Question 1

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

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A)  containment. 
B)  détente. 
C)  mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D)  Star Wars. 
E)  the domino theory. 
A)  containment. 
B)  détente. 
C)  mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D)  Star Wars. 
E)  the domino theory.

Question 2

Talk about:
-permissive society

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A permissive society is one in which the

Question 3

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?

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Postmodernism is characterized by a reje

Question 4

Playboy magazine

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A)  originally had no nudity. 
B)  originally had images but no text. 
C)  encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D)  encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E)  was banned the year it came out. 
A)  originally had no nudity. 
B)  originally had images but no text. 
C)  encouraged men to spice up their married sex lives. 
D)  encouraged men to find sexual satisfaction outside their marriages. 
E)  was banned the year it came out.

Question 5

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

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The revolts of the 1960s and 1970s were

Question 6

Talk about:
-Hungary's János Kádár

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János Kádár was a Hungarian communist le

Question 7

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 8

Talk about:
-Grace Hopper and COBOL

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Grace Hopper was a pioneering computer s

Question 9

Student protests in Europe backfired to an extent as

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A)  some people detested what they saw as the lawlessness of the privileged. 
B)  too many people died during protests in 1968. 
C)  the students themselves began to have doubts. 
D)  the full police powers of the states of Europe were brought down upon the protesters. 
E)  their university funding was withdrawn. 
A)  some people detested what they saw as the lawlessness of the privileged. 
B)  too many people died during protests in 1968. 
C)  the students themselves began to have doubts. 
D)  the full police powers of the states of Europe were brought down upon the protesters. 
E)  their university funding was withdrawn.

Question 10

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 11

Talk about:
-the Reagan Revolution and "supply-side economics"

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The Reagan Revolution refers to the econ

Question 12

Talk about:
-marijuana

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Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a

Question 13

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  declining enrollments. 
B)  lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C)  crowded classrooms. 
D)  authoritarian administrators. 
E)  uncaring professors and instructors. 
A)  declining enrollments. 
B)  lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C)  crowded classrooms. 
D)  authoritarian administrators. 
E)  uncaring professors and instructors.

Question 14

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Talk about:
-the Vietcong

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The Vietcong, also known as the National

Question 16

Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark remained separate from the European Community throughout the 1970s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Talk about:
-Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

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Richard Nixon's "southern strategy" refe

Question 18

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

Accepted Answer

The ongoing processes of globalization d

Question 19

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

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Marshall McLuhan's concept of the "globa

Question 20

Talk about:
-the domino theory

Accepted Answer

The domino theory was a Cold War foreign

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

Talk about: -permissive society

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?

Playboy magazine

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

Talk about: -Hungary's János Kádár

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

Talk about: -Grace Hopper and COBOL

Student protests in Europe backfired to an extent as

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

Talk about: -the Reagan Revolution and "supply-side economics"

Talk about: -marijuana

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following EXCEPT:

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

Talk about: -the Vietcong

Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark remained separate from the European Community throughout the 1970s.

Talk about: -Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

Talk about: -the domino theory

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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

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

Talk about: -permissive society

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?

Playboy magazine

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

Talk about: -Hungary's János Kádár

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

Talk about: -Grace Hopper and COBOL

Student protests in Europe backfired to an extent as

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

Talk about: -the Reagan Revolution and "supply-side economics"

Talk about: -marijuana

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following EXCEPT:

The Reagan Revolution extended welfare benefits to the poor and balanced the federal budget.

Talk about: -the Vietcong

Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark remained separate from the European Community throughout the 1970s.

Talk about: -Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

Talk about: -the domino theory

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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