Question 1

The Reagan Revolution included all of the following measures EXCEPT ​

Accepted Answer

A)  strong support for labor unions and war on poverty programs. 
B)  a decrease in spending on social welfare programs. 
C)  a reduction in job training initiatives. 
D)  an increase in military expenditures. 
E)  huge growth in federal budget deficits. 
A)  strong support for labor unions and war on poverty programs. 
B)  a decrease in spending on social welfare programs. 
C)  a reduction in job training initiatives. 
D)  an increase in military expenditures. 
E)  huge growth in federal budget deficits.

Question 2

By the 1970s, Latin American governments attempted to maintain their failing economies by borrowing from abroad, particularly from banks in Europe and the United States

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who was the feminist author who wrote The Second Sex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simone de Cognac 
B)  Simone de Beauvoir 
C)  Adrienne Koch 
D)  Germaine Greer 
E)  Christabel Pankhurst 
A)  Simone de Cognac 
B)  Simone de Beauvoir 
C)  Adrienne Koch 
D)  Germaine Greer 
E)  Christabel Pankhurst

Question 4

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of George W. Bush except

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A)  he raised taxes on the wealthy to balance the government budget. 
B)  he experienced very low approval ratings from the public. 
C)  he weakened environmental laws. 
D)  discontent with the war in Iraq reduced his popularity with the voters. 
E)  the Department of Homeland Security was established. 
A)  he raised taxes on the wealthy to balance the government budget. 
B)  he experienced very low approval ratings from the public. 
C)  he weakened environmental laws. 
D)  discontent with the war in Iraq reduced his popularity with the voters. 
E)  the Department of Homeland Security was established.

Question 5

The leader of the successful revolution in Cuba in December, 1958 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Pedro Ramos. 
B)  Fidel Castro. 
C)  Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ernesto Ché Guevara. 
E)  Juan Perón. 
A)  Pedro Ramos. 
B)  Fidel Castro. 
C)  Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ernesto Ché Guevara. 
E)  Juan Perón.

Question 6

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins? ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia. 
B)  Kasavyurt. 
C)  Chechnya. 
D)  Dagestan. 
E)  Makhachkala. 
A)  Georgia. 
B)  Kasavyurt. 
C)  Chechnya. 
D)  Dagestan. 
E)  Makhachkala.

Question 7

In the twentieth century, Western women have

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced a dramatic change in status. 
B)  been unaffected by modern developments in contraception and abortion techniques. 
C)  found little support for birth control and abortion. 
D)  found fewer professional opportunities available to them than before 1910. 
E)  abandoned professional careers for the profession of homemaker. 
A)  experienced a dramatic change in status. 
B)  been unaffected by modern developments in contraception and abortion techniques. 
C)  found little support for birth control and abortion. 
D)  found fewer professional opportunities available to them than before 1910. 
E)  abandoned professional careers for the profession of homemaker.

Question 8

West German Chancellor Willy Brandt received the Noble Peace Price in 1972 for his "opening toward the East" policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the two Eastern European states that were most successful in making the transition to democracy and free markets were Poland and the Czech Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Germany's "economic miracle" resurrection was led by which Chancellor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hannah Vogt 
B)  Margaret Thatcher 
C)  Konrad Adenauer 
D)  Helmut Kohl 
E)  David Cameron 
A)  Hannah Vogt 
B)  Margaret Thatcher 
C)  Konrad Adenauer 
D)  Helmut Kohl 
E)  David Cameron

Question 11

The new prime minister of Great Britain immediately after World War II, Clement Attlee,

Accepted Answer

A)  included two Communist members in his cabinet. 
B)  was a leftist revolutionary, whom the king removed two months after he took office. 
C)  favored abolition of all private banks in the country. 
D)  established the welfare state in Britain. 
E)  blocked parliamentary consideration of a National Health Insurance Act. 
A)  included two Communist members in his cabinet. 
B)  was a leftist revolutionary, whom the king removed two months after he took office. 
C)  favored abolition of all private banks in the country. 
D)  established the welfare state in Britain. 
E)  blocked parliamentary consideration of a National Health Insurance Act.

Question 12

The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)

Accepted Answer

A)  initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted. 
B)  established a customs union for its six member states. 
C)  initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. 
D)  was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible. 
E)  was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action. 
A)  initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted. 
B)  established a customs union for its six member states. 
C)  initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. 
D)  was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible. 
E)  was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action.

