Question 1

In 2004, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist when it was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) Lech Walesa 
B) Mikhail Gorbachev 
C) Dmitry Medvedev 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Andrei Sakharov 
A) Lech Walesa 
B) Mikhail Gorbachev 
C) Dmitry Medvedev 
D) Yuri Andropov 
E) Andrei Sakharov

Question 3

Which conservative British Prime Minister resigned after an inconclusive election and was succeeded by Liberal Democrat David Cameron?

Accepted Answer

A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Margaret Thatcher 
C) Tony Blair 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Gordon Brown 
A) Helmut Kohl 
B) Margaret Thatcher 
C) Tony Blair 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) Gordon Brown

Question 4

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend to do under perestroika?

Accepted Answer

A) Frighten the United States with more military spending 
B) Create a more free and open political culture in the U.S.S.R. 
C) Turn all power over to the people 
D) Restructure the economic and political systems 
E) End communism and adopt western-style democracy 
A) Frighten the United States with more military spending 
B) Create a more free and open political culture in the U.S.S.R. 
C) Turn all power over to the people 
D) Restructure the economic and political systems 
E) End communism and adopt western-style democracy

Question 5

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia and its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Accepted Answer

Since the end of the Soviet Union in 199

Question 6

In 1998, a survey showed that one-third of the children in London's inner cities

Accepted Answer

A) could not read. 
B) lived in single-parent households. 
C) were raised by gay parents. 
D) did not speak English. 
E) did not have access to adequate food each day. 
A) could not read. 
B) lived in single-parent households. 
C) were raised by gay parents. 
D) did not speak English. 
E) did not have access to adequate food each day.

Question 7

"Think globally, act locally" is the slogan of the global environmental movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Who succeeded Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister in 2007?

Accepted Answer

A) Gordon Brown 
B) John Major 
C) Clement Attlee 
D) Nicolas Sarkozy 
E) Bill Clinton 
A) Gordon Brown 
B) John Major 
C) Clement Attlee 
D) Nicolas Sarkozy 
E) Bill Clinton

Question 9

Barack Obama's first challenge, even before he was inaugurated as president in 2009, was the collapse of the American financial system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Scientists tend to agree that ____ is contributing to droughts, the melting of the polar ice caps, and rising sea levels.

Accepted Answer

A) toxic dumping in the world's waterways 
B) fossil fuel emissions 
C) the greenhouse effect 
D) overpopulation worldwide 
E) biodiversity 
A) toxic dumping in the world's waterways 
B) fossil fuel emissions 
C) the greenhouse effect 
D) overpopulation worldwide 
E) biodiversity

Question 11

The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) academic acceptance of the field of women's studies. 
B) global unity among movement members that the top priority should be ending violence, hunger, and disease. 
C) the repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries. 
D) participation in many international conferences devoted to women's issues. 
E) leadership for women in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party. 
A) academic acceptance of the field of women's studies. 
B) global unity among movement members that the top priority should be ending violence, hunger, and disease. 
C) the repeal of many laws against birth control and abortion in most European countries. 
D) participation in many international conferences devoted to women's issues. 
E) leadership for women in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party.

Question 12

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked ____ airplanes as part of a planned assault on the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six 
A) two 
B) three 
C) four 
D) five 
E) six

Question 13

In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included

Accepted Answer

A) disavowal of communism. 
B) acceptance of NGOs. 
C) a commitment to market capitalism and democracy. 
D) willingness to provide economic assistance to Europe's farming community. 
E) acceptance of each country's national currency. 
A) disavowal of communism. 
B) acceptance of NGOs. 
C) a commitment to market capitalism and democracy. 
D) willingness to provide economic assistance to Europe's farming community. 
E) acceptance of each country's national currency.

Question 14

A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been

Accepted Answer

A) whether to always support United States foreign policy. 
B) the demand by many French-speaking Canadians that the province of Quebec become independent of the rest of Canada. 
C) the desires by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and sever all ties with the British monarchy. 
D) whether to nationalize Canada's sizeable oil and gas reserves. 
E) whether to change from a parliamentary system of government and adopt instead the US presidential model. 
A) whether to always support United States foreign policy. 
B) the demand by many French-speaking Canadians that the province of Quebec become independent of the rest of Canada. 
C) the desires by many Canadians that Canada become a republic and sever all ties with the British monarchy. 
D) whether to nationalize Canada's sizeable oil and gas reserves. 
E) whether to change from a parliamentary system of government and adopt instead the US presidential model.

