Question 1

Talk about:
-University of Nanterre, 1968

Accepted Answer

The University of Nanterre, also known a

Question 2

Talk about:
-"peace and love"

Accepted Answer

Peace and love are two fundamental conce

Question 3

​The American president Jimmy Carter proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  an eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B)  an architecture of complexity and contradiction. 
C)  blurring the distinction between the arts, including film, performance, and popular culture. 
D)  "happenings." 
E)  Photorealism. 
A)  an eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B)  an architecture of complexity and contradiction. 
C)  blurring the distinction between the arts, including film, performance, and popular culture. 
D)  "happenings." 
E)  Photorealism.

Question 5

The author of The Feminine Mystique  who was also a founder of the National Organization of Women was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rachel Carson. 
B)  Betty Ford. 
C)  Simone Beauvoir. 
D)  Kathleen Windsor. 
E)  Betty Friedan. 
A)  Rachel Carson. 
B)  Betty Ford. 
C)  Simone Beauvoir. 
D)  Kathleen Windsor. 
E)  Betty Friedan.

Question 6

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 7

Talk about:
-"magic realism" and Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude

Accepted Answer

Magic realism is a literary genre that c

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

Talk about:
-Ferdinand de Saussure and structuralism

Accepted Answer

Ferdinand de Saussure was a Swiss lingui

Question 10

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 11

European Green movements

Accepted Answer

A)  achieved notable political successes in most European countries. 
B)  were not successful in mobilizing public support. 
C)  made average people aware of environmental problems and gained a variety of local and national political offices. 
D)  were primarily involved with the antinuclear movements in Europe. 
E)  were more successful in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe. 
A)  achieved notable political successes in most European countries. 
B)  were not successful in mobilizing public support. 
C)  made average people aware of environmental problems and gained a variety of local and national political offices. 
D)  were primarily involved with the antinuclear movements in Europe. 
E)  were more successful in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

Question 12

Talk about:
-the Prague Spring

Accepted Answer

The Prague Spring was a period of politi

Question 13

Talk about:
-​Michel Foucault

Accepted Answer

Michel Foucault was a French philosopher

Question 14

In Czechoslovakia, the "Prague Spring"

Accepted Answer

A)  permanently ended communism. 
B)  successfully established a long-lasting democratic government. 
C)  was brought to an abrupt end by the Red Army. 
D)  received support and sympathy from East Germany and Romania. 
E)  had the support of Mikhail Gorbachev. 
A)  permanently ended communism. 
B)  successfully established a long-lasting democratic government. 
C)  was brought to an abrupt end by the Red Army. 
D)  received support and sympathy from East Germany and Romania. 
E)  had the support of Mikhail Gorbachev.

Question 15

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 16

Talk about:
-Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI),

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The European writer who used fantasy to examine moral issues and who remained confident about the human condition was

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Camus. 
B)  Gabriel García Márquez. 
C)  Thomas Mann. 
D)  James Joyce. 
E)  Milan Kundera. 
A)  Albert Camus. 
B)  Gabriel García Márquez. 
C)  Thomas Mann. 
D)  James Joyce. 
E)  Milan Kundera.

Question 19

Talk about:
-détente

Accepted Answer

Détente refers to a period of improved r

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Talk about: -University of Nanterre, 1968

Talk about: -"peace and love"

The American president Jimmy Carter proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars."

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following EXCEPT

The author of The Feminine Mystique who was also a founder of the National Organization of Women was

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

Talk about: -"magic realism" and Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude

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

Talk about: -Ferdinand de Saussure and structuralism

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

European Green movements

Talk about: -the Prague Spring

Talk about: -Michel Foucault

In Czechoslovakia, the "Prague Spring"

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

Talk about: -Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

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

The European writer who used fantasy to examine moral issues and who remained confident about the human condition was

Talk about: -détente

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

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: -University of Nanterre, 1968

Talk about: -"peace and love"

​The American president Jimmy Carter proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars."

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following EXCEPT

The author of The Feminine Mystique who was also a founder of the National Organization of Women was

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

Talk about: -"magic realism" and Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude

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

Talk about: -Ferdinand de Saussure and structuralism

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

European Green movements

Talk about: -the Prague Spring

Talk about: -​Michel Foucault

In Czechoslovakia, the "Prague Spring"

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

Talk about: -Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

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

The European writer who used fantasy to examine moral issues and who remained confident about the human condition was

Talk about: -détente

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

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

Filters

The American president Jimmy Carter proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), nicknamed "Star Wars."

Talk about: -Michel Foucault