Question 1

Which European social group grew during the 1950s and 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Industrial workers 
B) Rural, agricultural laborers 
C) Independent farmers 
D) Military personnel 
E) White-collar management and administrative personnel 
A) Industrial workers 
B) Rural, agricultural laborers 
C) Independent farmers 
D) Military personnel 
E) White-collar management and administrative personnel

Question 2

How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? What changes were made in its aftermath?

Accepted Answer

The Cuban missile crisis was resolved th

Question 3

How did the policies of the United States affect Western Europe in the period from 1945 to 1965?

Accepted Answer

The policies of the United States had a

Question 4

What was true of women in the workplace in Europe in the postwar era?

Accepted Answer

A) They made up a smaller percentage of the workforce than they had before the war. 
B) They earned less than men for the same work. 
C) They were strictly confined to traditional female occupations. 
D) They were almost entirely single women. 
E) They were encouraged by their governments to challenge gender discrimination. 
A) They made up a smaller percentage of the workforce than they had before the war. 
B) They earned less than men for the same work. 
C) They were strictly confined to traditional female occupations. 
D) They were almost entirely single women. 
E) They were encouraged by their governments to challenge gender discrimination.

Question 5

At the close of World War II, the European tradition of power politics was inherited by

Accepted Answer

A) China and the Soviet Union. 
B) independent peoples everywhere. 
C) the Soviet Union and the United States. 
D) the United States alone. 
E) the Soviet Union alone. 
A) China and the Soviet Union. 
B) independent peoples everywhere. 
C) the Soviet Union and the United States. 
D) the United States alone. 
E) the Soviet Union alone.

Question 6

What was the one issue that united Arab states?

Accepted Answer

A) The Suez Canal 
B) Equal sharing in oil revenues 
C) Palestine 
D) A sympathy for Communism 
E) Anti-Americanism 
A) The Suez Canal 
B) Equal sharing in oil revenues 
C) Palestine 
D) A sympathy for Communism 
E) Anti-Americanism

Question 7

A new round of Soviet purges was only averted in 1953 by Stalin's death.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What attitudes and actions sparked the Cold War? Was one of the superpowers more responsible for its start than the other? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The Cold War was sparked by a combinatio

Question 9

The Berlin Air Lift was initiated by the Soviet Union to provide provisions to East Berlin after a blockade by the United States, Great Britain, and France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What did Karl Barth argue in his works during the religious revivals stimulated by the horrors of two world wars, the Cold War, and attendant socio-cultural upheavals?

Accepted Answer

A) He argued that the Bible is the literal word of God and that salvation and consolation comes from accepting that "truth." 
B) He argued that the Bible, although not inherently true, still gives the best instruction for moral behavior. 
C) He argued that the sinful and imperfect nature of humans means that they can know religious truth not through reason but only through the grace of God. 
D) He argued that the mystery religions of Asia and the Middle East give humans a more transcendent sense of the divine and should come to replace Christian bigotry. 
E) He argued that a diversity of religious beliefs, including such "New Age" practices as witchcraft, the worship of healing rock crystals, and devotion to Gaia the Earth Mother, is a healthy sign of a new spiritualism in Western Civilization. 
A) He argued that the Bible is the literal word of God and that salvation and consolation comes from accepting that "truth." 
B) He argued that the Bible, although not inherently true, still gives the best instruction for moral behavior. 
C) He argued that the sinful and imperfect nature of humans means that they can know religious truth not through reason but only through the grace of God. 
D) He argued that the mystery religions of Asia and the Middle East give humans a more transcendent sense of the divine and should come to replace Christian bigotry. 
E) He argued that a diversity of religious beliefs, including such "New Age" practices as witchcraft, the worship of healing rock crystals, and devotion to Gaia the Earth Mother, is a healthy sign of a new spiritualism in Western Civilization.

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Korean War

Accepted Answer

The Korean War was a conflict that took

Question 12

What best describes Canada in the postwar world?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada experienced many of the same developments as the United States. 
B) Canada saw much of the economic growth financed by European investors. 
C) Canada refused to join NATO. 
D) Canada did not become a member of the North American Air Defense Command (NORA
D) . 
E) Because of fear of being dominated by the United States, Canada refused to have any relations with its more powerful neighbor. 
A) Canada experienced many of the same developments as the United States. 
B) Canada saw much of the economic growth financed by European investors. 
C) Canada refused to join NATO. 
D) Canada did not become a member of the North American Air Defense Command (NORA
D) . 
E) Because of fear of being dominated by the United States, Canada refused to have any relations with its more powerful neighbor.

Question 13

What was the Communist military response to the formation of NATO?

Accepted Answer

A) The Moscow Alliance 
B) The Warsaw Pact 
C) The Eastern European Community 
D) The Stalin Plan 
E) The European Economic Community 
A) The Moscow Alliance 
B) The Warsaw Pact 
C) The Eastern European Community 
D) The Stalin Plan 
E) The European Economic Community

Question 14

Following World War II, the country that dominated the art world was

Accepted Answer

A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) West Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Spain. 
A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) West Germany. 
D) Britain. 
E) Spain.

Question 15

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
consumer society

Accepted Answer

A consumer society is a social and econo

Question 16

In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist government fled to

Accepted Answer

A) Shanghai. 
B) Hong Kong. 
C) Kuala Lumpur. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) Japan. 
A) Shanghai. 
B) Hong Kong. 
C) Kuala Lumpur. 
D) Taiwan. 
E) Japan.

Question 17

Although France granted full independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956, it attempted to retain its dominion in

Accepted Answer

A) Algeria. 
B) Botswana. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Niger. 
E) Chad. 
A) Algeria. 
B) Botswana. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Niger. 
E) Chad.

Question 18

Between 1947 and 1962, virtually every European colony gained independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Abstract Expressionism

Accepted Answer

Abstract Expressionism is an art movemen

Exam 28: Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Which European social group grew during the 1950s and 1960s?

How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? What changes were made in its aftermath?

How did the policies of the United States affect Western Europe in the period from 1945 to 1965?

What was true of women in the workplace in Europe in the postwar era?

At the close of World War II, the European tradition of power politics was inherited by

What was the one issue that united Arab states?

A new round of Soviet purges was only averted in 1953 by Stalin's death.

What attitudes and actions sparked the Cold War? Was one of the superpowers more responsible for its start than the other? Why or why not?

The Berlin Air Lift was initiated by the Soviet Union to provide provisions to East Berlin after a blockade by the United States, Great Britain, and France.

What did Karl Barth argue in his works during the religious revivals stimulated by the horrors of two world wars, the Cold War, and attendant socio-cultural upheavals?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Korean War

What best describes Canada in the postwar world?

What was the Communist military response to the formation of NATO?

Following World War II, the country that dominated the art world was

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. consumer society

In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese Nationalist government fled to

Although France granted full independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1956, it attempted to retain its dominion in

Between 1947 and 1962, virtually every European colony gained independence.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Abstract Expressionism

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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

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

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

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