Question 1

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

Accepted Answer

A) IRA. 
B) Red Army. 
C) Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D) Black September. 
E) Taliban. 
A) IRA. 
B) Red Army. 
C) Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D) Black September. 
E) Taliban.

Question 2

The American composer Philip Glass is associated with an acclaimed offshoot of serialism combining elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms and known as

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 3

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

Accepted Answer

A) the Sex Pistols. 
B) the Rolling Stones. 
C) the Beatles. 
D) Grandmaster Flash. 
E) U2. 
A) the Sex Pistols. 
B) the Rolling Stones. 
C) the Beatles. 
D) Grandmaster Flash. 
E) U2.

Question 4

The American president who did the most to escalate the U.S. presence in Vietnam was Lyndon Johnson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Small is Beautiful was written by

Accepted Answer

A) Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) E.F. Schumacher. 
C) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
D) Michael Goric. 
E) George Soros. 
A) Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) E.F. Schumacher. 
C) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
D) Michael Goric. 
E) George Soros.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What are the characteristics of Postmodernism? Would it be accurate to say that all, or at least most, of the popular culture of this period was Postmodern?

Accepted Answer

Postmodernism is characterized by a reje

Question 9

define the following term:
-marijuana

Accepted Answer

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a

Question 10

define the following term:
-Jacques Derrida and deconstruction

Accepted Answer

Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher

Question 11

define the following term:
-Olivier Messiaen and serialism

Accepted Answer

Olivier Messiaen was a French composer,

Question 12

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

Accepted Answer

A) the collapse of oil prices. 
B) his pardoning of Richard Nixon. 
C) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D) his affair with a White House intern. 
E) his inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran. 
A) the collapse of oil prices. 
B) his pardoning of Richard Nixon. 
C) the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D) his affair with a White House intern. 
E) his inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran.

Question 13

define the following term:
-Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon's "southern strategy" refe

Question 14

Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet state immediately following the retirement of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

define the following term:
-the Reagan Revolution and "supply-side economics"

Accepted Answer

The Reagan Revolution refers to the econ

Question 16

define the following term:
-Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI),

Question 17

Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher experienced

Accepted Answer

A) a disastrous defeat against Argentina in the Falklands War. 
B) improved industrial production in the Midlands. 
C) increased government expenditures in education. 
D) a large military buildup and hard-line approach against communism. 
E) the strengthening of the labor unions. 
A) a disastrous defeat against Argentina in the Falklands War. 
B) improved industrial production in the Midlands. 
C) increased government expenditures in education. 
D) a large military buildup and hard-line approach against communism. 
E) the strengthening of the labor unions.

Question 18

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a "southern strategy" by creating policies designed to appeal to

Accepted Answer

A) the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam. 
B) southern whites. 
C) Republican voters in southern California. 
D) black voters in the American south. 
E) newly arrived migrant workers. 
A) the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam. 
B) southern whites. 
C) Republican voters in southern California. 
D) black voters in the American south. 
E) newly arrived migrant workers.

Question 19

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

During the 1970s, the West faced several

Question 20

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

Accepted Answer

A) Lyndon Johnson. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) John Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Richard Nixon. 
A) Lyndon Johnson. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) John Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Richard Nixon.

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

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

The American composer Philip Glass is associated with an acclaimed offshoot of serialism combining elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms and known as

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

The American president who did the most to escalate the U.S. presence in Vietnam was Lyndon Johnson.

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

Small is Beautiful was written by

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

What are the characteristics of Postmodernism? Would it be accurate to say that all, or at least most, of the popular culture of this period was Postmodern?

define the following term: -marijuana

define the following term: -Jacques Derrida and deconstruction

define the following term: -Olivier Messiaen and serialism

The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was

define the following term: -Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

Mikhail Gorbachev became the head of the Soviet state immediately following the retirement of Nikita Khrushchev in 1964.

define the following term: -the Reagan Revolution and "supply-side economics"

define the following term: -Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher experienced

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon pursued a "southern strategy" by creating policies designed to appeal to

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s?

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

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