Question 1

What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful ?

Accepted Answer

A) That globalization made the world feel smaller 
B) That small businesses were more capable of innovation than large firms 
C) That children are the world's greatest natural resource 
D) That the new innovations in science and technology would wreak havoc with the world's ecology and natural resources 
E) That preservation was the key to saving the environment 
A) That globalization made the world feel smaller 
B) That small businesses were more capable of innovation than large firms 
C) That children are the world's greatest natural resource 
D) That the new innovations in science and technology would wreak havoc with the world's ecology and natural resources 
E) That preservation was the key to saving the environment

Question 2

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Margaret Thatcher

Accepted Answer

Margaret Thatcher, also known as the "Ir

Question 4

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Accepted Answer

The greatest challenge faced by Western

Question 5

Under the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

Accepted Answer

A) a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B) the protection of human rights globally. 
C) American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D) the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E) to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force. 
A) a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B) the protection of human rights globally. 
C) American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D) the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E) to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force.

Question 6

What did the ABM Treaty of 1972, an appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America, accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A) It guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians. 
B) It allowed the Russians to catch up in their production of anti-ballistic missiles with the U.S. 
C) It enabled both countries to trade freely in aircraft and missiles. 
D) It pledged the two nations to limit their development of anti-ballistic missile systems thus avoiding a new arms race. 
E) It resulted in alliance between the Soviets and the United States directed against Communist China and Mao Zedong, with the letters ABM referring to "All But Mao." 
A) It guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians. 
B) It allowed the Russians to catch up in their production of anti-ballistic missiles with the U.S. 
C) It enabled both countries to trade freely in aircraft and missiles. 
D) It pledged the two nations to limit their development of anti-ballistic missile systems thus avoiding a new arms race. 
E) It resulted in alliance between the Soviets and the United States directed against Communist China and Mao Zedong, with the letters ABM referring to "All But Mao."

Question 7

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement between 1965 and 1

Question 8

What was the name of the Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to crush "the four olds"?

Accepted Answer

A) "The Great Leap Forward" 
B) "Socialism in One Country" 
C) "All Power to the People" 
D) "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 
E) "The May Fourth Movement" 
A) "The Great Leap Forward" 
B) "Socialism in One Country" 
C) "All Power to the People" 
D) "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 
E) "The May Fourth Movement"

Question 9

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Britain's Margaret Thatcher used austerity measures to control inflation and her policies did improve the British economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Willy Brandt and Ostpolitik

Accepted Answer

Willy Brandt was a German statesman who

Question 12

While the United States experienced economic hardships during the 1970s, European economic growth and good times continued.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What style of music, most associated with the American composer Philip Glass, combined elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms?

Accepted Answer

A) Post-Surrealism 
B) Neo-Expressionism 
C) Minimalism 
D) Neo-classicism 
E) Post-modernism 
A) Post-Surrealism 
B) Neo-Expressionism 
C) Minimalism 
D) Neo-classicism 
E) Post-modernism

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The Vietcong, also known as the National

Question 15

In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be

Accepted Answer

A) a clash of civilizations. 
B) a global village. 
C) the end of "history." 
D) the victory for liberal democracy. 
E) an age of terrorism. 
A) a clash of civilizations. 
B) a global village. 
C) the end of "history." 
D) the victory for liberal democracy. 
E) an age of terrorism.

Question 16

Who was the West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany?

Accepted Answer

A) Willy Brandt 
B) Konrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl 
D) Helmut Schmidt 
E) Walter Ulbricht 
A) Willy Brandt 
B) Konrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl 
D) Helmut Schmidt 
E) Walter Ulbricht

Question 17

What is true about the Solidarity movement in Poland?

Accepted Answer

A) It was temporarily crushed by General Lech Walesa in 1981. 
B) It failed to gain massive support due to stiff opposition from the conservative Catholic church. 
C) It was formed by Wladyslaw Gomulka in 1956. 
D) It lacked solidarity and quickly disintegrated and disappeared in 1980. 
E) It was outlawed in 1981 and its leaders arrested. 
A) It was temporarily crushed by General Lech Walesa in 1981. 
B) It failed to gain massive support due to stiff opposition from the conservative Catholic church. 
C) It was formed by Wladyslaw Gomulka in 1956. 
D) It lacked solidarity and quickly disintegrated and disappeared in 1980. 
E) It was outlawed in 1981 and its leaders arrested.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Watergate refers to a major political sc

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Détente is a French term meaning "relaxa

Question 20

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
"evil empire"

Accepted Answer

The term "evil empire" was famously used

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

What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful ?

Author Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being emphasizes the despair caused by political repression as capable of crushing the human spirit.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Margaret Thatcher

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Under the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

What did the ABM Treaty of 1972, an appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America, accomplish?

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

What was the name of the Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to crush "the four olds"?

The most famous creation from scientific research during World War II was the modern computer.

Britain's Margaret Thatcher used austerity measures to control inflation and her policies did improve the British economy.

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Willy Brandt and Ostpolitik

While the United States experienced economic hardships during the 1970s, European economic growth and good times continued.

What style of music, most associated with the American composer Philip Glass, combined elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms?

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

In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be

Who was the West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany?

What is true about the Solidarity movement in Poland?

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

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

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. "evil empire"

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

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

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

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

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