Question 1

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

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A) neo-classicism. 
B) serialism. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) minimalism. 
E) maximalism. 
A) neo-classicism. 
B) serialism. 
C) post-modernism. 
D) minimalism. 
E) maximalism.

Question 2

define the following term:
-"equivalence"

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Equivalence refers to the state of being

Question 3

define the following term:
-Willy Brandt and Ostpolitik

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Willy Brandt was a German politician who

Question 4

The nation that initially took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s was

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A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) Sweden. 
E) the Soviet Union. 
A) the United States. 
B) France. 
C) Italy. 
D) Sweden. 
E) the Soviet Union.

Question 5

In 1965, President Charles de Gaulle of France called the United States "the greatest danger in the world today to peace" because of U.S. policy in

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A) Cuba. 
B) Vietnam. 
C) the Balkans. 
D) Israel. 
E) Pakistan. 
A) Cuba. 
B) Vietnam. 
C) the Balkans. 
D) Israel. 
E) Pakistan.

Question 6

define the following term:
-Grace Hopper and COBOL

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Grace Hopper was a pioneering computer s

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The policies of Ronald Reagan

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A) expanded spending on food stamps. 
B) increased spending on school lunch programs. 
C) decreased spending on the military. 
D) raised taxes on the wealthy. 
E) more than doubled the national debt. 
A) expanded spending on food stamps. 
B) increased spending on school lunch programs. 
C) decreased spending on the military. 
D) raised taxes on the wealthy. 
E) more than doubled the national debt.

Question 9

The "permissive society" is characterized by all of the following except

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A) sexual freedom. 
B) experimentation with drugs. 
C) decriminalization of homosexuality. 
D) increasing rates of divorce. 
E) declining rates of divorce. 
A) sexual freedom. 
B) experimentation with drugs. 
C) decriminalization of homosexuality. 
D) increasing rates of divorce. 
E) declining rates of divorce.

Question 10

define the following term:
-Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revol

Question 11

define the following term:
-détente

Accepted Answer

Détente refers to a period of improved r

Question 12

define the following term:
-Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1972

Accepted Answer

The Antiballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Tr

Question 13

The West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany was

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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 14

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

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A) the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B) the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C) more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D) the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E) the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened. 
A) the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B) the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C) more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D) the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E) the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened.

Question 15

What causes mobilized the revolts of the 1960s and 1970s? How successful were protests at resolving the grievances of the participants?

Accepted Answer

The revolts of the 1960s and 1970s were

Question 16

define the following term:
-Helsinki Agreements, 1975

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The Helsinki Agreements, also known as t

Question 17

During the 1960s the recreational drug of choice for most college and university students was

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A) powder cocaine. 
B) heroine. 
C) crack. 
D) LSD. 
E) marijuana. 
A) powder cocaine. 
B) heroine. 
C) crack. 
D) LSD. 
E) marijuana.

Question 18

define the following term:
-Hungary's János Kádár

Accepted Answer

János Kádár was a Hungarian communist le

Question 19

define the following term:
-East Germany's Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker

Accepted Answer

Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker were

Question 20

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

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

A major trend in music since World War II, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been

define the following term: -"equivalence"

define the following term: -Willy Brandt and Ostpolitik

The nation that initially took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960s was

In 1965, President Charles de Gaulle of France called the United States "the greatest danger in the world today to peace" because of U.S. policy in

define the following term: -Grace Hopper and COBOL

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

The policies of Ronald Reagan

The "permissive society" is characterized by all of the following except

define the following term: -Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

define the following term: -détente

define the following term: -Antiballistic Missile Treaty, 1972

The West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany was

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

What causes mobilized the revolts of the 1960s and 1970s? How successful were protests at resolving the grievances of the participants?

define the following term: -Helsinki Agreements, 1975

During the 1960s the recreational drug of choice for most college and university students was

define the following term: -Hungary's János Kádár

define the following term: -East Germany's Walter Ulbricht and Erich Honecker

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?

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