Question 1

All of these statements about consumer society are correct EXCEPT ​

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of blue collar workers increased after the 1960s. 
B)  there was an increase in real wages for many. 
C)  the number of people engaged in agriculture dropped significantly. 
D)  installment plan buying increased. 
E)  there was a growth mass leisure. 
A)  the number of blue collar workers increased after the 1960s. 
B)  there was an increase in real wages for many. 
C)  the number of people engaged in agriculture dropped significantly. 
D)  installment plan buying increased. 
E)  there was a growth mass leisure.

Question 2

Canada

Accepted Answer

A)  had only a cautious, minimal subsidy program to private insurance companies to cover catastrophic health insurance for its citizens until 1999. 
B)  like Latin America, has an economy based entirely on the export of raw materials. 
C)  has only a poor working class with an average income considerably lower than that of blue-collar workers in Latin America. 
D)  supported a free-trade agreement with the U.S. that was unpopular with many voters. 
E)  has three official languages: English, French and Cree. 
A)  had only a cautious, minimal subsidy program to private insurance companies to cover catastrophic health insurance for its citizens until 1999. 
B)  like Latin America, has an economy based entirely on the export of raw materials. 
C)  has only a poor working class with an average income considerably lower than that of blue-collar workers in Latin America. 
D)  supported a free-trade agreement with the U.S. that was unpopular with many voters. 
E)  has three official languages: English, French and Cree.

Question 3

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Accepted Answer

A)  large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B)  sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C)  an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D)  an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E)  the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing." 
A)  large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B)  sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C)  an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D)  an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E)  the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing."

Question 4

Who is the longest-serving elected head of state in the European Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  de Gaulle 
B)  Thatcher 
C)  Kohl 
D)  Sarkozy 
E)  Merkel 
A)  de Gaulle 
B)  Thatcher 
C)  Kohl 
D)  Sarkozy 
E)  Merkel

Question 5

The European Community was primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  an economic union. 
B)  a political union. 
C)  a military alliance. 
D)  restricted to the nations of southern and eastern Europe. 
E)  a passing phenomena, which disappeared after the ending of the Cold War. 
A)  an economic union. 
B)  a political union. 
C)  a military alliance. 
D)  restricted to the nations of southern and eastern Europe. 
E)  a passing phenomena, which disappeared after the ending of the Cold War.

Question 6

Throughout Europe, during the decade between 1948 and 1957,

Accepted Answer

A)  enrollment in universities experienced a steady decline. 
B)  prostitution became rampant. 
C)  the number of cars tripled. 
D)  there was a return to the traditional occupation of farming. 
E)  economic growth stagnated. 
A)  enrollment in universities experienced a steady decline. 
B)  prostitution became rampant. 
C)  the number of cars tripled. 
D)  there was a return to the traditional occupation of farming. 
E)  economic growth stagnated.

Question 7

The movement for civil rights in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s

Accepted Answer

A)  was strongly opposed by Malcolm X, a white political leader from Illinois. 
B)  inspired a "white backlash" which aided a national trend toward greater political conservatism 
C)  received no governmental support until 1974. 
D)  was a catalyst which energized the Indian and black minorities, who together composed thirty-four percent of the nation's population. 
E)  finally achieved the right to vote for all black American adults as a result of the Proclamation of 1953. 
A)  was strongly opposed by Malcolm X, a white political leader from Illinois. 
B)  inspired a "white backlash" which aided a national trend toward greater political conservatism 
C)  received no governmental support until 1974. 
D)  was a catalyst which energized the Indian and black minorities, who together composed thirty-four percent of the nation's population. 
E)  finally achieved the right to vote for all black American adults as a result of the Proclamation of 1953.

Question 8

Which of these politicians would NOT be described as a dictator?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fulgencio Batista 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  Vicente Fox 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Marshal Tito 
A)  Fulgencio Batista 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  Vicente Fox 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Marshal Tito

Question 9

Which of these statements accurately describes recent environmental developments?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most visible environmentally-based movement in the 1980s was the Green Party in Germany. 
B)  Green movements have developed in an effort to restrict the spread of environmental-protection efforts. 
C)  Communist regimes were the creators of the environmental movement. 
D)  Greens in northern Europe are now focused on animal rights issues only. 
E)  Charter 77 worked diligently to advance the appropriate development of pollution because its members believed pollution indicated progress. 
A)  The most visible environmentally-based movement in the 1980s was the Green Party in Germany. 
B)  Green movements have developed in an effort to restrict the spread of environmental-protection efforts. 
C)  Communist regimes were the creators of the environmental movement. 
D)  Greens in northern Europe are now focused on animal rights issues only. 
E)  Charter 77 worked diligently to advance the appropriate development of pollution because its members believed pollution indicated progress.

