Question 1

In 1986, the ____________________ disaster was an example of inadequate policy and protection by industries.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1986, the ____________________ disaster was an...

Question 2

Term for identification: downward mobility

Accepted Answer

Downward mobility refers to a decline in

Question 3

The ____________________ of the United Nations has the power to use air, sea, and land military action against aggression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ of the United Nations has...

Question 4

Which of the following explains why Eastern Europe responded differently to communism than Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) The people of Eastern Europe were more directly affected by World War II. 
B) The people of Eastern Europe had previously experienced social and political freedoms. 
C) The people of Asia had such a high standard of living that they did not fear communism. 
D) The people of Asia were more directly affected by the use of atomic weapons. 
E) The people of Asia had a culture that was less accepting of communism. 
A) The people of Eastern Europe were more directly affected by World War II. 
B) The people of Eastern Europe had previously experienced social and political freedoms. 
C) The people of Asia had such a high standard of living that they did not fear communism. 
D) The people of Asia were more directly affected by the use of atomic weapons. 
E) The people of Asia had a culture that was less accepting of communism.

Question 5

Term for identification: global warming

Accepted Answer

Global warming refers to the long-term i

Question 6

Term for identification: ​Third Industrial Revolution

Accepted Answer

The term "Third Industrial Revolution" r

Question 7

Term for identification: weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)

Accepted Answer

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) refer

Question 8

​Which of the following is NOT a change in the modern family?

Accepted Answer

A) ​The male breadwinner-female housewife model is no longer considered the ideal family. 
B) ​The number of female-headed households has dramatically increased. 
C) The institution of marriage has been supplanted by informally living together. 
D) ​The abandonment by male partners has become easier and more common in society. 
E) The legal responsibility for a spouse or children has been easier to legally enforce. 
A) ​The male breadwinner-female housewife model is no longer considered the ideal family. 
B) ​The number of female-headed households has dramatically increased. 
C) The institution of marriage has been supplanted by informally living together. 
D) ​The abandonment by male partners has become easier and more common in society. 
E) The legal responsibility for a spouse or children has been easier to legally enforce.

Question 9

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Laws prohibiting paying women less than men for the same work. 
B) Laws prohibiting discrimination against refusing women credit. 
C) Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D) Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E) Laws prohibiting women from being denied contractual rights. 
A) Laws prohibiting paying women less than men for the same work. 
B) Laws prohibiting discrimination against refusing women credit. 
C) Laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender in employment. 
D) Laws prohibiting women from attending a major university. 
E) Laws prohibiting women from being denied contractual rights.

Question 10

Term for identification: greenhouse gases

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth's at

Question 11

What is  Osama bin Laden's  country of origin?

Accepted Answer

A) Afghanistan 
B) Pakistan 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Yemen 
E) Iraq 
A) Afghanistan 
B) Pakistan 
C) Saudi Arabia 
D) Yemen 
E) Iraq

Question 12

Which of the following is true of higher education in the West?

Accepted Answer

A) Fewer students have access to public higher education. 
B) Students find it difficult to find funds to sustain them while in college. 
C) Countries provide living expense stipends to students. 
D) Few women take advantage of access to higher education. 
E) Fewer men enter the business and science programs in college. 
A) Fewer students have access to public higher education. 
B) Students find it difficult to find funds to sustain them while in college. 
C) Countries provide living expense stipends to students. 
D) Few women take advantage of access to higher education. 
E) Fewer men enter the business and science programs in college.

Question 13

Where is the longest sustained economic advance in modern history taking place?

Accepted Answer

A) Australia and Africa 
B) Western nations and Asia 
C) Russia and Eastern Europe 
D) Africa and Latin America 
E) Muslim countries 
A) Australia and Africa 
B) Western nations and Asia 
C) Russia and Eastern Europe 
D) Africa and Latin America 
E) Muslim countries

Question 14

What is the ultimate goal of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

A) To end poverty worldwide through education. 
B) To alleviate famine in the Third World. 
C) To reduce the rate of population growth. 
D) To achieve international peace. 
E) To achieve economic parity worldwide. 
A) To end poverty worldwide through education. 
B) To alleviate famine in the Third World. 
C) To reduce the rate of population growth. 
D) To achieve international peace. 
E) To achieve economic parity worldwide.

