s, including successes and failures.

A popular slogan of the youth movement of the 1960s was

Who was an important figure in the development of an early computer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL?

In his ____, Richard Nixon tried to recruit formerly Democratic southern voters to the Republican party by focusing on law and order and racial issues.

What was true about Playboy magazine when it first launched in the 1950s?

College and university students in the 1960s opposed all of these conditions in higher education EXCEPT

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or the many? Be sure to provide evidence from theChapter for the answer.

What is the main tenet of postmodernism?

Identify and discuss the causes and consequences of the student rebellions of the 1960s and 1970s.

The American people increasingly divided over the war in Vietnam after Johnson's troop escalation in 1968.

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

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 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

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

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