Question 1

How did the growing migration of men change the lives of rural African and Asian women?

Accepted Answer

A)  It left many of them destitute as their husbands abandoned them to find work in the cities. 
B)  It reduced the overall number of children as many married later. 
C)  It created more pressure to get married and travel to the city with a husband. 
D)  It encouraged women's independence as many became heads of households after men left. 
A)  It left many of them destitute as their husbands abandoned them to find work in the cities. 
B)  It reduced the overall number of children as many married later. 
C)  It created more pressure to get married and travel to the city with a husband. 
D)  It encouraged women's independence as many became heads of households after men left.

Question 2

What led to the communication revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The conver

Question 3

What attempts have been made to limit nuclear proliferation since 1945? Which attempts have been successful, and which have not?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The two bi

Question 4

What has prevented AIDS medications from being more widely distributed in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  No one has been willing to distribute them for free. 
B)  No effective medications have been developed. 
C)  The lack of facilities makes them impossible to administer there. 
D)  Availability of the medications cannot keep up with the need. 
A)  No one has been willing to distribute them for free. 
B)  No effective medications have been developed. 
C)  The lack of facilities makes them impossible to administer there. 
D)  Availability of the medications cannot keep up with the need.

Question 5

What are the greatest environmental challenges facing the world? Are these environmental problems concentrated in certain regions of the world? If so, where?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Environmen

Question 6

Which of these has contributed to the spread of AIDS in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  The high cost of AIDS drugs 
B)  The 2008 financial crisis 
C)  Political instability 
D)  The growing number of non-African immigrants 
A)  The high cost of AIDS drugs 
B)  The 2008 financial crisis 
C)  Political instability 
D)  The growing number of non-African immigrants

Question 7

How has the digital revolution affected the problem of inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communication has made inequality harder to sustain. 
B)  Technology has encouraged the breakup of large corporations. 
C)  Rural areas have been relatively advantaged by new technologies. 
D)  A "digital divide" has emerged that perpetuates inequalities. 
A)  Communication has made inequality harder to sustain. 
B)  Technology has encouraged the breakup of large corporations. 
C)  Rural areas have been relatively advantaged by new technologies. 
D)  A "digital divide" has emerged that perpetuates inequalities.

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions :
-digital divide

Accepted Answer

A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time. 
A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time.

Question 9

The postindependence era has seen the emergence of gigantic cities in the developing world. Why?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The genera

Question 10

Use the following to answer questions :
-multinational corporations

Accepted Answer

A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time. 
A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time.

Question 11

What is the digital divide, and how does it reflect contemporary global realities?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The succes

Question 12

The "information age" has developed out of the parallel development of

Accepted Answer

A)  human social skills and population. 
B)  electrification and transport. 
C)  computing and communication technologies. 
D)  stable governments and private corporations. 
A)  human social skills and population. 
B)  electrification and transport. 
C)  computing and communication technologies. 
D)  stable governments and private corporations.

Question 13

How have rights expanded globally in recent decades? What has contributed to this development?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
There has

Question 14

How have multinational corporations shaped the global economy? Discuss in terms of costs and benefits, as well as the history of their development.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Multinatio

Question 15

Despite the end of the Cold War, many people still worry about new threats to world peace and security. What are these threats? How has the international community dealt with them?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The contem

Question 16

Which of the following occurred in India in 1966 and 1967 and caused widespread concern that food production could no longer keep pace with population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drought 
B)  Trade embargo 
C)  Famine 
D)  Record number of births 
A)  Drought 
B)  Trade embargo 
C)  Famine 
D)  Record number of births

Question 17

According to this map, how does the distribution of Sunni and Shi'ite in 2010 compare to their distribution in the late twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their distribution has not changed much at all. 
B)  The Kurdish region used to contain a heavy mix of Sunni and Shi'ite. 
C)  The Sunni population is much larger in the twenty-first century. 
D)  The "mixed" region was once home to a significant Sunni majority. 
A)  Their distribution has not changed much at all. 
B)  The Kurdish region used to contain a heavy mix of Sunni and Shi'ite. 
C)  The Sunni population is much larger in the twenty-first century. 
D)  The "mixed" region was once home to a significant Sunni majority.

