Question 1

To what does the term postcolonial refer?

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A)  diplomatic efforts by the superpowers to play the interests of newly independent states off those of their former colonizers 
B)  the vehement nationalism of independence movements in Europe's Asian colonies 
C)  the many legacies of colonial rule, which have extended well beyond independence 
D)  the emergence of political and cultural philosophies rejecting the legacies of colonialism 
E)  the decade following independence when a new nation establishes itself economically

Question 2

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

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Question 3

Demographic studies indicate that the world's population is:

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A)  growing rapidly in North America and Europe while shrinking elsewhere. 
B)  growing rapidly on all continents with isolated pockets of shrinkage. 
C)  shrinking in North America and Europe while rapidly expanding elsewhere. 
D)  generally shrinking with isolated pockets of growth. 
E)  steadily increasing at a fairly constant rate across all continents.

Question 4

Although many countries suffered from declining populations in the late twentieth century,the country that took a very sudden and potentially dangerous move in this direction was:

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A)  Finland. 
B)  the Soviet Union. 
C)  Great Britain. 
D)  Germany. 
E)  the United States.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the threats posed to the West by state actors like North Korea,Iraq,and Iran,and non-state actors like al Qaeda.

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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.

Question 7

Many young Palestinians turned away from the secular PLO to radical Islam in anger over their elders' failures to provoke revolution and end the continued stalemate in Israel.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Mujahidin were religious fighters who gained their reputation in fighting against:

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A)  the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. 
B)  the United States in Afghanistan. 
C)  the British in India. 
D)  France in Indochina. 
E)  Iran in the Iran-Iraq war.

Question 9

The post-World War II arrangements reached by the Allies at Bretton Woods steadily eroded in the late 1960s and effectively ended in 1971,when the United States:

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A)  refused to endorse the establishment of the World Bank. 
B)  defaulted on a loan it had guaranteed through the International Monetary Fund. 
C)  withdrew from membership in NATO following France's lead. 
D)  withdrew its support for the financial policies of the G-7 countries. 
E)  abandoned the postwar gold standard and allowed the dollar to range freely.

Question 10

In 1979,twenty-five years after he came to power in a coup,Iran's _________ simply retired from public life and left his country in a power vacuum.

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A)  Shah Reza Pahlavi 
B)  Shah Ibn Kampala 
C)  President Anwar Sadat 
D)  President Yasser Arafat 
E)  Prime Minister Menachem Begin

Question 11

The Iran-Iraq war was the result,at least indirectly,of:

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A)  rapidly rising oil prices. 
B)  the defeat of the Iranian revolution by the shah. 
C)  the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  a failed invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. 
E)  the end of the Cold War.

Question 12

What is globalization?

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Question 13

Al Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1990,Saddam Hussein attempted to restore Iraq's influence and prestige by invading its neighbor:

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A)  Syria. 
B)  Kuwait. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
E)  Pakistan.

Question 15

Although an attempt was made following World War I to safeguard individuals against nation-states,nothing was accomplished until the United Nations published the:

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A)  Universal Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. 
B)  Universal Proclamation on Human Rights. 
C)  Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Responsibilities. 
D)  Universal Proclamation of Human Liberty. 
E)  Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Question 16

What were the effects of independence from colonialism in Africa?

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

By the late twentieth century,electronic devices had revolutionized the lives of individuals,but none to the degree of:

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A)  personal computers. 
B)  mobile phones. 
C)  handheld organizers. 
D)  portable CD players. 
E)  iPods.

Question 19

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.

Question 20

Many of the oil-producing countries of the world organized themselves into a cartel to regulate the production and the pricing of oil: this cartel is called the:

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A)  Organization of Oil Producing Countries (OOP
C) . 
B)  Oil Producing Countries United (OPCU). 
C)  Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPE
C) . 
D)  Petroleum Producing Countries United (PPCU). 
E)  Association of Petroleum Exporting Countries (APE
C) .

Exam 29: A World without Walls: Globalization and the West