Deck 30: A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

Question 1

Define the following terms: social market economy

Answer 1

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Question 2

Define the following terms: War Crimes Tribunal

Answer 2

Answer not provided.

Question 3

Define the following terms: Maastricht Agreements

Answer 3

Answer not provided.

Question 4

Define the following terms: al Queda

Question 5

Define the following terms: September 11, 2001

Question 6

Define the following terms: Serbs, Croats, Bosnian Muslims, Albanian Kosovars

Question 7

Define the following terms: ethnic cleansing

Question 8

Define the following terms: Theo van Gogh

Question 9

Define the following terms: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Question 10

Define the following terms: globalization

Question 11

Define the following terms: Kyoto Agreement

Question 12

Define the following terms: European Union (EU)

Question 13

Define the following terms: Nicolas Sarkozy

Question 14

Define the following terms: European Commission

Question 15

Define the following terms: "affair of the scarves"

Question 16

Define the following terms: Group of Seven (G-7)

Question 17

Define the following terms: Group of 20 (G-20)

Question 18

Define the following terms: Vladimir Putin

Question 19

Define the following terms: unilateralism

Question 20

Define the following terms: euro

Question 21

Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition. How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?

Question 22

Define the following terms: World Health Organization (WHO)

Question 23

How has the end of the cold war changed the world?

Question 24

Define the following terms: World Trade Organization (WTO)

Question 25

Define the following terms: global village

Question 26

Survey the instances of ethnic conflict during the 1990s, describing in detail the course of events in Yugoslavia.

Question 27

Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Nelson Mandela and the Universality of Human Values," answer the following question: everyone has heard of the many political triumphs of Mandela, but what does anyone know of the personal man who spent 27 years in prison because of his fight against apartheid? By studying his speech, what does a person learn about the personal man that is Mandela?

Question 28

Define the following terms: Michel Foucault

Question 29

Define the following terms: postmodernism

Question 30

Define the following terms: nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

Question 31

Define Western civilization and explain how it is "a continuing experiment."

Question 32

Explain the problems of pluralism and assimilation faced by many contemporary European societies. How are these problems the product of centuries of European history? How are the challenges being handled?

Question 33

Compare the histories of east-central Europe, the Balkans, and Russia after the fall of communism.

Question 34

Define the following terms: Jürgen Habermas

Question 35

Define the following terms: F. W. De Klerk

Question 36

Discuss the achievements and problems of the European Union and European integration.

Question 37

Explain the new economy, globalization, and their relationship to Westernization and Americanization.

Question 38

Define the following terms: "cultural Catholics"

Question 39

Discuss the fate of the political consensus reached in western Europe after World War II. How did politics change or remain the same after 1980?

Question 40

Define the following terms: Nelson Mandela

Question 41

Referring to the Chronology Table in Chapter 30, which of the following was not a result of terrorism?

A) Attacks on the United States, 2001
B) Madrid commuter train bombings, 2004
C) Attack on the London transportation system, 2005
D) Overthrow of Hussein, 2003
E) Riots in Paris, 2005

Question 42

Among the major trends in the world economy today is/are

A) Chinese dominance in manufacture.
B) China's control of much of the U.S. national debt.
C) a substantial move of European automotive production to east-central Europe.
D) former communist countries of east-central Europe appeal to manufacturers in the West.
E) All of these

Question 43

All of the following contributed to the breakup of Yugoslavia except

A) a historical absence of tolerance and cosmopolitanism.
B) ethnic violence during the Second World War.
C) the decline of a single Yugoslav identity.
D) the ambitions of individual political leaders.
E) the death of Tito.

Question 44

NATO intervention in Kosovo was controversial because it

A) violated national sovereignty.
B) came in the absence of any intervention in Rwanda.
C) set a troubling precedent.
D) would force NATO to occupy Kosovo as well as Serbia.
E) All of these

Question 45

As Russia's leader, Putin strengthened the Russian state against the forces of disintegration that emerged after communism through all of the following except

A) being very unpopular with the public.
B) the emergence of a growing middle class.
C) restrictions placed on the media.
D) attempting to increase the population by expanding maternity benefits and grants to mothers.
E) winning international acceptance, making Russia a major international player.

