Question 1

The French Socialist president who pursued a policy of nationalization of banks and industry in the 1980s was Francois Mitterrand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What was one of the causes of American stagflation in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) Dramatic decline in oil prices 
B) Dramatic increase in oil prices 
C) Cooperation of OPEC 
D) Increase in the number of barrels of oil shipped to the United States 
E) End of oil production in the Middle East 
A) Dramatic decline in oil prices 
B) Dramatic increase in oil prices 
C) Cooperation of OPEC 
D) Increase in the number of barrels of oil shipped to the United States 
E) End of oil production in the Middle East B

Question 3

As the European Community expanded in the 1970s and 1980s,

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain withdrew its membership. 
B) the United States sought to join as an honorary member. 
C) Greece, Spain, and Portugal joined its ranks. 
D) Denmark sought special status as a founding member. 
E) the EC began to exert its power to dwarf nonmember countries. 
A) Great Britain withdrew its membership. 
B) the United States sought to join as an honorary member. 
C) Greece, Spain, and Portugal joined its ranks. 
D) Denmark sought special status as a founding member. 
E) the EC began to exert its power to dwarf nonmember countries. C

Question 4

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The work of Jacques Derrida demonstrated the dependence of Western culture on binary opposition, noting that the privileged depends on the inferior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By 1980, the Soviet Union was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) a growing economy boosted by heavy industry. 
B) a declining rate of alcoholism. 
C) an ailing economy and increasing social problems. 
D) an improvement in bureaucratic inefficiency. 
E) a popular central government. 
A) a growing economy boosted by heavy industry. 
B) a declining rate of alcoholism. 
C) an ailing economy and increasing social problems. 
D) an improvement in bureaucratic inefficiency. 
E) a popular central government.

Question 7

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or the many? Be sure to provide evidence from the chapter for the answer.

Accepted Answer

The ongoing processes of globalization h

Question 8

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Between 1965 and 1985, new technologies

Question 9

Poststructuralists argue that

Accepted Answer

A) with proper study, the secrets of the universe can be known. 
B) there is no fixed truth or universal meaning. 
C) universal truths trump individual interpretations. 
D) reason and logic are the centerpiece to understanding. 
E) everything in the universe relies on balance. 
A) with proper study, the secrets of the universe can be known. 
B) there is no fixed truth or universal meaning. 
C) universal truths trump individual interpretations. 
D) reason and logic are the centerpiece to understanding. 
E) everything in the universe relies on balance.

Question 10

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they markedly different?

Accepted Answer

The American war in Vietnam and the Sovi

Question 11

After his election as first secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek introduced reforms promoting

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of speech and the press. 
B) free access to Western television shows, music and art. 
C) increased secret police activities. 
D) bans on travel abroad. 
E) censorship of all media. 
A) freedom of speech and the press. 
B) free access to Western television shows, music and art. 
C) increased secret police activities. 
D) bans on travel abroad. 
E) censorship of all media.

Question 12

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Chernobyl, 1986

Accepted Answer

Chernobyl refers to the catastrophic nuc

Question 13

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique

Accepted Answer

Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"

Question 15

In The Feminine Mystique, ____ argued that women in the 1950s were kept from reaching their full human potential.

Accepted Answer

A) Rachel Carson 
B) Betty Ford 
C) Simone de Beauvoir 
D) Kathleen Windsor 
E) Betty Friedan 
A) Rachel Carson 
B) Betty Ford 
C) Simone de Beauvoir 
D) Kathleen Windsor 
E) Betty Friedan

Question 16

Which American president called the Soviet Union an "evil empire?"?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W. Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W. Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W. Bush

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Timothy Leary and LSD

Accepted Answer

Timothy Leary was an American psychologi

Question 18

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revol

Question 19

Who was the European writer who is credited with formulating the concept of Poststructuralism or deconstruction?

Accepted Answer

A) Albert Camus 
B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
C) Michel Foucault 
D) James Joyce 
E) Jacques Derrida 
A) Albert Camus 
B) Gabriel Garcia Marquez 
C) Michel Foucault 
D) James Joyce 
E) Jacques Derrida

Question 20

What was the major trend in classical music since World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Neo-classicism 
B) Serialism 
C) Post-modernism 
D) Minimalism 
E) Maximalism 
A) Neo-classicism 
B) Serialism 
C) Post-modernism 
D) Minimalism 
E) Maximalism

Exam 29: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

The French Socialist president who pursued a policy of nationalization of banks and industry in the 1980s was Francois Mitterrand.

What was one of the causes of American stagflation in the 1970s?

As the European Community expanded in the 1970s and 1980s,

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

The work of Jacques Derrida demonstrated the dependence of Western culture on binary opposition, noting that the privileged depends on the inferior.

By 1980, the Soviet Union was characterized by

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or the many? Be sure to provide evidence from the chapter for the answer.

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants? Explain.

Poststructuralists argue that

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. In what ways were they similar? In what ways were they markedly different?

After his election as first secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek introduced reforms promoting

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Chernobyl, 1986

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique

In The Feminine Mystique, ____ argued that women in the 1950s were kept from reaching their full human potential.

Which American president called the Soviet Union an "evil empire?"?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Timothy Leary and LSD

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Who was the European writer who is credited with formulating the concept of Poststructuralism or deconstruction?

What was the major trend in classical music since World War II?

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The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

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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

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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

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