Question 1

The newest member of the EU, having joined in 2013, is

Accepted Answer

A)  Lithuania. 
B)  Estonia. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Slovenia. 
E)  Croatia. 
A)  Lithuania. 
B)  Estonia. 
C)  Poland. 
D)  Slovenia. 
E)  Croatia.

Question 2

"al-Qaeda" means

Accepted Answer

A)  "death to Americans." 
B)  "holy war." 
C)  "the base." 
D)  "God is great." 
E)  "hide in plain sight." 
A)  "death to Americans." 
B)  "holy war." 
C)  "the base." 
D)  "God is great." 
E)  "hide in plain sight."

Question 3

Talk about:
-perestroika and glasnost

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and glasnost were key terms

Question 4

In 2013 Pope Francis became the first pope from Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of

Accepted Answer

A)  demands for ethnic separatism. 
B)  differences in political goals. 
C)  support of the Serbs. 
D)  lack of cultural diversity. 
E)  religious uniformity. 
A)  demands for ethnic separatism. 
B)  differences in political goals. 
C)  support of the Serbs. 
D)  lack of cultural diversity. 
E)  religious uniformity.

Question 7

The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007 - 2008 led to

Accepted Answer

A)  firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy. 
B)  no real hardship except for the rich. 
C)  a worldwide recession. 
D)  falling prices for gold. 
E)  a necessary recalibration of the international debt-to-capital ratio. 
A)  firm international agreement about how to manage the global economy. 
B)  no real hardship except for the rich. 
C)  a worldwide recession. 
D)  falling prices for gold. 
E)  a necessary recalibration of the international debt-to-capital ratio.

Question 8

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a collapse of the space exploration program. 
B)  a decline in the standard of living. 
C)  rigid, centralized planning. 
D)  the failure to keep pace with the West in the production of high technology. 
E)  the inability of the Communist Party and state agencies to solve problems quickly. 
A)  a collapse of the space exploration program. 
B)  a decline in the standard of living. 
C)  rigid, centralized planning. 
D)  the failure to keep pace with the West in the production of high technology. 
E)  the inability of the Communist Party and state agencies to solve problems quickly.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan played a significant role

Question 10

The new republic of Kosovo was established in

Accepted Answer

A)  2000. 
B)  2004. 
C)  2006. 
D)  2008. 
E)  2010. 
A)  2000. 
B)  2004. 
C)  2006. 
D)  2008. 
E)  2010.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Pope John Paul II

Accepted Answer

Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojt

Question 12

Talk about:
-World Bank, multinational/transnational corporations, GATT, and the WTO

Accepted Answer

The World Bank, multinational/transnatio

Question 13

The justifications that George W. Bush used for invading Iraq in 2003 were agreed upon by most members of the United Nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How do the problems and antagonisms among the other countries of the former Yugoslavia exemplify the continuing force of nationalism in contemporary Europe?

Accepted Answer

The problems and antagonisms among the o

Question 15

Talk about:
-Christian right

Accepted Answer

The Christian right is a political and s

Question 16

Talk about:
-Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, and François Holland

Accepted Answer

Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Fra

Question 17

Talk about:
-Lech Wa lê sa and Solidarity

Accepted Answer

Lech Wałęsa is a prominent Polish politi

Question 18

Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by

Accepted Answer

A)  Boris Yeltsin. 
B)  Nikolai Patrushev. 
C)  Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Nikolay Kovalyov. 
E)  Viktor Zubkov. 
A)  Boris Yeltsin. 
B)  Nikolai Patrushev. 
C)  Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Nikolay Kovalyov. 
E)  Viktor Zubkov.

Question 19

Talk about:
-Microsoft and Bill Gates

Accepted Answer

Microsoft is a multinational technology

Question 20

Talk about:
-European debt crisis

Accepted Answer

The European debt crisis, also known as

The newest member of the EU, having joined in 2013, is

"al-Qaeda" means

Talk about: -perestroika and glasnost

In 2013 Pope Francis became the first pope from Latin America.

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of

The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007 - 2008 led to

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War

The new republic of Kosovo was established in

Talk about: -Pope John Paul II

Talk about: -World Bank, multinational/transnational corporations, GATT, and the WTO

The justifications that George W. Bush used for invading Iraq in 2003 were agreed upon by most members of the United Nations.

How do the problems and antagonisms among the other countries of the former Yugoslavia exemplify the continuing force of nationalism in contemporary Europe?

Talk about: -Christian right

Talk about: -Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, and François Holland

Talk about: -Lech Wa lê sa and Solidarity

Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by

Talk about: -Microsoft and Bill Gates

Talk about: -European debt crisis

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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Exam 18: After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

The newest member of the EU, having joined in 2013, is

"al-Qaeda" means

Talk about: -perestroika and glasnost

In 2013 Pope Francis became the first pope from Latin America.

The United States is home to 6 percent of the planet's people but consumes 50 percent of its resources.

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of

The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007 - 2008 led to

By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following EXCEPT

Talk about: -Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War

The new republic of Kosovo was established in

Talk about: -Pope John Paul II

Talk about: -World Bank, multinational/transnational corporations, GATT, and the WTO

The justifications that George W. Bush used for invading Iraq in 2003 were agreed upon by most members of the United Nations.

How do the problems and antagonisms among the other countries of the former Yugoslavia exemplify the continuing force of nationalism in contemporary Europe?

Talk about: -Christian right

Talk about: -Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, and François Holland

Talk about: -Lech Wa lê sa and Solidarity

Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by

Talk about: -Microsoft and Bill Gates

Talk about: -European debt crisis

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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