Question 46

Which of the following best characterizes post-cold war U.S. foreign policy?

A) Isolationism
B) Unilateralism
C) Consensus building
D) Pacifism
E) Conciliatory

Question 47

As a consequence of the attack on the World Trade Center, the United States

A) and NATO forces invaded Saudi Arabia.
B) failed to receive United Nations support to invade Iraq and Afghanistan.
C) will aid the Taliban in its fight against al Qaeda.
D) called for the destruction of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
E) will receive overwhelming support internationally to use military action against Iraq.

Question 48

Among the surprising challenges of the post-cold war world is/are

A) how to interact with an ex-superpower, Russia.
B) questions over the purpose of and membership in NATO.
C) ethnic fragmentation, tension, and violence.
D) the independence of former Soviet satellites.
E) All of these

Question 49

The Maastricht Agreements of 1991

A) provided for a common policy on workers' rights.
B) accelerated integration of the EU and created the euro.
C) expanded the membership of the EU to include formerly communist states.
D) allowed EU members to opt out of some of its provisions.
E) All of these

Question 50

Which of the following correctly describes the architecture and urban planning of the post-modern era?

A) Incorporating living history in postmodern buildings
B) Celebrated variety, mixture, and complexity
C) Calatrava, Rossi, and Gehry were important post modern architects.
D) Represents the wider, complex approach to history and tradition
E) All of these

Question 51

Terrorism was a global threat as shown by terrorist incidents in

A) Pennsylvania.
B) Basque.
C) Chechnya.
D) London.
E) All of these

Question 52

Postcommunist Poland

A) experienced a 50 percent rise in GDP between 1990 and 2005.
B) became one of the "big six" in Europe.
C) suffered a widening gap between rich and poor.
D) attracted considerable foreign investment.
E) All of these

Question 53

All of the following indicate that Germany was a major beneficiary of the end of the cold war except

A) its rapid unification.
B) the transfer of the capital back to Berlin.
C) its military spending remained high compared with that of the United States, Britain, and France.
D) the reopening of the Reichstag.
E) German participation in NATO air strikes in Yugoslavia.

Question 54

Concern for economic stagnation forced the Economic Union to

A) eliminate the common currency.
B) provide for workers rights that fit each individual member needs.
C) create a true single market and genuinely free competition inside the EU.
D) provide for individual member banking systems.
E) provide for individual judicial systems.

Question 55

The "social market economy" refers to the

A) newly industrialized economies in Asia.
B) American emphasis on free enterprise and market forces.
C) combination of capitalism and a secure safety net in Europe.
D) dynamics of the singles market in the age of the Internet.
E) lesser emphasis on subsidies.

Question 56

The rejection of the proposed EU constitution in 2005 involved all of the following except it

A) left the EU functioning as before.
B) was due to the controversy over integration of a secular Islamic state, Turkey, into the Union.
C) halted the EU's momentum unexpectedly.
D) led to the Lisbon Treaty of December 2007.
E) involved concern over competition from lower-wage counties.

Question 57

As globalization proceeded, the place of Muslims became controversial

A) because of negative remarks from the Vatican.
B) in many nations except for the Netherlands and Denmark.
C) in France over the scarf issue.
D) because a growing number of Europeans were against assimilation.
E) as Muslims were prohibited from running for office.

Question 58

Which of the following is not a discernible trend in the contemporary world?

A) Continuation of the political consensus in the West following World War II
B) Tensions between the West and the Islamic world
C) Unprecedented economic and technological changes
D) Concern about the pace of European integration
E) A growing backlash against globalization

Question 59

Which of the following does not describe the government of Yeltsin?

A) Enjoyed wide support from the Western democracies
B) Russians, disenchanted with reform, created resentment for both Yeltsin and the West.
C) Attempted to restore a reform type communist government
D) Government negotiated the independence of Chechnya
E) Yeltsin chose Putin for prime minister in 1999.

