Question 1

define the following term:
-Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter films

Accepted Answer

The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Pott

Question 2

The austerity measures put into place in the wake of the global financial crisis resulted in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) increased homelessness. 
B) mass protests. 
C) reductions in pensions, wages, and health care services. 
D) a speedy economic recovery for Europe and the United States. 
E) the rise in Europe of political parties of the far left and right. 
A) increased homelessness. 
B) mass protests. 
C) reductions in pensions, wages, and health care services. 
D) a speedy economic recovery for Europe and the United States. 
E) the rise in Europe of political parties of the far left and right.

Question 3

define the following term:
-Christian right

Accepted Answer

The Christian right is a political and s

Question 4

The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in

Accepted Answer

A) 1989. 
B) 1991. 
C) 1993. 
D) 1994. 
E) 1995. 
A) 1989. 
B) 1991. 
C) 1993. 
D) 1994. 
E) 1995.

Question 5

define the following term:
-the Taliban and war in Afghanistan

Accepted Answer

The Taliban is a fundamentalist Islamic

Question 6

The Lisbon Treaty, ratified in 2009 by the EU, dramatically reduced the power of the European Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The world population reached 7 billion people in 2013, having increased by 2 billion people in only

Accepted Answer

A) 50 years. 
B) 40 years. 
C) 35 years. 
D) 25 years. 
E) 15 years. 
A) 50 years. 
B) 40 years. 
C) 35 years. 
D) 25 years. 
E) 15 years.

Question 8

define the following term:
-Ronald Reagan and the Cold War

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of

Question 9

Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by

Accepted Answer

A) higher taxes. 
B) the end of free national health care. 
C) resentment of some young Muslims about unemployment and living conditions. 
D) anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisian residents. 
E) anti-EU sentiment. 
A) higher taxes. 
B) the end of free national health care. 
C) resentment of some young Muslims about unemployment and living conditions. 
D) anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisian residents. 
E) anti-EU sentiment.

Question 10

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Accepted Answer

A) for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B) negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C) were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D) agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) agreed to join the European Community. 
A) for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia. 
B) negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C) were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters. 
D) agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E) agreed to join the European Community.

Question 11

define the following term:
-George W. Bush

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush was the 43rd President of

Question 12

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

Accepted Answer

A) the fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States. 
B) financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race. 
C) peace movements in both countries. 
D) the end of the Afghan War. 
E) the death of Gorbachev. 
A) the fall of Khrushchev in the Soviet Union and election of Reagan in the United States. 
B) financial difficulties for both the superpowers and the unbearable expenses of the arms race. 
C) peace movements in both countries. 
D) the end of the Afghan War. 
E) the death of Gorbachev.

Question 13

define the following term:
-perestroika and glasnost

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and glasnost were key terms

Exam 30: After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

define the following term: -Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter films

The austerity measures put into place in the wake of the global financial crisis resulted in all of the following except

define the following term: -Christian right

The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in

define the following term: -the Taliban and war in Afghanistan

The Lisbon Treaty, ratified in 2009 by the EU, dramatically reduced the power of the European Parliament.

The world population reached 7 billion people in 2013, having increased by 2 billion people in only

define the following term: -Ronald Reagan and the Cold War

Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

define the following term: -George W. Bush

One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was

define the following term: -perestroika and glasnost

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

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

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