Question 1

Which European country faced a meltdown during the economic crisis that remained unresolved as late as 2015?

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A) Ireland 
B) Spain 
C) Italy 
D) Germany 
E) Greece

Question 2

The modern economy of the "new India" includes all of these features EXCEPT

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A) a prominent high-tech sector. 
B) a vital telecommunications industry. 
C) the world's largest film industry. 
D) a closely government entrepreneurial sector. 
E) large expatriate communities worldwide.

Question 3

In 2014,global panic followed when cases of _________appeared outside West Africa,even though they were quickly contained.

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A) H1N1 virus 
B) Ebola 
C) a virulent new strain of malaria 
D) swine flu 
E) smallpox

Question 4

Please define the following key terms
-Keynesianism

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Question 5

Unlike other major economic powerhouses,India has been able to avoid problems between global economic success and inequality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman founded "Women Journalists without Chains," insisting that

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A) women have been blocked from jobs in the journalism profession. 
B) her sole mission is to use the media to press for Arab women's rights. 
C) Arab women journalists should be allowed to travel to the countries that they cover. 
D) women should be free to express themselves publically. 
E) her activism focuses on freedom of information for all.

Question 7

Members of the BRIC include all of these nations EXCEPT

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A) Russia. 
B) China. 
C) India. 
D) Brazil. 
E) South Korea.

Question 8

What inspired the global protests in the new millennium? What were people reacting against? What kinds of changes did they hope - or help - to bring to fruition?

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Question 9

Please define the following key terms
-global climate change

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Question 10

Criticism of the World Trade Organization centers mainly on what issue?

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A) The way deregulation favors multinational corporations 
B) Environmental regulations 
C) Labor unions 
D) Military dictatorships 
E) Human rights

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-September 11,2001

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Question 12

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil surprised many observers by

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A) announcing his former connections with labor organizations. 
B) focusing on environmental concerns. 
C) supporting economic liberalization as well as a safety net for the poor. 
D) creating a state-assisted infrastructure. 
E) supporting programs that benefited the rich over the poor.

Question 13

During the war in Afghanistan,

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A) Shi'ites and Sunnis shared political power for the first time. 
B) Kurdish groups gained independence from Iraq. 
C) Hussein regained power. 
D) an international coalition removed the Taliban from power. 
E) Afghani forces maintained Taliban strongholds and kept the Taliban in power.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms
-weapons of mass destruction

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Question 15

As Brazil's economy grew,China became a major market for Brazilian goods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Beginning in 2015,the U.S.faced a new challenge in Iraq in the form of

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A) a resurgent Taliban. 
B) a more virulent extremist group dubbed the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
C) the hunt for Osama bin Laden. 
D) Kurdish domination of the Iraqi government. 
E) new threats of al-Qaeda attacks on U.S. soil.

Question 17

India's economic growth has

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A) provided new opportunities for people to purchase consumer goods. 
B) happened without its involvement in the technology sector. 
C) eliminated a great deal of corruption. 
D) ensured that rural Indians all have access to basic services such as clean water. 
E) ensured access to computer and internet technology for even the poorest sectors of society.

Question 18

In 2006,the death of its long-time ruler made ____ especially dangerous on matters of possible nuclear war.

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A) Russia 
B) China 
C) India 
D) South Korea 
E) North Korea

Question 19

Which sport has had the greatest impact in regard to cultural globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Tennis 
B) Track 
C) Automobile racing 
D) Soccer 
E) Baseball

Question 20

What has been a negative consequence of the liberalization of India's economy?

Accepted Answer

A) Political instability 
B) Rise of an industrial-military complex 
C) Real estate swindles that cost rural Indians their land 
D) Decline in growth rates 
E) Decline of the middle class

Exam 18: Voyage into the Twenty First Century