Question 13

Terrorists in the 1970s and 1980s primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  blew up buildings around the world. 
B)  focused their attacks on women. 
C)  wanted greater integration into mainstream culture. 
D)  hijacked planes and took hostages to gain attention to their demands. 
E)  considered suicide an honor. 
A)  blew up buildings around the world. 
B)  focused their attacks on women. 
C)  wanted greater integration into mainstream culture. 
D)  hijacked planes and took hostages to gain attention to their demands. 
E)  considered suicide an honor.

Question 14

What did the disintegration of post-World War II Yugoslavia result in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dictatorship of Marshal Tito 
B)  a union of Slovenia and Croatia 
C)  the peaceful merger of Serbia and Croatia 
D)  the triumph of Bosnia over Serbia 
E)  the Serbian policy of "ethnic cleansing" 
A)  the dictatorship of Marshal Tito 
B)  a union of Slovenia and Croatia 
C)  the peaceful merger of Serbia and Croatia 
D)  the triumph of Bosnia over Serbia 
E)  the Serbian policy of "ethnic cleansing"

Question 15

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  Existentialism. 
B)  Absurdism. 
C)  Pop Art. 
D)  Abstract Expressionism. 
E)  Postmodernism. 
A)  Existentialism. 
B)  Absurdism. 
C)  Pop Art. 
D)  Abstract Expressionism. 
E)  Postmodernism.

Question 16

Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because of ​

Accepted Answer

A)  his hostility toward Jews and Arabs proved politically fatal. 
B)  the economic crises of stagnant oil prices and deflation. 
C)  the struggling economy and the Iranian hostage crisis. 
D)  his failure to obtain the release of American spies held by Communist Russia. 
E)  his association with the Watergate era of politics. 
A)  his hostility toward Jews and Arabs proved politically fatal. 
B)  the economic crises of stagnant oil prices and deflation. 
C)  the struggling economy and the Iranian hostage crisis. 
D)  his failure to obtain the release of American spies held by Communist Russia. 
E)  his association with the Watergate era of politics.

Question 17

Student campus activism was fueled by all of these concerns EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-Vietnam War. 
B)  anti-communism. 
C)  irrelevant educational requirements. 
D)  increased materialism in the Western world. 
E)  overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators. 
A)  anti-Vietnam War. 
B)  anti-communism. 
C)  irrelevant educational requirements. 
D)  increased materialism in the Western world. 
E)  overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators.

Question 18

Popular culture ​

Accepted Answer

A)  is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B)  has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C)  became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D)  is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E)  has had little influence on most of the world's peoples. 
A)  is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B)  has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C)  became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D)  is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E)  has had little influence on most of the world's peoples.

Question 19

The protests on January 22, 2016 marked the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which country took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  United States 
C)  Britain 
D)  Spain 
E)  Sweden 
A)  France 
B)  United States 
C)  Britain 
D)  Spain 
E)  Sweden

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

The Reagan Revolution included all of the following measures EXCEPT ​

By the 1970s, Latin American governments attempted to maintain their failing economies by borrowing from abroad, particularly from banks in Europe and the United States

Who was the feminist author who wrote The Second Sex?

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of George W. Bush except

The leader of the successful revolution in Cuba in December, 1958 was

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins? ​

In the twentieth century, Western women have

West German Chancellor Willy Brandt received the Noble Peace Price in 1972 for his "opening toward the East" policies.

By the beginning of the twenty-first century, the two Eastern European states that were most successful in making the transition to democracy and free markets were Poland and the Czech Republic.

Germany's "economic miracle" resurrection was led by which Chancellor?

The new prime minister of Great Britain immediately after World War II, Clement Attlee,

The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)

Terrorists in the 1970s and 1980s primarily

What did the disintegration of post-World War II Yugoslavia result in?

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of ​

Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because of ​

Student campus activism was fueled by all of these concerns EXCEPT

Popular culture ​

The protests on January 22, 2016 marked the largest single-day protest in U.S. history.

Which country took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s?

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

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The Reagan Revolution included all of the following measures EXCEPT

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins?

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

Jimmy Carter was defeated for reelection in 1980 in part because of

Popular culture