Question 10

Which statement about increased permissiveness in Western society is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Permissiveness dropped significantly after 1955. 
B)  Sexual habits have not been affected by the new attitudes. 
C)  Increased drug consumption became a part of modern permissiveness for many. 
D)  No relationship can be discovered between pornography, prostitution, and modern attitudes of permissiveness. 
E)  Political consciousness and youth protest has shown no relationship to rising permissiveness. 
A)  Permissiveness dropped significantly after 1955. 
B)  Sexual habits have not been affected by the new attitudes. 
C)  Increased drug consumption became a part of modern permissiveness for many. 
D)  No relationship can be discovered between pornography, prostitution, and modern attitudes of permissiveness. 
E)  Political consciousness and youth protest has shown no relationship to rising permissiveness.

Question 11

Charles De Gaulle did NOT

Accepted Answer

A)  see France increase its gross domestic product while he was in office. 
B)  create the Fifth Republic. 
C)  increase the power of the office of president. 
D)  come to power because of the Algerian crisis. 
E)  endeavor to make France a major nuclear power. 
A)  see France increase its gross domestic product while he was in office. 
B)  create the Fifth Republic. 
C)  increase the power of the office of president. 
D)  come to power because of the Algerian crisis. 
E)  endeavor to make France a major nuclear power.

Question 12

The policy known as Ostpolitik

Accepted Answer

A)  almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B)  was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C)  was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D)  increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E)  was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany. 
A)  almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B)  was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C)  was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D)  increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E)  was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany.

Question 13

What was true of Helmut Kohl?

Accepted Answer

A)  He oversaw the reunification of Germany, with all its related economic concerns. 
B)  He was a Christian Socialist. 
C)  He was responsible for the collapse of the German economy. 
D)  He refused to raise taxes. 
E)  He was reelected in 1998. 
A)  He oversaw the reunification of Germany, with all its related economic concerns. 
B)  He was a Christian Socialist. 
C)  He was responsible for the collapse of the German economy. 
D)  He refused to raise taxes. 
E)  He was reelected in 1998.

Question 14

Because of the feminist movement, by the 1960s, working-class women were making salaries equal to those of men performing equivalent work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Existentialists believed that ​

Accepted Answer

A)  there was a transcendent being who gave meaning to life. 
B)  God was the Prime Mover and First Cause, and not merely a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic God. 
C)  humankind had a preordained destiny. 
D)  the world was without meaning. 
E)  Marxist socialism was preferable to democratic capitalism. 
A)  there was a transcendent being who gave meaning to life. 
B)  God was the Prime Mover and First Cause, and not merely a Christian, Jewish, or Islamic God. 
C)  humankind had a preordained destiny. 
D)  the world was without meaning. 
E)  Marxist socialism was preferable to democratic capitalism.

Question 16

Samuel Beckett, in Waiting for Godot, developed the dramatic movement known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Cubism. 
B)  the Theater of the Absurd. 
C)  Synergetic Surrealism. 
D)  Monism. 
E)  Didacticism. 
A)  Cubism. 
B)  the Theater of the Absurd. 
C)  Synergetic Surrealism. 
D)  Monism. 
E)  Didacticism.

Question 17

Bill Clinton's presidency was marked by

Accepted Answer

A)  dramatic public spending. 
B)  an increase in the budget deficit. 
C)  an economic revival and reduction in the federal deficit. 
D)  the Persian Gulf War. 
E)  stagflation. 
A)  dramatic public spending. 
B)  an increase in the budget deficit. 
C)  an economic revival and reduction in the federal deficit. 
D)  the Persian Gulf War. 
E)  stagflation.

Question 18

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

All of these statements about consumer society are correct EXCEPT ​

Canada

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Who is the longest-serving elected head of state in the European Union?

The European Community was primarily

Throughout Europe, during the decade between 1948 and 1957,

The movement for civil rights in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s

Which of these politicians would NOT be described as a dictator?

Which of these statements accurately describes recent environmental developments?

Which statement about increased permissiveness in Western society is accurate?

Charles De Gaulle did NOT

The policy known as Ostpolitik

What was true of Helmut Kohl?

Because of the feminist movement, by the 1960s, working-class women were making salaries equal to those of men performing equivalent work.

Existentialists believed that ​

Samuel Beckett, in Waiting for Godot, developed the dramatic movement known as

Bill Clinton's presidency was marked by

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam

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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All of these statements about consumer society are correct EXCEPT

Existentialists believed that