Question 1

A central aspect of globalization since 1970 has been the:

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A) rapid integration of commercial and financial markets. 
B) rapid expansion of technology to every corner of the world. 
C) population explosion,which created a vast pool of unskilled labors in the Third World. 
D) free flow of labor,particularly between former colonies and imperial powers. 
E) free flow of information that has allowed for the decrease in political tensions. 
A) rapid integration of commercial and financial markets. 
B) rapid expansion of technology to every corner of the world. 
C) population explosion,which created a vast pool of unskilled labors in the Third World. 
D) free flow of labor,particularly between former colonies and imperial powers. 
E) free flow of information that has allowed for the decrease in political tensions.

Question 2

The two nations that led the world in their economic recovery following World War II were:

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A) France and Great Britain. 
B) Germany and France. 
C) Germany and Japan. 
D) Japan and Great Britain. 
E) France and Japan. 
A) France and Great Britain. 
B) Germany and France. 
C) Germany and Japan. 
D) Japan and Great Britain. 
E) France and Japan.

Question 3

Globalization is not a new concept;it has merely reached a new stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the below statements concerning The United Nations' High Commission on Human Rights of 1948 is incorrect:

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A) the commission establish the rights of individual's against the nation-state. 
B) the commission included an initial protocol that dealt with the newly defined crime of genocide. 
C) the commission argued that no state should have the absolute power over its citizens. 
D) one of its authors included Eleanor Roosevelt. 
E) the commission prohibited torture,cruel punishment and slavery. 
A) the commission establish the rights of individual's against the nation-state. 
B) the commission included an initial protocol that dealt with the newly defined crime of genocide. 
C) the commission argued that no state should have the absolute power over its citizens. 
D) one of its authors included Eleanor Roosevelt. 
E) the commission prohibited torture,cruel punishment and slavery.

Question 5

Ethnic conflicts that had been dampened for some time were reignited in the 1990s in Indonesia due to:

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A) a rapid increase in its standard of living. 
B) inflation and unemployment. 
C) the conversion of most of the population to Catholicism. 
D) prosperity and violent state repression. 
E) Christian missionary activity. 
A) a rapid increase in its standard of living. 
B) inflation and unemployment. 
C) the conversion of most of the population to Catholicism. 
D) prosperity and violent state repression. 
E) Christian missionary activity.

Question 6

The term liquid modernity refers to:

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A) the uncertainty of life in the twenty-first century. 
B) rapid advances made in medical science toward the end of the twentieth century. 
C) the relative free flow of people,money,and ideas around the world. 
D) paintings by Salvador Dali and the surrealist school. 
E) monetary policy set by the World Bank to allow currency values to float relative to each other. 
A) the uncertainty of life in the twenty-first century. 
B) rapid advances made in medical science toward the end of the twentieth century. 
C) the relative free flow of people,money,and ideas around the world. 
D) paintings by Salvador Dali and the surrealist school. 
E) monetary policy set by the World Bank to allow currency values to float relative to each other.

Question 7

In what ways did the Internet share the features of earlier print revolutions?

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Like many of the newspaper and pamphlete

Question 8

The United States was one of several Western powers to support and aid Saddam Hussein in the war against Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By the 1970s,the driving force in criticism and defiance of autocratic Arab regimes was:

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A) the Cementer,or Fourth Communist International,which had gained a great many followers among the poor in the Middle East. 
B) the group of intellectuals and middle-class businesspeople who had been inspired by the United States and its stand against communism. 
C) the Palestine Liberation Organization under Yasser Arafat and its struggle against Israel. 
D) an emerging form of radical Islam,which wanted to see the establishment of religious states. 
E) the example set by the Democratic-Islamic of Iran that sent its students to universities throughout the Arab world. 
A) the Cementer,or Fourth Communist International,which had gained a great many followers among the poor in the Middle East. 
B) the group of intellectuals and middle-class businesspeople who had been inspired by the United States and its stand against communism. 
C) the Palestine Liberation Organization under Yasser Arafat and its struggle against Israel. 
D) an emerging form of radical Islam,which wanted to see the establishment of religious states. 
E) the example set by the Democratic-Islamic of Iran that sent its students to universities throughout the Arab world.

Question 10

All are correct statement's about the Internet Revolution except:

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A) offered ethnic minorities worldwide audiences through online campaigns. 
B) witnessed a new commercial and cultural importance attached to information itself. 
C) electronic technologies provided new worldwide platforms for commercial Interests. 
D) offered new possibilities to social and political groups,constituting new "publics." 
E) unique in its informational volume,did not shared features of earlier print revolutions. 
A) offered ethnic minorities worldwide audiences through online campaigns. 
B) witnessed a new commercial and cultural importance attached to information itself. 
C) electronic technologies provided new worldwide platforms for commercial Interests. 
D) offered new possibilities to social and political groups,constituting new "publics." 
E) unique in its informational volume,did not shared features of earlier print revolutions.

Question 11

The Israeli leader who negotiated the 1978 peace accord was:

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A) Menachem Begin. 
B) Ariel Sharon. 
C) David ben Gurion. 
D) Yitzhak Rabin. 
E) Benjamin Netanyahu. 
A) Menachem Begin. 
B) Ariel Sharon. 
C) David ben Gurion. 
D) Yitzhak Rabin. 
E) Benjamin Netanyahu.

Question 12

How has globalization changed health and medicine in the twenty-first century?