Question 15

The United Nations has organizations that play a role in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) military affairs 
B) labor affairs 
C) cultural affairs 
D) public health 
E) financial affairs 
A) military affairs 
B) labor affairs 
C) cultural affairs 
D) public health 
E) financial affairs

Question 16

​What are the powers of the United Nations General Assembly?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Oversee the administration of UNESCO. 
B) ​Oversee the administration of WHO. 
C) ​Refer international issues to the United Nations Secretariat. 
D) ​Debate issues and recommend actions to the Security Council. 
E) ​Use land, sea, and air military action against aggression of nations. 
A) ​Oversee the administration of UNESCO. 
B) ​Oversee the administration of WHO. 
C) ​Refer international issues to the United Nations Secretariat. 
D) ​Debate issues and recommend actions to the Security Council. 
E) ​Use land, sea, and air military action against aggression of nations.

Question 17

____________________ was a worldwide  organization  that carried out the September 11 attacks on the US.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a worldwide  organization  that carried...

Question 18

What methods do the   takfiri employ to advance what they see as their sacred duty?

Accepted Answer

A) They use holy war against infidels that includes martyrdom and carrying out bombings. 
B) They are advancing ongoing peace talks between Israel and Palestine. 
C) They are seeking a peaceful resolution between Muslims in Pakistan with India. 
D) They prefer to negotiate a peaceful resolution between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 
E) They use monetary incentives to achieve unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims. 
A) They use holy war against infidels that includes martyrdom and carrying out bombings. 
B) They are advancing ongoing peace talks between Israel and Palestine. 
C) They are seeking a peaceful resolution between Muslims in Pakistan with India. 
D) They prefer to negotiate a peaceful resolution between the Muslim and Christian worlds. 
E) They use monetary incentives to achieve unity between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.

Question 19

All of the following were nations where the United Nations unsuccessfully intervened EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) Afghanistan 
B) Yugoslavia 
C) Somalia 
D) Rwanda 
E) Dar Fur 
A) Afghanistan 
B) Yugoslavia 
C) Somalia 
D) Rwanda 
E) Dar Fur

Question 20

What percentage of the world's population lives in the less-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A) 89 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 60 percent 
E) 75 percent 
A) 89 percent 
B) 50 percent 
C) 30 percent 
D) 60 percent 
E) 75 percent

Exam 53: A New Millennium

In 1986, the ____________________ disaster was an example of inadequate policy and protection by industries.

Term for identification: downward mobility

The ____________________ of the United Nations has the power to use air, sea, and land military action against aggression.

Which of the following explains why Eastern Europe responded differently to communism than Asia?

Term for identification: global warming

Term for identification: ​Third Industrial Revolution

Term for identification: weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)

​Which of the following is NOT a change in the modern family?

All of the following are true regarding legal changes for women in the West EXCEPT

Term for identification: greenhouse gases

What is Osama bin Laden's country of origin?

Which of the following is true of higher education in the West?

Where is the longest sustained economic advance in modern history taking place?

What is the ultimate goal of the United Nations?

The United Nations has organizations that play a role in all of the following areas EXCEPT

​What are the powers of the United Nations General Assembly?

____________________ was a worldwide organization that carried out the September 11 attacks on the US.

What methods do the takfiri employ to advance what they see as their sacred duty?

All of the following were nations where the United Nations unsuccessfully intervened EXCEPT

What percentage of the world's population lives in the less-developed countries?

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

Central Asia and Indias Beginnings

New Civilizations and Empires in Western and Central Asia

Ancient China to 221 Bce

The Settlement of the Americas and the Pacific Islands

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 Bce

Rome From City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 Bce -800 Ce

Iran, India, and Global Trade

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa From Axum to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages, C 800-1500

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Divisions and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Gunpowder Empires of Western and Southern Asia

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China From the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan and Southeast Asia in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The Early Industrial Revolution

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

Advanced Industrial Society

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America From Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and Its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: the Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africas Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

Filters

Term for identification: Third Industrial Revolution

Which of the following is NOT a change in the modern family?

What are the powers of the United Nations General Assembly?