Question 1

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a collapse of the space exploration program. 
B) a decline in the standard of living. 
C) rigid, centralized planning. 
D) the failure to keep pace with the West in the production of high technology. 
E) the inability of the Communist Party and state agencies to solve problems quickly. 
A) a collapse of the space exploration program. 
B) a decline in the standard of living. 
C) rigid, centralized planning. 
D) the failure to keep pace with the West in the production of high technology. 
E) the inability of the Communist Party and state agencies to solve problems quickly.

Question 2

All of the following are examples of the women's movement EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) participation in antinuclear protests, such as at Greenham Common, England, in 1982. 
B) the lack of success in repealing laws against birth control and abortion in Europe. 
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) assuming leadership in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party. 
A) participation in antinuclear protests, such as at Greenham Common, England, in 1982. 
B) the lack of success in repealing laws against birth control and abortion in Europe. 
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) assuming leadership in environmental campaigns, such as Petra Kelly, who was one of the founders of the German Green Party.

Question 3

It could be claimed that all of the following contributed to Islamic terrorist activity against the West EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
B) the rise of fundamentalist Islam with the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. 
C) the stationing of US forces in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. 
D) the defeat of Muslim Pakistan by India in Kashmir. 
E) the Iraq war, which resulted in many civilian casualties and the torture of prisoners by American troops. 
A) the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
B) the rise of fundamentalist Islam with the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. 
C) the stationing of US forces in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. 
D) the defeat of Muslim Pakistan by India in Kashmir. 
E) the Iraq war, which resulted in many civilian casualties and the torture of prisoners by American troops.

Question 4

Bosnians, Croatians, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Accepted Answer

A) for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B) negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C) were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D) agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) agreed to join the European Community. 
A) for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B) negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C) were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D) agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) agreed to join the European Community.

Question 5

Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) power was centralized in the federal government. 
B) Russia ended its war in Chechnya. 
C) as many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty. 
D) the economy grew significantly and the government had a budget surplus. 
E) the economy significantly depended upon exports of oil and natural gas. 
A) power was centralized in the federal government. 
B) Russia ended its war in Chechnya. 
C) as many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty. 
D) the economy grew significantly and the government had a budget surplus. 
E) the economy significantly depended upon exports of oil and natural gas.

Question 6

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As general secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev abolished Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which had guaranteed the "leading role" to the Communist Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

developed and developing nations

Accepted Answer

The input question seems to be incomplet

Question 9

An example of nationalist terrorism is the

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 10

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under the leadership of

Accepted Answer

A) Willy Brandt. 
B) Conrad Adenauer. 
C) Helmut Schmidt. 
D) Gunter Grass. 
E) Helmut Kohl. 
A) Willy Brandt. 
B) Conrad Adenauer. 
C) Helmut Schmidt. 
D) Gunter Grass. 
E) Helmut Kohl.

Question 11

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end 1989 in

Accepted Answer

A) Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bulgaria. 
C) East Germany. 
D) Romania. 
E) Yugoslavia. 
A) Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bulgaria. 
C) East Germany. 
D) Romania. 
E) Yugoslavia.

Question 12

In the 2008, Barack Obama won the U.S.presidential election on a platform of change "we can believe in" and ending the war in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

Accepted Answer

A) continental. 
B) euro. 
C) maastricht. 
D) francmark. 
E) freipence. 
A) continental. 
B) euro. 
C) maastricht. 
D) francmark. 
E) freipence.

Question 14

The collapse of the U.S.housing market in 2007-2008 led to

Accepted Answer

A) firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy. 
B) no real hardship except for the rich. 
C) a worldwide recession. 
D) falling prices for gold. 
E) a necessary recalibration of the international debt-to-capital ratio. 
A) firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy. 
B) no real hardship except for the rich. 
C) a worldwide recession. 
D) falling prices for gold. 
E) a necessary recalibration of the international debt-to-capital ratio.

Question 15

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

Accepted Answer

A) Labour Party. 
B) Conservative Party. 
C) Liberal Democrats. 
D) Democratic Unionist Party. 
E) Green Party. 
A) Labour Party. 
B) Conservative Party. 
C) Liberal Democrats. 
D) Democratic Unionist Party. 
E) Green Party.

Question 16

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) an economic revival. 
B) the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C) a reduction of government budget deficits. 
D) Clinton was politically damaged because of an affair with a White House intern. 
E) Clinton's vice president became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2000. 
A) an economic revival. 
B) the adoption of a costly national health system. 
C) a reduction of government budget deficits. 
D) Clinton was politically damaged because of an affair with a White House intern. 
E) Clinton's vice president became the Democratic presidential candidate in 2000.

Question 17

The new republic of Kosovo was established in

Accepted Answer

A) 2000. 
B) 2004. 
C) 2006. 
D) 2008. 
E) 2010. 
A) 2000. 
B) 2004. 
C) 2006. 
D) 2008. 
E) 2010.

Question 18

George H.W.Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the inability to win the Gulf War. 
B) government budget deficits. 
C) a downturn in the economy. 
D) Bill Clinton's strategy of claiming to be a "New Democrat" and more conservative than recent Democratic candidates. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) the inability to win the Gulf War. 
B) government budget deficits. 
C) a downturn in the economy. 
D) Bill Clinton's strategy of claiming to be a "New Democrat" and more conservative than recent Democratic candidates. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 19

Discuss, with specific examples, what has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the emergence of the Digital Age.

Accepted Answer

The emergence of the Digital Age has bro

Question 20

All of the following led to decline in George W.Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B) the war in Iraq. 
C) tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy. 
D) poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E) financial corruption in the Republican Party. 
A) his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B) the war in Iraq. 
C) tax cuts that primarily benefited the wealthy. 
D) poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E) financial corruption in the Republican Party.

Exam 30: After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following are examples of the women's movement EXCEPT

It could be claimed that all of the following contributed to Islamic terrorist activity against the West EXCEPT

Bosnians, Croatians, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred EXCEPT

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

As general secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhail Gorbachev abolished Article 6 of the Soviet Constitution, which had guaranteed the "leading role" to the Communist Party.

developed and developing nations

An example of nationalist terrorism is the

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under the leadership of

The brutal dictatorial Communist government of Nicolae Ceausescu came to an end 1989 in

In the 2008, Barack Obama won the U.S.presidential election on a platform of change "we can believe in" and ending the war in Iraq.

The common currency that was initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the

The collapse of the U.S.housing market in 2007-2008 led to

British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the

All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency EXCEPT

The new republic of Kosovo was established in

George H.W.Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss, with specific examples, what has been gained and what has been lost as a result of the emergence of the Digital Age.

All of the following led to decline in George W.Bush's popularity by his second term as president EXCEPT

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