Question 15

How have women's lives changed by the late twentieth and early twenty-first century? What gains have they made? What obstacles still exist? In what countries have women seen the greatest gains, and which countries have been slower to change?

Accepted Answer

By the late twentieth and early twenty-f

Question 16

Which of these groups serves as an example of nationalist terrorism?

Accepted Answer

A) Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany 
B) IRA in Northern Ireland 
C) New Order in Italy 
D) Charles Martel Club in France 
E) Al-Qaeda in the Middle East 
A) Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany 
B) IRA in Northern Ireland 
C) New Order in Italy 
D) Charles Martel Club in France 
E) Al-Qaeda in the Middle East

Question 17

Which party won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election?

Accepted Answer

A) Nazis 
B) Communists 
C) Christian Democrats 
D) Green Party 
E) Libertarians 
A) Nazis 
B) Communists 
C) Christian Democrats 
D) Green Party 
E) Libertarians

Question 18

What was a consequence of the war in Bosnia?

Accepted Answer

A) Yugoslavia was truly unified for the first time. 
B) Bosnia was split into a Serb republic and a Muslim-Croat federation. 
C) Nothing was accomplished. 
D) Bosnia agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) Bosnia agreed to join the European Community. 
A) Yugoslavia was truly unified for the first time. 
B) Bosnia was split into a Serb republic and a Muslim-Croat federation. 
C) Nothing was accomplished. 
D) Bosnia agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) Bosnia agreed to join the European Community.

Question 19

Population growth is a contributing factor to the dangers to the earth's ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

One of the major challenges of globalization has been

Accepted Answer

A) trade imbalances. 
B) food shortages. 
C) increased growth of an underclass. 
D) the widening gap between rich and poor nations. 
E) the increased spread of harmful diseases. 
A) trade imbalances. 
B) food shortages. 
C) increased growth of an underclass. 
D) the widening gap between rich and poor nations. 
E) the increased spread of harmful diseases.

In 2004, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist when it was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia?

Which conservative British Prime Minister resigned after an inconclusive election and was succeeded by Liberal Democrat David Cameron?

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend to do under perestroika?

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia and its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

In 1998, a survey showed that one-third of the children in London's inner cities

"Think globally, act locally" is the slogan of the global environmental movement.

Who succeeded Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister in 2007?

Barack Obama's first challenge, even before he was inaugurated as president in 2009, was the collapse of the American financial system.

Scientists tend to agree that ____ is contributing to droughts, the melting of the polar ice caps, and rising sea levels.

The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked ____ airplanes as part of a planned assault on the United States.

In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included

A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been

How have women's lives changed by the late twentieth and early twenty-first century? What gains have they made? What obstacles still exist? In what countries have women seen the greatest gains, and which countries have been slower to change?

Which of these groups serves as an example of nationalist terrorism?

Which party won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election?

What was a consequence of the war in Bosnia?

Population growth is a contributing factor to the dangers to the earth's ecosystems.

One of the major challenges of globalization has been

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Exam 17: After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

In 2004, Yugoslavia officially ceased to exist when it was renamed Serbia and Montenegro.

Who succeeded Vladimir Putin as president of Russia?

Which conservative British Prime Minister resigned after an inconclusive election and was succeeded by Liberal Democrat David Cameron?

What did Mikhail Gorbachev intend to do under perestroika?

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia and its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

In 1998, a survey showed that one-third of the children in London's inner cities

"Think globally, act locally" is the slogan of the global environmental movement.

Who succeeded Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister in 2007?

Barack Obama's first challenge, even before he was inaugurated as president in 2009, was the collapse of the American financial system.

Scientists tend to agree that ____ is contributing to droughts, the melting of the polar ice caps, and rising sea levels.

The Women's Movement empowered achieved all of the following gains EXCEPT

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked ____ airplanes as part of a planned assault on the United States.

In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included

A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been

How have women's lives changed by the late twentieth and early twenty-first century? What gains have they made? What obstacles still exist? In what countries have women seen the greatest gains, and which countries have been slower to change?

Which of these groups serves as an example of nationalist terrorism?

Which party won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election?

What was a consequence of the war in Bosnia?

Population growth is a contributing factor to the dangers to the earth's ecosystems.

One of the major challenges of globalization has been

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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

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Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

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