Question 1

What was the greatest environmental concern at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nuclear waste 
B)  Global warming 
C)  Acid rain 
D)  Species extinction 
A)  Nuclear waste 
B)  Global warming 
C)  Acid rain 
D)  Species extinction

Question 2

Which country made sexual reassignment surgery a legal right in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecuador 
B)  Uruguay 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Brazil 
A)  Ecuador 
B)  Uruguay 
C)  Argentina 
D)  Brazil

Question 3

What were some of the notable successes of the twentieth-century medical revolution? What challenges remain?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Understand

Question 4

How has the presence of multinational corporations in developing nations affected those nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinational corporations have encouraged the sale of products specifically tailored to the interests of the local markets. 
B)  Multinational corporations have spread the products and values of a consumer society among the elites of developing nations. 
C)  Multinational corporations have led to sharp declines in unemployment and poverty. 
D)  Many multinational corporations have created social tensions as they often refuse to hire local business leaders to important positions in their operations. 
A)  Multinational corporations have encouraged the sale of products specifically tailored to the interests of the local markets. 
B)  Multinational corporations have spread the products and values of a consumer society among the elites of developing nations. 
C)  Multinational corporations have led to sharp declines in unemployment and poverty. 
D)  Many multinational corporations have created social tensions as they often refuse to hire local business leaders to important positions in their operations.

Question 5

In what sense has history not "ended"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Cold War has continued. 
B)  Technological change has slowed but not halted. 
C)  Cycles of economic growth and crisis have persisted. 
D)  While regional conflict has ended, change has not. 
A)  The Cold War has continued. 
B)  Technological change has slowed but not halted. 
C)  Cycles of economic growth and crisis have persisted. 
D)  While regional conflict has ended, change has not.

Question 6

Which of the following is true regarding the conditional cash transfer pioneered in Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides a stipend to families that meet certain goals, such as keeping their children in school. 
B)  It was created to combat poverty but failed to meet expectations. 
C)  It is an indirect, temporary solution to combating poverty. 
D)  The Family Scholarship, pioneered in Brazil, was the inspiration for Mexico's cash transfer plan. 
A)  It provides a stipend to families that meet certain goals, such as keeping their children in school. 
B)  It was created to combat poverty but failed to meet expectations. 
C)  It is an indirect, temporary solution to combating poverty. 
D)  The Family Scholarship, pioneered in Brazil, was the inspiration for Mexico's cash transfer plan.

Question 7

Rachel Carson is most famous for her book

Accepted Answer

A)  The Population Bomb. 
B)  Silent Spring. 
C)  Fatal Harvest. 
D)  North America Tomorrow. 
A)  The Population Bomb. 
B)  Silent Spring. 
C)  Fatal Harvest. 
D)  North America Tomorrow.

Question 8

Use the following to answer questions :
-middle powers

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

How many megacities (those with 5 million or more inhabitants) were there in 1950, and how many do estimates suggest there will be by 2017?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zero, seventeen 
B)  Four, twenty 
C)  Eight, fifty-nine 
D)  Twelve, eighty-four 
A)  Zero, seventeen 
B)  Four, twenty 
C)  Eight, fifty-nine 
D)  Twelve, eighty-four

Question 10

What recent technological development has had the greatest impact on human communication?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Internet 
B)  The cell phone 
C)  Television 
D)  Film 
A)  The Internet 
B)  The cell phone 
C)  Television 
D)  Film

Question 11

Which of these has limited the medical benefits of scientific advances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unequal access to health care 
B)  Limited funding for most forms of medical research 
C)  The advent of national healthcare systems 
D)  High profile medical science failures 
A)  Unequal access to health care 
B)  Limited funding for most forms of medical research 
C)  The advent of national healthcare systems 
D)  High profile medical science failures