Question 60

Postcommunist Russia

A) experienced a 50 percent drop in its economy from 1991 to 2001.
B) developed "crony capitalism" and "gangster capitalism."
C) moved toward greater authoritarianism under Putin.
D) suffered a decline in population.
E) All of these

Question 61

After World War II, adherence to traditional religion in Europe

A) declined drastically, though many stayed culturally Christian.
B) initially declined but has recently rebounded.
C) has remained roughly the same as in the United States.
D) increased as Europe lost its hegemony in the world.
E) increased as churches have increased their charitable role in society.

Question 62

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Locate areas of ethnic conflict on Map 30.2. Why could there be friction between Hungary and both Slovakia and Romania? Why is the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina so complex?

Question 63

The new idea of humanitarianism has involved all of the following except

A) being hurt by modern communications.
B) dealing with war lords and irresponsible governments.
C) becoming a manipulative tool.
D) developing an international conscience.
E) often being unpredictable and slow to act.

Question 64

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 30.4, how many African countries are shown as having the population density of the United States? How many have the lowest density? Are any areas in Africa as densely populated as Britain or the Low Countries? Which are the only Asian countries with the population density of Britain? Which European countries are comparable in density to China?

Question 65

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 30.1, locate all the countries that had revolutions in 1989 and those that broke up in the 1990s. What territory on the Baltic does Russia still claim, and to what state did it originally belong?

Question 66

As European integration proceeds

A) regional identities have intensified and devolution has occurred.
B) national differences have largely disappeared.
C) Europeans have been thoroughly Americanized.
D) differences among political ideologies have disappeared.
E) the EU has resisted becoming involved in the preservation of national identities.

Question 67

Attitudes to disparity in Europe involve which of the following?

A) Unrestricted economic opportunity is not seen as a threat.
B) Europeans feel unrestricted upward mobility is the prime goal in their economic system.
C) Disparity in income is not an issue.
D) Job security as in civil service is primarily important.
E) Health insurance is the responsibility of the employer.

Question 68

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. What does Map 30.3 show about the relative prosperity of the European countries? Which are most prosperous? Which have the lowest GDP? Do lower GDP figures seem to correlate with the political or social problems discussed in Chapter 30?

Question 69

Which of the following is not true about the environment?

A) Global warming improves crop yields in northern Europe.
B) The fall of communism revealed environmental catastrophes.
C) U.S. withdrawal from Kyoto has drawn serious criticism.
D) Consumer culture still threatens the environment.
E) Support for nuclear power is increasing in the Western world.

Question 70

By the early twenty-first century, how was the world less Eurocentric?

A) The influence and impact of OPEC was universal.
B) Chinese trade became a world factor.
C) A threatened environment involved world action.
D) Nuclear threats from rogue nations threatened world peace.
E) All of these

Question 71

According to the postmodernist Michel Foucault

A) the key to social or political power is the power to specify what constitutes knowledge.
B) the key to social or political power is economic.
C) modern means secular, and a return to the spiritual or premodern is preferred.
D) a return to the classical canon is necessary.
E) truth and meaning are the assertions of the masses seeking to attain power.

Question 72

With a changing economy, which of the following did France adopt in the 1980s?

A) A drastic scaling down of social services
B) Government-subsidized, affordable day care for preschoolers
C) A higher retirement age and reduced pensions
D) A dismantling of the national health-care system
E) A parenting program that has resulted in a decline in population

Question 73

International or man-made disasters have increasingly found aid from

A) the United Nations.
B) Western governments.
C) NGOs.
D) the Red Cross.
E) All of these

Question 74

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. Choose several countries on Map 30.1 and locate them on maps in your textbook from the time they were first mentioned. How have their borders changed, and how did the changes correlate with their status as European powers?

Question 75

All of the following persist(s) in western Europe except

A) widespread poverty.
B) high unemployment.
C) workers who had jobs were more secure than their American counterparts.
D) employers were less able to adapt to changing conditions.
E) government reform efforts provoked protests.

Question 76

All of the following are true of economic globalization except that

A) free trade is not always fair trade.
B) it raises concerns about diversity and conformity.
C) its costs and benefits are questioned by many.
D) Americanization is most popular in France.
E) trade agreements seem to threaten job losses in developed nations.