Question 1

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A)  Samarkand 
B)  Chernobyl 
C)  Aswan 
D)  the Three Gorges 
E)  Agra 
A)  Samarkand 
B)  Chernobyl 
C)  Aswan 
D)  the Three Gorges 
E)  Agra

Question 2

The Cuban Revolution

Accepted Answer

A)  provided help only for the large ranchers and owners of sugar plantations. 
B)  achieved success in programs related to health and education. 
C)  ended Cuba's reliance on sugar production. 
D)  has not been affected by the economic impact of the fall of Communism in Europe and the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to a steep decline in the nation's health and education standards. 
A)  provided help only for the large ranchers and owners of sugar plantations. 
B)  achieved success in programs related to health and education. 
C)  ended Cuba's reliance on sugar production. 
D)  has not been affected by the economic impact of the fall of Communism in Europe and the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to a steep decline in the nation's health and education standards.

Question 3

The debt crisis in Latin America in the 1980s

Accepted Answer

A)  led to student uprisings. 
B)  was accompanied by massive militarization in the region. 
C)  was joined by a move toward democracy. 
D)  hurt the middle class more than other classes. 
E)  strained ties with the U.S. and other countries. 
A)  led to student uprisings. 
B)  was accompanied by massive militarization in the region. 
C)  was joined by a move toward democracy. 
D)  hurt the middle class more than other classes. 
E)  strained ties with the U.S. and other countries.

Question 4

President George W. Bush's administration struggled with all of the following concerns EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Congressional vetoes on his tax cut initiatives. 
B)  declining popularity in his second term 
C)  Hurricane Katrina. 
D)  terrorist attacks on the U.S. 
E)  the war in Iraq. 
A)  Congressional vetoes on his tax cut initiatives. 
B)  declining popularity in his second term 
C)  Hurricane Katrina. 
D)  terrorist attacks on the U.S. 
E)  the war in Iraq.

Question 5

Which statement about Argentina is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In order to combat its opposition, the Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B)  Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C)  Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1955. 
D)  The loss in the Falklands opened the door to greater democracy in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E)  The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976. 
A)  In order to combat its opposition, the Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B)  Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C)  Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1955. 
D)  The loss in the Falklands opened the door to greater democracy in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E)  The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976.

Question 6

Which of these is not a post-World War II artistic movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  existentialism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  post-structuralism 
D)  Dadaism 
E)  deconstruction 
A)  existentialism 
B)  postmodernism 
C)  post-structuralism 
D)  Dadaism 
E)  deconstruction

Question 7

Which of these statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B)  The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E)  Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations. 
A)  President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B)  The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E)  Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations.

Question 8

Because of the growth of sexual permissiveness, there was a trend towards larger families beginning in the 1960s

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which Canadian leader sought to privatize many of Canada's state-run corporations? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Pierre Trudeau 
B)  Lester Pearson 
C)  Jean Chrétien 
D)  Brian Mulroney 
E)  Stephen Harper 
A)  Pierre Trudeau 
B)  Lester Pearson 
C)  Jean Chrétien 
D)  Brian Mulroney 
E)  Stephen Harper

Question 10

To ensure the natural replacement of a country's population, women need to produce an average of 3.1 children each.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The ____ was most influential in revolutionizing computer design. ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Internet 
B)  transistor 
C)  work of Robert Oppenheimer 
D)  personal computer 
E)  development of computer languages 
A)  Internet 
B)  transistor 
C)  work of Robert Oppenheimer 
D)  personal computer 
E)  development of computer languages

Question 12

In 2010, the thirteen-year rule of Britain's Labour Party came to an end as which conservative became Prime Minister?

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Thatcher. 
B)  Gordon Brown. 
C)  Tony Blair. 
D)  David Cameron. 
E)  John Major. 
A)  Margaret Thatcher. 
B)  Gordon Brown. 
C)  Tony Blair. 
D)  David Cameron. 
E)  John Major.

Question 13

The disintegration of Czechoslovakia led to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Student demonstrations in Mexico City in 1968 brought about the fall of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the immediate election of Vicente Fox.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer

Accepted Answer

A)  West Germany refused to reconcile with its ancient enemy, France. 
B)  West Germany experienced an incredible economic collapse in the decade after 1945. 
C)  West Germany rebuilt its economy and increased growth. 
D)  East and West Germany were reunited. 
E)  the Berlin Wall was torn down. 
A)  West Germany refused to reconcile with its ancient enemy, France. 
B)  West Germany experienced an incredible economic collapse in the decade after 1945. 
C)  West Germany rebuilt its economy and increased growth. 
D)  East and West Germany were reunited. 
E)  the Berlin Wall was torn down.

Question 16

Postmodernism focuses on the belief that there is an objective truth

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

John F. Kennedy spent much of presidency focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  domestic programs. 
B)  racial tensions in America. 
C)  foreign affairs. 
D)  the space race. 
E)  ending poverty. 
A)  domestic programs. 
B)  racial tensions in America. 
C)  foreign affairs. 
D)  the space race. 
E)  ending poverty.

Question 18

The leader of this country was Slobodan Milošević:

Accepted Answer

A)  Serbia 
B)  Croatia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia 
E)  Albania 
A)  Serbia 
B)  Croatia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia 
E)  Albania

Question 19

A war against people in this country left the Muslim population in desperate straits; a cease fire agreement was reached in 1995.

Accepted Answer

A)  Serbia 
B)  Croatia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia 
E)  Albania 
A)  Serbia 
B)  Croatia 
C)  Macedonia 
D)  Bosnia 
E)  Albania

Question 20

After World War I, countries such as Sweden, Britain, Poland and Czechoslovakia rewarded women's wartime contributions by granting them the right to vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

The Cuban Revolution

The debt crisis in Latin America in the 1980s

President George W. Bush's administration struggled with all of the following concerns EXCEPT

Which statement about Argentina is FALSE?

Which of these is not a post-World War II artistic movement?

Which of these statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

Because of the growth of sexual permissiveness, there was a trend towards larger families beginning in the 1960s

Which Canadian leader sought to privatize many of Canada's state-run corporations? ​

To ensure the natural replacement of a country's population, women need to produce an average of 3.1 children each.

The ____ was most influential in revolutionizing computer design. ​

In 2010, the thirteen-year rule of Britain's Labour Party came to an end as which conservative became Prime Minister?

The disintegration of Czechoslovakia led to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Student demonstrations in Mexico City in 1968 brought about the fall of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the immediate election of Vicente Fox.

Under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer

Postmodernism focuses on the belief that there is an objective truth

John F. Kennedy spent much of presidency focused on

The leader of this country was Slobodan Milošević:

A war against people in this country left the Muslim population in desperate straits; a cease fire agreement was reached in 1995.

After World War I, countries such as Sweden, Britain, Poland and Czechoslovakia rewarded women's wartime contributions by granting them the right to vote.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Which Canadian leader sought to privatize many of Canada's state-run corporations?

The ____ was most influential in revolutionizing computer design.