Question 1

Talk about:
-Jacques Derrida and deconstruction

Accepted Answer

Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher

Question 2

Talk about:
-"mass sports" and the World Cup

Accepted Answer

Mass sports, also known as popular or re

Question 3

The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  old ideas. 
B)  old culture. 
C)  old customs. 
D)  old rulers. 
E)  old habits. 
A)  old ideas. 
B)  old culture. 
C)  old customs. 
D)  old rulers. 
E)  old habits.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Second Vietnam War

Accepted Answer

The Second Vietnam War, also known as th

Question 5

Eurocommunism was most successful in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Soviet Union. 
B)  France. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Italy. 
E)  East Germany. 
A)  the Soviet Union. 
B)  France. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Italy. 
E)  East Germany.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Cold War. 
B)  modern feminism. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  science and technology. 
E)  Communism. 
A)  the Cold War. 
B)  modern feminism. 
C)  popular culture. 
D)  science and technology. 
E)  Communism.

Question 8

Talk about:
-Marshall McLuhan and the "global village"

Accepted Answer

Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosop

Question 9

Talk about:
-punk rock and hip-hop

Accepted Answer

Punk rock and hip-hop are two distinct m

Question 10

Talk about:
-Nixon, Zedong and a "strategic relationship"

Accepted Answer

Nixon and Zedong had a complex and often

Question 11

Talk about:
-Postmodernism

Accepted Answer

Postmodernism is a philosophical and cul

Question 12

What domestic social, political, and economic factors impacted the development of Western civilization between 1965 and 1985? What developments were the result of the West's interactions with the rest of the world?

Accepted Answer

Between 1965 and 1985, Western civilizat

Question 13

Talk about:
-Green parties

Accepted Answer

Green parties are political parties that

Question 14

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. What does each reveal about the relationship between the superpowers and the limits of their power?

Accepted Answer

The American war in Vietnam and the Sovi

Question 15

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 16

Talk about:
-Watergate

Accepted Answer

Watergate was a major political scandal

Question 17

Popular music of the 1960s without exception emphasized a withdrawal from rather than commentary on social issues of the day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Talk about:
-Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney are tw

Question 19

The resignation of Antonín Novotný in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  a mass protest in Prague. 
B)  his denunciation by the Soviets as an enemy of the Communist Party. 
C)  a writers' rebellion. 
D)  a coup by the Christian Democrats. 
E)  the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army. 
A)  a mass protest in Prague. 
B)  his denunciation by the Soviets as an enemy of the Communist Party. 
C)  a writers' rebellion. 
D)  a coup by the Christian Democrats. 
E)  the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army.

Question 20

The song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Beatles. 
B)  Elvis Presley. 
C)  Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D)  Bob Dylan. 
E)  Bob Marley. 
A)  the Beatles. 
B)  Elvis Presley. 
C)  Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D)  Bob Dylan. 
E)  Bob Marley.

Talk about: -Jacques Derrida and deconstruction

Talk about: -"mass sports" and the World Cup

The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Second Vietnam War

Eurocommunism was most successful in

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

Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of

Talk about: -Marshall McLuhan and the "global village"

Talk about: -punk rock and hip-hop

Talk about: -Nixon, Zedong and a "strategic relationship"

Talk about: -Postmodernism

What domestic social, political, and economic factors impacted the development of Western civilization between 1965 and 1985? What developments were the result of the West's interactions with the rest of the world?

Talk about: -Green parties

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. What does each reveal about the relationship between the superpowers and the limits of their power?

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

Talk about: -Watergate

Popular music of the 1960s without exception emphasized a withdrawal from rather than commentary on social issues of the day.

Talk about: -Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney

The resignation of Antonín Novotný in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by

The song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" was written by

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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Exam 17: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

Talk about: -Jacques Derrida and deconstruction

Talk about: -"mass sports" and the World Cup

The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Second Vietnam War

Eurocommunism was most successful in

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

Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of

Talk about: -Marshall McLuhan and the "global village"

Talk about: -punk rock and hip-hop

Talk about: -Nixon, Zedong and a "strategic relationship"

Talk about: -Postmodernism

What domestic social, political, and economic factors impacted the development of Western civilization between 1965 and 1985? What developments were the result of the West's interactions with the rest of the world?

Talk about: -Green parties

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. What does each reveal about the relationship between the superpowers and the limits of their power?

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

Talk about: -Watergate

Popular music of the 1960s without exception emphasized a withdrawal from rather than commentary on social issues of the day.

Talk about: -Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney

The resignation of Antonín Novotný in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by

The song "The Times They Are A-Changin'" was written by

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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