Question 18

Use the following to answer questions :
-global warming

Accepted Answer

A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time. 
A) Countries with significant economic influence that became increasingly assertive regional leaders after the Cold War. 
B) Cities with populations of 5 million people or more. 
C) Beginning in the 1950s, the increase in food production stemming from the introduction of high-yielding wheat, hybrid seeds, and other advancements. 
D) An economy with few salaried jobs and an abundance of tiny, unregulated businesses such as peddlers and pushcart operators. 
E) The gap between levels of access to computing, Internet, and telecommunications between rich and poor regions and populations.
F)Business firms that operate in a number of different countries and tend to adopt a global rather than a national perspective.
G)The issue that those living in extreme poverty are disproportionately women.
H)The belief of the majority of the world's scientists that hydrocarbons produced through the burning of fossil fuels have caused a greenhouse effect that has increased global temperatures over time.

Question 19

One concern about North Korea's nuclear program is that it will produce warheads capable of reaching what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  The United States 
D)  The United Kingdom 
A)  India 
B)  Japan 
C)  The United States 
D)  The United Kingdom

Question 20

In 2004, 191 people were killed by a bombing in a train station in what European city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hamburg 
B)  London 
C)  Paris 
D)  Madrid 
A)  Hamburg 
B)  London 
C)  Paris 
D)  Madrid

Exam 33: The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

How did the growing migration of men change the lives of rural African and Asian women?

What led to the communication revolution?

What attempts have been made to limit nuclear proliferation since 1945? Which attempts have been successful, and which have not?

What has prevented AIDS medications from being more widely distributed in South Africa?

What are the greatest environmental challenges facing the world? Are these environmental problems concentrated in certain regions of the world? If so, where?

Which of these has contributed to the spread of AIDS in Africa?

How has the digital revolution affected the problem of inequality?

Use the following to answer questions : -digital divide

The postindependence era has seen the emergence of gigantic cities in the developing world. Why?

Use the following to answer questions : -multinational corporations

What is the digital divide, and how does it reflect contemporary global realities?

The "information age" has developed out of the parallel development of

How have rights expanded globally in recent decades? What has contributed to this development?

How have multinational corporations shaped the global economy? Discuss in terms of costs and benefits, as well as the history of their development.

Despite the end of the Cold War, many people still worry about new threats to world peace and security. What are these threats? How has the international community dealt with them?

Which of the following occurred in India in 1966 and 1967 and caused widespread concern that food production could no longer keep pace with population growth?

According to this map, how does the distribution of Sunni and Shi'ite in 2010 compare to their distribution in the late twentieth century?

Use the following to answer questions : -global warming

One concern about North Korea's nuclear program is that it will produce warheads capable of reaching what country?

In 2004, 191 people were killed by a bombing in a train station in what European city?

The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 Bce

Complex Societies in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, 3800-500 Bce

The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 Ce

Chinas Classical Age, to 221 Bce

The Greek Experience, 3500-30 Bce

The World of Rome, Ca 1000 Bce-400 Ce

East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 Bce-845 Ce

Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, 250-850

The Islamic World, 600-1400

African Societies and Kingdoms, 1000 Bce-1500 Ce

The Americas, 3200 Bce-1500 Ce

Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, 300-1400

States and Cultures in East Asia, 800-1400

Europe and Western Asia in the Middle Ages, 800-1450

Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600

The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600

The Islamic World Powers, 1300-1800

European Power and Expansion, 1500-1750

New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790

Africa and the World, 1400-1800

Continuity and Change in East Asia, 1400-1800

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1825

The Revolution in Energy and Industry, 1760-1850

Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815-1914

Africa, the Ottoman Empire, and the New Imperialism, 1800-1914

Asia and the Pacific in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914

The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, 1810-1917

World War and Revolution, 1914-1929

Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939

The Great Depression and World War Ii, 1929-1945

Review

Liberalization, 1968-2000s

20th Century Global Issues and Developments

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