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Globalization has given the twenty-first

Question 13

Al Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A Western friendly leader installed during a military coup of 1953 supported by Britain and the United States:

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A) Gamal Nasser. 
B) Sayyid Qut. 
C) Reza Pahlavi. 
D) Ruhdlah Khomeini. 
E) Hosni Mubarak. 
A) Gamal Nasser. 
B) Sayyid Qut. 
C) Reza Pahlavi. 
D) Ruhdlah Khomeini. 
E) Hosni Mubarak.

Question 15

Rwanda was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to distance itself from the atrocities committed in that country between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The powers of the Pacific Rim were given the nickname "the Tigers" for their aggressive economic policies and ability to "pounce" upon open contracts for Western goods due to their cheap labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Since the 1990s,international efforts to coordinate a response to climate change focused on a UN sponsored agreement known as:

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A) the Geneva Accords. 
B) the Copenhagen Agreement. 
C) the Paris Accord. 
D) the Global Summit. 
E) the Kyoto Protocol. 
A) the Geneva Accords. 
B) the Copenhagen Agreement. 
C) the Paris Accord. 
D) the Global Summit. 
E) the Kyoto Protocol.

Question 18

Political Islam during the 1960s:

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A) under the leadership of Gamal Nasser became the core of a powerful movement In Iran. 
B) fostered a limited economic and political partnership with Western nations. 
C) supported Reza Pahlavi as shah of Iraq in his war against the Shi'ite. 
D) had little effect upon the democratic rule of Egypt under president Hosni Mubarak. 
E) claimed the roots of the Arab's world's moral failure lay in centuries of colonial contact with the West. 
A) under the leadership of Gamal Nasser became the core of a powerful movement In Iran. 
B) fostered a limited economic and political partnership with Western nations. 
C) supported Reza Pahlavi as shah of Iraq in his war against the Shi'ite. 
D) had little effect upon the democratic rule of Egypt under president Hosni Mubarak. 
E) claimed the roots of the Arab's world's moral failure lay in centuries of colonial contact with the West.

Question 19

The Iran-Iraq War:

Accepted Answer

A) the United States supported the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. 
B) Iraq initially was supported by France,Saudi Arabia,U.S. ,and Soviet Union. 
C) was a conflict of Shi'ite Iraq against Iranian Sunnis. 
D) indirectly resulted in Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. 
E) politically and economically exhausted Iraq. 
A) the United States supported the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein. 
B) Iraq initially was supported by France,Saudi Arabia,U.S. ,and Soviet Union. 
C) was a conflict of Shi'ite Iraq against Iranian Sunnis. 
D) indirectly resulted in Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. 
E) politically and economically exhausted Iraq.

Question 20

Several international organizations have been founded to monitor the rights of individuals,and among these is:

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A) Amnesty International. 
B) Greenpeace International. 
C) Reporters sans Frontières. 
D) the Sierra Club. 
E) Médecins sans Frontières. 
A) Amnesty International. 
B) Greenpeace International. 
C) Reporters sans Frontières. 
D) the Sierra Club. 
E) Médecins sans Frontières.

A central aspect of globalization since 1970 has been the:

The two nations that led the world in their economic recovery following World War II were:

Globalization is not a new concept;it has merely reached a new stage.

Which of the below statements concerning The United Nations' High Commission on Human Rights of 1948 is incorrect:

Ethnic conflicts that had been dampened for some time were reignited in the 1990s in Indonesia due to:

The term liquid modernity refers to:

In what ways did the Internet share the features of earlier print revolutions?

The United States was one of several Western powers to support and aid Saddam Hussein in the war against Iran.

By the 1970s,the driving force in criticism and defiance of autocratic Arab regimes was:

All are correct statement's about the Internet Revolution except:

The Israeli leader who negotiated the 1978 peace accord was:

How has globalization changed health and medicine in the twenty-first century?

Al Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

A Western friendly leader installed during a military coup of 1953 supported by Britain and the United States:

Rwanda was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to distance itself from the atrocities committed in that country between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

The powers of the Pacific Rim were given the nickname "the Tigers" for their aggressive economic policies and ability to "pounce" upon open contracts for Western goods due to their cheap labor.

Since the 1990s,international efforts to coordinate a response to climate change focused on a UN sponsored agreement known as:

Political Islam during the 1960s:

The Iran-Iraq War:

Several international organizations have been founded to monitor the rights of individuals,and among these is:

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A central aspect of globalization since 1970 has been the:

The two nations that led the world in their economic recovery following World War II were:

Globalization is not a new concept;it has merely reached a new stage.

Which of the below statements concerning The United Nations' High Commission on Human Rights of 1948 is incorrect:

Ethnic conflicts that had been dampened for some time were reignited in the 1990s in Indonesia due to:

The term liquid modernity refers to:

In what ways did the Internet share the features of earlier print revolutions?

The United States was one of several Western powers to support and aid Saddam Hussein in the war against Iran.

By the 1970s,the driving force in criticism and defiance of autocratic Arab regimes was:

All are correct statement's about the Internet Revolution except:

The Israeli leader who negotiated the 1978 peace accord was:

How has globalization changed health and medicine in the twenty-first century?

Al Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

A Western friendly leader installed during a military coup of 1953 supported by Britain and the United States:

Rwanda was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to distance itself from the atrocities committed in that country between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

The powers of the Pacific Rim were given the nickname "the Tigers" for their aggressive economic policies and ability to "pounce" upon open contracts for Western goods due to their cheap labor.

Since the 1990s,international efforts to coordinate a response to climate change focused on a UN sponsored agreement known as:

Political Islam during the 1960s:

The Iran-Iraq War:

Several international organizations have been founded to monitor the rights of individuals,and among these is:

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

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