Question 1

What characterized the Chilean junta of Augusto Pinochet established in 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sympathy for Communist ideas 
B)  A close working alliance with Salvador Allende 
C)  Hostility to American activity in the region 
D)  Radical neoliberal economic reforms 
A)  Sympathy for Communist ideas 
B)  A close working alliance with Salvador Allende 
C)  Hostility to American activity in the region 
D)  Radical neoliberal economic reforms

Question 2

What happened when Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha died suddenly in 1998?

Accepted Answer

A)  Another military dictatorship quickly emerged. 
B)  Nigerians established a new constitution and shifted to civilian rule. 
C)  Nigeria dissolved as a nation-state. 
D)  The country's Muslim minority was disenfranchised. 
A)  Another military dictatorship quickly emerged. 
B)  Nigerians established a new constitution and shifted to civilian rule. 
C)  Nigeria dissolved as a nation-state. 
D)  The country's Muslim minority was disenfranchised.

Question 3

How did Europeans respond to the oil shocks of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing political radicalism 
B)  Switching to a large degree to coal and natural gas 
C)  Increasing bicycle and mass transit use 
D)  Supporting an American invasion of Iraq 
A)  Increasing political radicalism 
B)  Switching to a large degree to coal and natural gas 
C)  Increasing bicycle and mass transit use 
D)  Supporting an American invasion of Iraq

Question 4

According to Map 32.4, "The European Union, 2017," what do the candidate countries of the European Union have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were all once members of the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  They were among the first countries conquered by Hitler's armies during World War II. 
C)  They were all once members of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  They were among the few countries that stayed neutral during both world wars. 
A)  They were all once members of the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  They were among the first countries conquered by Hitler's armies during World War II. 
C)  They were all once members of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. 
D)  They were among the few countries that stayed neutral during both world wars.

Question 5

Use the following to answer questions :
-junta

Accepted Answer

A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. 
A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs.

Question 6

How did Portugal decolonize in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Answer: The movements that obt

Question 7

What factors have influenced the relationship between the United States and Pakistan?

Accepted Answer

The United States gave Pakistan money an

Question 8

What contributed to the discrediting of the PRI in Mexico after 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corruption and failed neoliberal policies 
B)  Close association with discredited Marxist ideas 
C)  War with Central American states 
D)  A failed attempt to establish a free trade agreement (NAFT
A)  
A)  Corruption and failed neoliberal policies 
B)  Close association with discredited Marxist ideas 
C)  War with Central American states 
D)  A failed attempt to establish a free trade agreement (NAFT
A)

Question 9

What did China refuse to allow the dissident Liu Xiaobo to do in 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emigrate to the United States 
B)  Travel to accept the Noble Peace Prize 
C)  Become the new Dalai Lama 
D)  Publish a novel that criticized communism 
A)  Emigrate to the United States 
B)  Travel to accept the Noble Peace Prize 
C)  Become the new Dalai Lama 
D)  Publish a novel that criticized communism

Question 10

Which of the following describes China's economic situation in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  China's policies coupled economic freedom with political repression. 
B)  Economic policies rejected consumerism and returned to pure Marxist ideology. 
C)  China returned to an agrarian lifestyle and demolished industry. 
D)  China followed Russia's lead and encouraged open debate about government policies. 
A)  China's policies coupled economic freedom with political repression. 
B)  Economic policies rejected consumerism and returned to pure Marxist ideology. 
C)  China returned to an agrarian lifestyle and demolished industry. 
D)  China followed Russia's lead and encouraged open debate about government policies.

Question 11

Use the following to answer questions :
-perestroika

Accepted Answer

A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs. 
A) The main black nationalist organization in South Africa, led by Nelson Mandela. 
B) Economic restructuring and reform implemented by Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev that permitted an easing of government price controls on some goods, more independence for state enterprises, and the establishment of profit-seeking private cooperatives. 
C) The site of a Chinese student revolt in 1989 at which Communists imposed martial law and arrested, injured, or killed hundreds of students. 
D) Beginning in 1987, a prolonged campaign of civil disobedience by Palestinian youth against Israeli soldiers; the Arabic word means "shaking off." 
E) A return beginning in the 1980s to policies intended to promote free markets and the free circulation of capital across national borders.
F)An economic and political alliance of twelve European nations formed in 1993 that has since grown to include twenty-eight European nations.
G)The global recirculation by international banks of profits from the higher price of oil following the 1973 OPEC oil embargo.
H)The progressive relaxation of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
I)The system of racial segregation and discrimination that was supported by the Afrikaner government in South Africa.
J)A government headed by a council of commanders of the branches of the armed forces.
K)Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev's popular campaign for government transparency and more open media.
L)Policies restricting public spending, lowering import barriers, privatizing state enterprises, and deregulating markets in response to the 1980s debt crisis in Latin America.
M)A nickname from the 1970s and 1980s used to describe what some considered the unfair relationship between Japan's business world and government.
N)Led by Lech Walęsa, an independent Polish trade union organized in 1980 that worked for the rights of workers and political reform.
O)A cartel formed in 1960 by oil-exporting countries designed to coordinate oil production and raise prices, giving those countries greater capacity for economic development and greater leverage in world affairs.

Question 12

What led to Rhodesia's declaration of independence in 1965?

Accepted Answer

A)  The unwillingness of blacks to share power 
B)  The political ideas of Nelson Mandela 
C)  Portuguese colonial policies 
D)  White supremacist attitudes 
A)  The unwillingness of blacks to share power 
B)  The political ideas of Nelson Mandela 
C)  Portuguese colonial policies 
D)  White supremacist attitudes

Question 13

Which of the following does China claim to be an integral part of its country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Singapore 
B)  Burma 
C)  Northern Vietnam 
D)  Taiwan 
A)  Singapore 
B)  Burma 
C)  Northern Vietnam 
D)  Taiwan

Question 14

What led many Arab leaders to denounce Egypt in 1977?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nasser lost the Six-Day War. 
B)  Egypt signed a peace settlement with Israel. 
C)  Sadat was assassinated. 
D)  Mubarak was accused of embezzling Arab League funds. 
A)  Nasser lost the Six-Day War. 
B)  Egypt signed a peace settlement with Israel. 
C)  Sadat was assassinated. 
D)  Mubarak was accused of embezzling Arab League funds.

Question 15

Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian legislature, which led to

Accepted Answer

A)  immediate reopening of peace talks with Israel. 
B)  Israel building a wall around the West Bank. 
C)  the assassination of Yasir Arafat. 
D)  Israel suspending aid to the Palestinian Authority. 
A)  immediate reopening of peace talks with Israel. 
B)  Israel building a wall around the West Bank. 
C)  the assassination of Yasir Arafat. 
D)  Israel suspending aid to the Palestinian Authority.

Exam 32: Liberalization, 1968-2000s

What characterized the Chilean junta of Augusto Pinochet established in 1973?

What happened when Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha died suddenly in 1998?

How did Europeans respond to the oil shocks of the 1970s?

According to Map 32.4, "The European Union, 2017," what do the candidate countries of the European Union have in common?

Use the following to answer questions : -junta

How did Portugal decolonize in Africa?

What factors have influenced the relationship between the United States and Pakistan?

What contributed to the discrediting of the PRI in Mexico after 1968?

What did China refuse to allow the dissident Liu Xiaobo to do in 2010?

Which of the following describes China's economic situation in the 1990s?

Use the following to answer questions : -perestroika

What led to Rhodesia's declaration of independence in 1965?

Which of the following does China claim to be an integral part of its country?

What led many Arab leaders to denounce Egypt in 1977?

Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian legislature, which led to

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