Question 1

A large majority of scientists today attribute what they now view as global warming to the emission of ____________________.

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The answer of A large majority of scientists today attribute...

Question 2

Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost irrelevant to communication.

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The answer of Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost...

Question 3

The avowed goal of the United Nations is to

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A)  end poverty. 
B)  alleviate famine. 
C)  reduce the rate of population growth. 
D)  achieve international peace. 
E)  achieve economic parity for the world's countries. 
A)  end poverty. 
B)  alleviate famine. 
C)  reduce the rate of population growth. 
D)  achieve international peace. 
E)  achieve economic parity for the world's countries.

Question 4

A major social change in recent years has been a shift in focus from the family to

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A)  religion. 
B)  the individual. 
C)  political party. 
D)  technology. 
E)  Both A and C are correct. 
A)  religion. 
B)  the individual. 
C)  political party. 
D)  technology. 
E)  Both A and C are correct.

Question 5

The original goal of the UN was to guarantee ____________________.

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The answer of The original goal of the UN was...

Question 6

Which of these could not be used as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

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A)  Biological − release of epidemic disease germs or poisons into the atmosphere. 
B)  Poisoning municipal water supplies with a substance designed to kill or maim at least 100,000. 
C)  Introducing diseases such as anthrax through the postal system. 
D)  Infecting a person or persons with a deadly disease and sending them out to seek to infect as many people as possible before they die. 
E)  Getting infected with the flu virus and going out to full ballpark stadiums. 
A)  Biological − release of epidemic disease germs or poisons into the atmosphere. 
B)  Poisoning municipal water supplies with a substance designed to kill or maim at least 100,000. 
C)  Introducing diseases such as anthrax through the postal system. 
D)  Infecting a person or persons with a deadly disease and sending them out to seek to infect as many people as possible before they die. 
E)  Getting infected with the flu virus and going out to full ballpark stadiums.

Question 7

What has been the world-wide trend regarding the gap between the wealth of developed and developing countries?

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A)  The gap has widened. 
B)  The gap has remained constant. 
C)  The gap has slightly declined. 
D)  The gap has been reversed. 
E)  The gap has greatly declined. 
A)  The gap has widened. 
B)  The gap has remained constant. 
C)  The gap has slightly declined. 
D)  The gap has been reversed. 
E)  The gap has greatly declined.

Question 8

In terms of higher education in the West,

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A)  fewer students have access. 
B)  students find it difficult to find funds to sustain them while in college. 
C)  many states in the US have scholarships to help students out. 
D)  few women take advantage of access to higher education. 
E)  Both B and D are correct. 
A)  fewer students have access. 
B)  students find it difficult to find funds to sustain them while in college. 
C)  many states in the US have scholarships to help students out. 
D)  few women take advantage of access to higher education. 
E)  Both B and D are correct.

Question 9

One concern about WMDs is the possibility that ____________________ warfare could be used to pollute our water supply.

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The answer of One concern about WMDs is the possibility...

Question 10

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

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conservati

Question 11

Among ____________________, reform rather than revolution and gradualism rather than radical change have become the order of the day.

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The answer of Among ____________________, reform rather than revolution and...

Question 12

What is the country of origin for Osama bin Laden?

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A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Palestine. 
A)  Afghanistan. 
B)  Pakistan. 
C)  Saudi Arabia. 
D)  Yemen. 
E)  Palestine.

Question 13

What were the different approaches to social reform?

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Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 14

Discuss the significant threats to human life as a result of manmade inventions.

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Answers would include a discussion of nu

Question 15

What is the most powerful body in the United Nations?

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A)  The General Assembly. 
B)  The Security Council. 
C)  The World Health Organization (WHO). 
D)  International Labor Organization (ILO). 
E)  The International Protocol on Climate Change (IPC
C) . 
A)  The General Assembly. 
B)  The Security Council. 
C)  The World Health Organization (WHO). 
D)  International Labor Organization (ILO). 
E)  The International Protocol on Climate Change (IPC
C) .

Question 16

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

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A)  Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B)  Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C)  Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D)  Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Laws prohibiting paying women less than men. 
B)  Laws prohibiting discrimination against women in terms of credit. 
C)  Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D)  Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 17

One of the world's major problems today seems to be that our ethics, our ways of thinking, and our political culture have been outrun by which of the following?

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A)  Greed. 
B)  Terrorists. 
C)  Political hubris. 
D)  Popular culture. 
E)  Technology. 
A)  Greed. 
B)  Terrorists. 
C)  Political hubris. 
D)  Popular culture. 
E)  Technology.

Question 18

Historian John Lukacs has defined the 20th century by which of the following?

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A)  Technological advances 
B)  Religious toleration 
C)  Economic egalitarianism 
D)  The Cold War 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Technological advances 
B)  Religious toleration 
C)  Economic egalitarianism 
D)  The Cold War 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Exam 53: A New Millennium

A large majority of scientists today attribute what they now view as global warming to the emission of ____________________.

Advances in electronics are making ____________________ almost irrelevant to communication.

The avowed goal of the United Nations is to

A major social change in recent years has been a shift in focus from the family to

The original goal of the UN was to guarantee ____________________.

Which of these could not be used as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD)?

What has been the world-wide trend regarding the gap between the wealth of developed and developing countries?

In terms of higher education in the West,

One concern about WMDs is the possibility that ____________________ warfare could be used to pollute our water supply.

There are only two rational approaches to the solution of basic environmental problems: ____________________ and ____________________.

Among ____________________, reform rather than revolution and gradualism rather than radical change have become the order of the day.

What is the country of origin for Osama bin Laden?

What were the different approaches to social reform?

Discuss the significant threats to human life as a result of manmade inventions.

What is the most powerful body in the United Nations?

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

One of the world's major problems today seems to be that our ethics, our ways of thinking, and our political culture have been outrun by which of the following?

Historian John Lukacs has defined the 20th century by which of the following?

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

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