Question 1

How do most women today feel about the feminist movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Excited 
B)  Complacent 
C)  Angry 
D)  Indifferent 
E)  Lost 
A)  Excited 
B)  Complacent 
C)  Angry 
D)  Indifferent 
E)  Lost D

Question 2

The takfiri are a Muslim group that advocates

Accepted Answer

A)  holy war against infidels. 
B)  peace talks between Israel and Palestine. 
C)  a resolution between Muslims in Pakistan with India. 
D)  a peaceful resolution between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 
E)  unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. 
A)  holy war against infidels. 
B)  peace talks between Israel and Palestine. 
C)  a resolution between Muslims in Pakistan with India. 
D)  a peaceful resolution between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 
E)  unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. A

Question 3

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B)  Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C)  Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D)  Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B)  Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C)  Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D)  Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E)  None of the options are correct. D

Question 4

About the only way for Third World workers to improve their lot is to

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrate to America. 
B)  steal. 
C)  migrate to the cities. 
D)  find work in neighboring countries. 
E)  grow their own food. 
A)  immigrate to America. 
B)  steal. 
C)  migrate to the cities. 
D)  find work in neighboring countries. 
E)  grow their own food.

Question 5

Regarding the United Nations during the Cold War

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A)  they were able to intervene every time one member had a concern. 
B)  they were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene. 
C)  they could only reprimand a country, not act. 
D)  they were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  they were able to intervene every time one member had a concern. 
B)  they were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene. 
C)  they could only reprimand a country, not act. 
D)  they were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 6

What were the different approaches to social reform?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 7

By the 1970s,it was fair to say that only ____________________ in ____________________ and ____________________ in ____________________ gave more than lip service to Marx's original doctrines of social and economic egalitarianism.

Accepted Answer

Castro,Cub

Question 8

All of the following are major environmental problems we are facing today EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  pollution. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  loss of renewable energy sources. 
D)  reforestation. 
E)  Both A and B are correct. 
A)  pollution. 
B)  global warming. 
C)  loss of renewable energy sources. 
D)  reforestation. 
E)  Both A and B are correct.

Question 9

Regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons,the next countries to obtain such after the United States and the Soviet Union were ____________________ and ____________________,and the fifth country was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Britain,Fr

Question 10

In 1950,the UN used a Security Council member's boycott to order defensive action for

Accepted Answer

A)  Vietnam. 
B)  South Korea. 
C)  Romania. 
D)  Czechoslovakia. 
E)  Poland. 
A)  Vietnam. 
B)  South Korea. 
C)  Romania. 
D)  Czechoslovakia. 
E)  Poland.

Question 11

After the United States,the Soviet Union,Britain,and France,the next country to "go nuclear" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  India. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  China. 
A)  Israel. 
B)  Japan. 
C)  India. 
D)  Pakistan. 
E)  China.

Question 12

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

Accepted Answer

conservati

Question 13

Osama bin Laden is a native of

Accepted Answer

A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Palestine. 
A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Palestine.

Question 14

Which of the following explains why Eastern Europe responded differently to communism than Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The people of Eastern Europe were more directly affected by World War II. 
B)  The people of Eastern Europe had experienced social and political freedoms and were not willing to give those up. 
C)  The people of Asia had such a high standard of living that they did not fear communism. 
D)  The people of Asia were more directly affected by the use of atomic weapons. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  The people of Eastern Europe were more directly affected by World War II. 
B)  The people of Eastern Europe had experienced social and political freedoms and were not willing to give those up. 
C)  The people of Asia had such a high standard of living that they did not fear communism. 
D)  The people of Asia were more directly affected by the use of atomic weapons. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

The main argument explaining why more women have not pursued strong political careers has been

Accepted Answer

A)  they simply do not have the time to do so when struggling to survive. 
B)  they simply do not have issues that need to be addressed. 
C)  they simply have no interest in politics. 
D)  there are no strong female leaders as role models. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  they simply do not have the time to do so when struggling to survive. 
B)  they simply do not have issues that need to be addressed. 
C)  they simply have no interest in politics. 
D)  there are no strong female leaders as role models. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 16

The longest sustained economic advance in modern history is taking place in

Accepted Answer

A)  Australia. 
B)  The West and Asia. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Africa. 
E)  Both C and D are correct. 
A)  Australia. 
B)  The West and Asia. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  Africa. 
E)  Both C and D are correct.

Question 17

A large majority of scientists today attribute what they now view as global warming to the emission of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A large majority of scientists today attribute...

Question 18

Historian John Lukacs has defined the 20?? century by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technological advances 
B)  Religious toleration 
C)  Economic egalitarianism 
D)  The Cold War 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Technological advances 
B)  Religious toleration 
C)  Economic egalitarianism 
D)  The Cold War 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 19

Among social democrats,____________________ rather than revolution and ____________________ rather than radical change have become the order of the day.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among social democrats,____________________ rather than revolution and...

Question 20

The most powerful body in the United Nations is

Accepted Answer

A)  The General Assembly. 
B)  The Security Council. 
C)  The World Health Organization. 
D)  International Labor Organization. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  The General Assembly. 
B)  The Security Council. 
C)  The World Health Organization. 
D)  International Labor Organization. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Exam 54: A New Millennium

How do most women today feel about the feminist movement?

The takfiri are a Muslim group that advocates

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

About the only way for Third World workers to improve their lot is to

Regarding the United Nations during the Cold War

What were the different approaches to social reform?

By the 1970s,it was fair to say that only ____________________ in ____________________ and ____________________ in ____________________ gave more than lip service to Marx's original doctrines of social and economic egalitarianism.

All of the following are major environmental problems we are facing today EXCEPT

Regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons,the next countries to obtain such after the United States and the Soviet Union were ____________________ and ____________________,and the fifth country was ____________________.

In 1950,the UN used a Security Council member's boycott to order defensive action for

After the United States,the Soviet Union,Britain,and France,the next country to "go nuclear" was

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

Osama bin Laden is a native of

Which of the following explains why Eastern Europe responded differently to communism than Asia?

The main argument explaining why more women have not pursued strong political careers has been

The longest sustained economic advance in modern history is taking place in

A large majority of scientists today attribute what they now view as global warming to the emission of ____________________.

Historian John Lukacs has defined the 20?? century by which of the following?

Among social democrats,____________________ rather than revolution and ____________________ rather than radical change have become the order of the day.

The most powerful body in the United Nations is

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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By the 1970s,it was fair to say that only in and in gave more than lip service to Marx's original doctrines of social and economic egalitarianism.

Regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons,the next countries to obtain such after the United States and the Soviet Union were and ,and the fifth country was .

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: and .

Among social democrats, rather than revolution and rather than radical change have become the order of the day.