Question 1

From 1945 and 1991,the U.S.government gave military and financial aid to many antidemocratic regimes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A half-hour's drive from the center of Manila,the capital of the Philippines,an estimated 70,000 Filipinos live:

Accepted Answer

A) on a 55-acre mountain of rotting garbage. 
B) crowded on filthy canal barges. 
C) virtually homeless in vast,temporary villages. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) on a 55-acre mountain of rotting garbage. 
B) crowded on filthy canal barges. 
C) virtually homeless in vast,temporary villages. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 3

The United Nations calls the level of inequality worldwide:

Accepted Answer

A) manageable 
B) unmanageable 
C) incalculable 
D) grotesque 
E) growing 
A) manageable 
B) unmanageable 
C) incalculable 
D) grotesque 
E) growing

Question 4

The ____ capitalist countries are rich countries,such as the United States,Japan and Germany that are the major sources of capital and technology in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) global 
B) peripheral 
C) semiperipheral 
D) core 
E) neoliberal 
A) global 
B) peripheral 
C) semiperipheral 
D) core 
E) neoliberal

Question 5

According to Brym and Lie,____ is a process that became significant along with the development of capitalism and world exploration about 500 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) foreign aid 
B) globalization 
C) glocalization 
D) transnational regionalism 
E) modernization theory 
A) foreign aid 
B) globalization 
C) glocalization 
D) transnational regionalism 
E) modernization theory

Question 6

Define colonialism.

Accepted Answer

Colonialism refers t

Question 7

According to Hobsbawm,World War I and the Great Depression

Accepted Answer

A) incited racism 
B) fostered protectionism 
C) supported military buildup 
D) all of these choices 
E) incited racism and fostered protectionism only 
A) incited racism 
B) fostered protectionism 
C) supported military buildup 
D) all of these choices 
E) incited racism and fostered protectionism only

Question 8

Those who argue against globalization say it is turning the world into a more ____ place.

Accepted Answer

A) equal 
B) unequal 
C) unnatural 
D) pleasant 
E) natural 
A) equal 
B) unequal 
C) unnatural 
D) pleasant 
E) natural

Question 9

Describe these well-known people (or categories of people)who would typically support the modernization theory of globalization and explain why they do.

Accepted Answer

The modernization theory of globalizatio

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about transnational corporations as compared to traditional corporations?

Accepted Answer

A) Transnational corporations rely on domestic labor and domestic production. 
B) Transnational corporations increasingly emphasize skills and advances in design,technology,and management. 
C) Transnational corporations depend increasingly on world markets. 
D) Transnational corporations are increasingly autonomous from national governments. 
E) Transnational corporations depend increasingly on massive advertising campaigns. 
A) Transnational corporations rely on domestic labor and domestic production. 
B) Transnational corporations increasingly emphasize skills and advances in design,technology,and management. 
C) Transnational corporations depend increasingly on world markets. 
D) Transnational corporations are increasingly autonomous from national governments. 
E) Transnational corporations depend increasingly on massive advertising campaigns.

Question 11

The governments of the former colonies had to borrow money in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) create education systems 
B) create transportation infrastructures 
C) provide safe water 
D) deliver health care to their people 
E) all of these choices 
A) create education systems 
B) create transportation infrastructures 
C) provide safe water 
D) deliver health care to their people 
E) all of these choices

Question 12

The ____ countries consist of former colonies that are making considerable headway in their attempts to industrialize.

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral 
B) semiperipheral 
C) neoliberal 
D) colonial 
E) transnational 
A) peripheral 
B) semiperipheral 
C) neoliberal 
D) colonial 
E) transnational

Question 13

In the 1980s and 19990s which countries experienced increasing inequality due to openness in free trade and foreign investment?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Malaysia 
E) all of the above 
A) China 
B) Chile 
C) Mexico 
D) Malaysia 
E) all of the above

Question 14

Define glocalization.

Accepted Answer

Glocalization is the simultane

Question 15

____ creates a world that is more homogeneous in some ways and more localized in others.It also generates its own opposition.

Accepted Answer

A) Foreign aid 
B) Globalization 
C) Glocalization 
D) Transnational regionalism 
E) Colonialism 
A) Foreign aid 
B) Globalization 
C) Glocalization 
D) Transnational regionalism 
E) Colonialism

Question 16

Neoliberal globalization promotes:

Accepted Answer

A) public control of industry. 
B) moderate to strong government management in the running for the economy. 
C) the introduction of new taxes,tariffs,and regulations to check and balance the power of transnational corporations. 
D) the encouragement of foreign investment. 
E) exclusive national buying and selling of goods and services. 
A) public control of industry. 
B) moderate to strong government management in the running for the economy. 
C) the introduction of new taxes,tariffs,and regulations to check and balance the power of transnational corporations. 
D) the encouragement of foreign investment. 
E) exclusive national buying and selling of goods and services.

Question 17

Which of the following countries does NOT maintain substantial tariffs on foreign products?

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) India 
C) U.S.A. 
D) Japan 
E) none of these choices 
A) China 
B) India 
C) U.S.A. 
D) Japan 
E) none of these choices

Question 18

Transnational corporations rely on domestic labor and domestic production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Based on data on national priorities collected in 2002 by the National Opinion Research Center,which priority had the highest percentage of respondents answering "Too Little" in response to the question,"I'd like you to tell me whether you think we're spending too much money on it,too little money,or about the right amount?"

Accepted Answer

A) Improving and protecting the nation's health. 
B) Dealing with drug addiction. 
C) Highways and bridges. 
D) The military,armaments,and defense. 
E) Foreign aid. 
A) Improving and protecting the nation's health. 
B) Dealing with drug addiction. 
C) Highways and bridges. 
D) The military,armaments,and defense. 
E) Foreign aid.

Question 20

____ is the growing interdependence and mutual awareness of individuals and economic,political and social institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) Glocalization 
B) Globalization 
C) Regionalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Imperialism 
A) Glocalization 
B) Globalization 
C) Regionalization 
D) Modernization 
E) Imperialism

Exam 9: Globalization, Inequality, and Development

From 1945 and 1991,the U.S.government gave military and financial aid to many antidemocratic regimes.

A half-hour's drive from the center of Manila,the capital of the Philippines,an estimated 70,000 Filipinos live:

The United Nations calls the level of inequality worldwide:

The ____ capitalist countries are rich countries,such as the United States,Japan and Germany that are the major sources of capital and technology in the world.

According to Brym and Lie,____ is a process that became significant along with the development of capitalism and world exploration about 500 years ago.

Define colonialism.

According to Hobsbawm,World War I and the Great Depression

Those who argue against globalization say it is turning the world into a more ____ place.

Describe these well-known people (or categories of people)who would typically support the modernization theory of globalization and explain why they do.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about transnational corporations as compared to traditional corporations?

The governments of the former colonies had to borrow money in order to:

The ____ countries consist of former colonies that are making considerable headway in their attempts to industrialize.

In the 1980s and 19990s which countries experienced increasing inequality due to openness in free trade and foreign investment?

Define glocalization.

____ creates a world that is more homogeneous in some ways and more localized in others.It also generates its own opposition.

Neoliberal globalization promotes:

Which of the following countries does NOT maintain substantial tariffs on foreign products?

Transnational corporations rely on domestic labor and domestic production.

____ is the growing interdependence and mutual awareness of individuals and economic,political and social institutions.

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