Question 1

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Please define the following key terms.
-Thatcherism

Accepted Answer

Thatcherism refers to the political ideo

Question 3

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they markedly different?

Accepted Answer

The American war in Vietnam and the Sovi

Question 4

Postmodern art was known for its

Accepted Answer

A) eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B) simplicity of design. 
C) rejection of performance and installation-based work. 
D) focus on object-based artwork. 
E) photorealism. 
A) eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B) simplicity of design. 
C) rejection of performance and installation-based work. 
D) focus on object-based artwork. 
E) photorealism.

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
-Allen Kaprow and "happenings"

Accepted Answer

Allen Kaprow was an American artist and

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
-Brezhnev Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Brezhnev Doctrine was a Soviet forei

Question 7

What was true about the outcome of the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A) It was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B) It ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C) It showed the limitations of American power, and led to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D) It marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E) It led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam. 
A) It was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B) It ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C) It showed the limitations of American power, and led to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D) It marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E) It led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam.

Question 8

By 1980, the Soviet Union was characterized by

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A) a growing economy boosted by heavy industry. 
B) a declining rate of alcoholism. 
C) an ailing economy and increasing social problems. 
D) an improvement in bureaucratic inefficiency. 
E) a popular central government. 
A) a growing economy boosted by heavy industry. 
B) a declining rate of alcoholism. 
C) an ailing economy and increasing social problems. 
D) an improvement in bureaucratic inefficiency. 
E) a popular central government.

Question 9

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What best describes the Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev?

Accepted Answer

A) It was completely shut off from Western influences. 
B) It stressed worker incentives and increased efficiency in industrial production. 
C) It saw heavy industry decline with improvement in agriculture. 
D) It threatened to go to war against the People's Republic of China. 
E) It had reached parity with the U.S. in nuclear arms, and it allowed some access to Western music and art. 
A) It was completely shut off from Western influences. 
B) It stressed worker incentives and increased efficiency in industrial production. 
C) It saw heavy industry decline with improvement in agriculture. 
D) It threatened to go to war against the People's Republic of China. 
E) It had reached parity with the U.S. in nuclear arms, and it allowed some access to Western music and art.

Question 11

What technological innovation changed how people experienced music and mass sports?

Accepted Answer

A) The newspaper 
B) The television 
C) The radio 
D) The iPad 
E) The internet 
A) The newspaper 
B) The television 
C) The radio 
D) The iPad 
E) The internet

Question 12

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Accepted Answer

The greatest challenge faced by Western

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-Chernobyl, 1986

Accepted Answer

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a cat

Question 14

Who was the European writer who is credited with formulating the concept of Poststructuralism or deconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A) Albert Camus 
B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
C) Michel Foucault 
D) James Joyce 
E) Jacques Derrida 
A) Albert Camus 
B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
C) Michel Foucault 
D) James Joyce 
E) Jacques Derrida

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
-détente

Accepted Answer

Détente refers to a period of improved r

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-the Berlin Wall

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Wall was a fortified barrier

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
-the Vietcong

Accepted Answer

The Vietcong, also known as the National

Question 18

Mitterrand improved conditions for workers in France by

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the minimum wage. 
B) decreasing costly social benefits. 
C) lowering taxes nationwide. 
D) nationalizing the steel industry. 
E) guaranteeing all workers four weeks of paid vacation. 
A) increasing the minimum wage. 
B) decreasing costly social benefits. 
C) lowering taxes nationwide. 
D) nationalizing the steel industry. 
E) guaranteeing all workers four weeks of paid vacation.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Watergate

Accepted Answer

Watergate was a major political scandal

Question 20

Who was the British mathematician who designed a computer that assisted in breaking the secret German codes during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Vaughn Williams 
B) Alan Turing 
C) Ian Botham 
D) Anthony Powell 
E) John Major 
A) Vaughn Williams 
B) Alan Turing 
C) Ian Botham 
D) Anthony Powell 
E) John Major

Exam 29: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965–1985.

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Please define the following key terms. -Thatcherism

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they markedly different?

Postmodern art was known for its

Please define the following key terms. -Allen Kaprow and "happenings"

Please define the following key terms. -Brezhnev Doctrine

What was true about the outcome of the Vietnam War?

By 1980, the Soviet Union was characterized by

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

What best describes the Soviet Union under Leonid Brezhnev?

What technological innovation changed how people experienced music and mass sports?

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Please define the following key terms. -Chernobyl, 1986

Who was the European writer who is credited with formulating the concept of Poststructuralism or deconstruction?

Please define the following key terms. -détente

Please define the following key terms. -the Berlin Wall

Please define the following key terms. -the Vietcong

Mitterrand improved conditions for workers in France by

Please define the following key terms. -Watergate

Who was the British mathematician who designed a computer that assisted in breaking the secret German codes during World War II?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century.

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500–1800.

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science.

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment.

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change.

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon.

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society.

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815–1850.

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850–1871.

Mass Society in an “Age of Progress,” 1871–1894.

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894–1914.

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution.

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919–1939.

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II.

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945–1965.

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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