Question 12

The attack on mosquitos and rats in this image is indicative of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  That the French viewed their enemies during the First World War as vermin 
B)  An increased focus on combating public health issues 
C)  That diseases such as the plague were having a major impact on European populations 
D)  That many people feared there was no defense against life-threatening illnesses such as the plague or malaria 
A)  That the French viewed their enemies during the First World War as vermin 
B)  An increased focus on combating public health issues 
C)  That diseases such as the plague were having a major impact on European populations 
D)  That many people feared there was no defense against life-threatening illnesses such as the plague or malaria

Question 13

Discuss the green revolution and its successes. What factors have affected the spread of this agricultural revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
The essay

Question 14

What influenced the development of the 1981 World Health Organization's new standards for breast-milk substitutes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pressure from governments in Africa 
B)  Mass deaths in the non-Western world 
C)  The Nestlé boycott 
D)  Reforms suggested by formula producers 
A)  Pressure from governments in Africa 
B)  Mass deaths in the non-Western world 
C)  The Nestlé boycott 
D)  Reforms suggested by formula producers

Question 15

What percentage of the world's couples practice some form of birth control?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  50 
D)  70 
A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  50 
D)  70

Question 16

What are the major factors driving global migration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pursuit of economic opportunity and flight from persecution 
B)  Declining costs associated with travel 
C)  The relative ease of returning to native countries 
D)  Warfare 
A)  Pursuit of economic opportunity and flight from persecution 
B)  Declining costs associated with travel 
C)  The relative ease of returning to native countries 
D)  Warfare

Question 17

The emerging multipolar political system has been characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise of new superpowers to challenge the United States and Russia 
B)  Economic consolidation and cooperation among superpowers 
C)  New and continuing regional wars 
D)  Increased reliance on the United Nations to resolve conflicts 
A)  The rise of new superpowers to challenge the United States and Russia 
B)  Economic consolidation and cooperation among superpowers 
C)  New and continuing regional wars 
D)  Increased reliance on the United Nations to resolve conflicts

Question 18

How has rapid economic and social change in the developing world affected women?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Out-migrat

Question 19

Which of the following describes the bazaar economy common in cities in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A)  It largely caters to urban elites and tourists. 
B)  It is generally controlled by organized crime. 
C)  It is tightly regulated by the government. 
D)  It is largely composed of small traders and unskilled labor. 
A)  It largely caters to urban elites and tourists. 
B)  It is generally controlled by organized crime. 
C)  It is tightly regulated by the government. 
D)  It is largely composed of small traders and unskilled labor.

Question 20

How have United Nations' member states viewed the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most have rejected it. 
B)  It has been ratified by virtually every country. 
C)  Western countries have rejected it, whereas developing countries have accepted it. 
D)  Most Western countries have accepted it, whereas developing countries have rejected it. 
A)  Most have rejected it. 
B)  It has been ratified by virtually every country. 
C)  Western countries have rejected it, whereas developing countries have accepted it. 
D)  Most Western countries have accepted it, whereas developing countries have rejected it.

Exam 33: The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective

What was the greatest environmental concern at the beginning of the twenty-first century?

Which country made sexual reassignment surgery a legal right in 2012?

What were some of the notable successes of the twentieth-century medical revolution? What challenges remain?

How has the presence of multinational corporations in developing nations affected those nations?

In what sense has history not "ended"?

Which of the following is true regarding the conditional cash transfer pioneered in Mexico?

Rachel Carson is most famous for her book

Use the following to answer questions : -middle powers

How many megacities (those with 5 million or more inhabitants) were there in 1950, and how many do estimates suggest there will be by 2017?

What recent technological development has had the greatest impact on human communication?

Which of these has limited the medical benefits of scientific advances?

The attack on mosquitos and rats in this image is indicative of which of the following?

Discuss the green revolution and its successes. What factors have affected the spread of this agricultural revolution?

What influenced the development of the 1981 World Health Organization's new standards for breast-milk substitutes?

What percentage of the world's couples practice some form of birth control?

What are the major factors driving global migration?

The emerging multipolar political system has been characterized by which of the following?

How has rapid economic and social change in the developing world affected women?

Which of the following describes the bazaar economy common in cities in the developing world.

How have United Nations' member states viewed the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child?

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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