Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia

Accepted Answer

Marshal Tito was the commonly used name for Josip Broz Tito, a Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman who served as the Prime Minister (1944–1963) and later the President (1953–1980) of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). Born on May 7, 1892, in Kumrovec, in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia), Tito was a key figure in the resistance against Nazi and Fascist forces during World War II as the leader of the Partisans, a communist-led resistance movement.

After the war, Tito was instrumental in the establishment of a socialist Yugoslavia, which was composed of six republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia, along with two autonomous provinces within Serbia—Kosovo and Vojvodina. Tito's leadership was marked by a unique brand of socialism that allowed for more openness and decentralization than the Soviet model, leading to a split with Stalin and the Soviet Union in 1948, an event known as the Tito-Stalin Split. This led to Yugoslavia pursuing a non-aligned stance during the Cold War, balancing between the influence of the West and the Eastern Bloc.

Under Tito's rule, Yugoslavia managed to maintain unity despite the diverse ethnic and cultural composition of its population. However, after his death on May 4, 1980, the federation began to unravel, and the 1990s saw a series of brutal conflicts and the eventual disintegration of Yugoslavia into several independent countries.

Yugoslavia, as it existed during Tito's lifetime, was a federal state situated in Southeast Europe, known for its unique position as a communist state that maintained independence from the Soviet Union's direct influence. The country's full name, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, reflects its socialist governance and federal structure. The legacy of Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia remains complex, with Tito being remembered both for his authoritarian rule and for his role in promoting unity and economic development, as well as for his efforts in establishing Yugoslavia as a significant player on the international stage during the Cold War.

Question 2

Which statement about permissiveness in Western society is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Permissiveness dropped significantly after 1955. 
B) Sexual habits have not been affected by the new attitudes. 
C) Increased drug consumption became a part of modern permissiveness for many. 
D) No relationship can be discovered between pornography, prostitution, and modern attitudes of permissiveness. 
E) Political consciousness and youth protest has shown no relationship to rising permissiveness. 
A) Permissiveness dropped significantly after 1955. 
B) Sexual habits have not been affected by the new attitudes. 
C) Increased drug consumption became a part of modern permissiveness for many. 
D) No relationship can be discovered between pornography, prostitution, and modern attitudes of permissiveness. 
E) Political consciousness and youth protest has shown no relationship to rising permissiveness. C

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?​

Accepted Answer

A) He replaced Boris Yeltsin after Yeltsin suddenly resigned. 
B) He is a former member of the KGB. 
C) He centralized federal power in Moscow. 
D) He initiated a program of economic reforms that yielded an economic boom and budget surplus. 
E) He negotiated peace with Chechnya, 
A) He replaced Boris Yeltsin after Yeltsin suddenly resigned. 
B) He is a former member of the KGB. 
C) He centralized federal power in Moscow. 
D) He initiated a program of economic reforms that yielded an economic boom and budget surplus. 
E) He negotiated peace with Chechnya, E

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Treaty on European Union, 1994

Accepted Answer

The Treaty on European Union, often refe

Question 5

Do you think that the breakup of Yugoslavia was inevitable, given its artificial construction after World War I?  How could the disintegration of these multicultural states have been accomplished without the spectre of ethnic cleansing?  Review the history of conflict in this region as you evaluate the long-term tensions that led to genocide.   ​

Accepted Answer

The breakup of Yugoslavia was indeed ine

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth French Republic

Accepted Answer

Charles de Gaulle was a French military

Question 7

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of George W. Bush except

Accepted Answer

A) he raised taxes on the wealthy to balance the government budget. 
B) he experienced very low approval ratings from the public. 
C) he weakened environmental laws. 
D) discontent with the war in Iraq reduced his popularity with the voters. 
E) the Department of Homeland Security was established. 
A) he raised taxes on the wealthy to balance the government budget. 
B) he experienced very low approval ratings from the public. 
C) he weakened environmental laws. 
D) discontent with the war in Iraq reduced his popularity with the voters. 
E) the Department of Homeland Security was established.

Question 8

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This nation took the lead in the so-called "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain 
B) The Netherlands 
C) Sweden 
D) The United States 
E) Belgium 
A) Great Britain 
B) The Netherlands 
C) Sweden 
D) The United States 
E) Belgium

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro:
Fidel Castro was a Cuban r

Question 11

Charles De Gaulle did not do which of the following things ?

Accepted Answer

A) see France decrease its gross domestic product during his period of government 
B) create the Fifth Republic 
C) increase the power of the office of president 
D) come to power because of the Algerian crisis 
E) endeavor to make France a major nuclear power 
A) see France decrease its gross domestic product during his period of government 
B) create the Fifth Republic 
C) increase the power of the office of president 
D) come to power because of the Algerian crisis 
E) endeavor to make France a major nuclear power

Question 12

The women's movement writer of The Second Sex was

Accepted Answer

A) Simone de Cognac. 
B) Simone de Beauvoir. 
C) Adrienne Koch. 
D) Germaine Greer. 
E) Christabel Pankhurst. 
A) Simone de Cognac. 
B) Simone de Beauvoir. 
C) Adrienne Koch. 
D) Germaine Greer. 
E) Christabel Pankhurst.

Question 13

Popular culture

Accepted Answer

A) is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B) has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C) became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D) is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E) has had little influence on most of the world's peoples. 
A) is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B) has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C) became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D) is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E) has had little influence on most of the world's peoples.

Question 14

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Juan and Eva Perón

Accepted Answer

Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974) and Eva D

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
fundamentalism

Accepted Answer

Fundamentalism is a term used to describ

Question 17

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Accepted Answer

A) large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B) sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C) an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D) an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E) the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing." 
A) large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B) sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C) an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D) an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E) the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing."

Question 18

What directions did Eastern European nations take after they became free from Soviet control? Why did they react as they did? How, and why, have Europeans made unprecedented attempts to achieve greater unity, after centuries of division, since 1945? How successful have their efforts been? Is there ever likely to be a "United States of Europe"? What factors would tend to make this a likely possibility? What would tend to make it unlikely?

Accepted Answer

After Eastern European nations became fr

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Treaty of Rome/European Economic Community (EEC)

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Rome, officially known as

Question 20

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

Accepted Answer

A) Existentialism. 
B) Absurdism. 
C) Pop Art. 
D) Abstract Expressionism. 
E) Postmodernism. 
A) Existentialism. 
B) Absurdism. 
C) Pop Art. 
D) Abstract Expressionism. 
E) Postmodernism.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia

Which statement about permissiveness in Western society is accurate?

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty on European Union, 1994

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth French Republic

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of George W. Bush except

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam.

This nation took the lead in the so-called "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Charles De Gaulle did not do which of the following things ?

The women's movement writer of The Second Sex was

Popular culture

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Juan and Eva Perón

Instructions: Identify the following terms. fundamentalism

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Rome/European Economic Community (EEC)

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Exam 15: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia

Which statement about permissiveness in Western society is accurate?

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty on European Union, 1994

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth French Republic

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of George W. Bush except

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam.

This nation took the lead in the so-called "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Charles De Gaulle did not do which of the following things ?

The women's movement writer of The Second Sex was

Popular culture

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God. ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Juan and Eva Perón

Instructions: Identify the following terms. fundamentalism

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Rome/European Economic Community (EEC)

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God.