Question 1

John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on​

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A) the ​civil rights movement. 
B) foreign affairs. 
C) promoting and continuing economic growth of consumer goods. 
D) promoting American technological supremacy in the "space race." 
E) the "war on poverty." 
A) the ​civil rights movement. 
B) foreign affairs. 
C) promoting and continuing economic growth of consumer goods. 
D) promoting American technological supremacy in the "space race." 
E) the "war on poverty."

Question 2

Who were the Sandinistas?​

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A) anti-imperialist rebels in Columbia. 
B) successors to the independence group Tupac Amaru in Mexico. 
C) Marxist guerilla forces against the Somosa regime in Nicaragua. 
D) radical Jesuit forces in Argentina fighting against the Dirty War. 
E) striking copper miners in Venezuela who initiated a government shutdown after the spread of popular demonstrations. 
A) anti-imperialist rebels in Columbia. 
B) successors to the independence group Tupac Amaru in Mexico. 
C) Marxist guerilla forces against the Somosa regime in Nicaragua. 
D) radical Jesuit forces in Argentina fighting against the Dirty War. 
E) striking copper miners in Venezuela who initiated a government shutdown after the spread of popular demonstrations.

Question 3

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

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A) Samarkand. 
B) Chernobyl. 
C) Aswan. 
D) the Three Gorges. 
E) Agra. 
A) Samarkand. 
B) Chernobyl. 
C) Aswan. 
D) the Three Gorges. 
E) Agra.

Question 4

The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in

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A) the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity. 
D) the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl. 
E) East Germany, with the fall of the Berlin Wall. 
A) the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity. 
D) the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl. 
E) East Germany, with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Question 5

The so-called "Americanization of the world" has resulted from all of the following influences except

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A) Hollywood movies. 
B) popular musical forms such as jazz and rock and roll. 
C) television. 
D) advertising. 
E) the bleak world-view of absurdist drama and literature. 
A) Hollywood movies. 
B) popular musical forms such as jazz and rock and roll. 
C) television. 
D) advertising. 
E) the bleak world-view of absurdist drama and literature.

Question 6

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins?

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A) Georgia. 
B) Kasavyurt. 
C) Chechnya. 
D) Dagestan. 
E) Makhachkala. 
A) Georgia. 
B) Kasavyurt. 
C) Chechnya. 
D) Dagestan. 
E) Makhachkala.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Angela Merkel

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Angela Merkel is a prominent German poli

Question 8

Sl obodan Milosevic ​led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

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A) Serbia 
B) Croatia 
C) Macedonia 
D) Bosnia 
E) Albania 
A) Serbia 
B) Croatia 
C) Macedonia 
D) Bosnia 
E) Albania

Question 9

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period?  Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position.  ​

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The political swings between liberalism

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
MTV

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MTV stands for Music Television. It is a

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
the euro

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The euro is the official currency of the

Question 12

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was​

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A) Ontario 
B) Alberta 
C) British Columbia 
D) Quebec 
E) Manitoba 
A) Ontario 
B) Alberta 
C) British Columbia 
D) Quebec 
E) Manitoba

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Jimmy Carter and hostages in Iran

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The terms "Jimmy Carter" and "hostages i

Question 14

Which of the following was not true about Argentina?

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A) The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B) Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C) Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. 
D) After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. 
E) The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976. 
A) The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B) Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C) Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. 
D) After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. 
E) The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976.

Question 15

How has Western society changed due to the growth of permissiveness, changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism in the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

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Western society has undergone significan

Question 16

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was​

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A) suppression of popular demonstrations at the Mexico City Olympics 
B) the assassination of the leading candidate of the PRI 
C) massacre of students demonstrating at Tlaltelolco Square 
D) the murder of Leon Trotsky by KGB agents complicit with the Mexican government 
E) the fifth term election of Luis Echeverrıa 
A) suppression of popular demonstrations at the Mexico City Olympics 
B) the assassination of the leading candidate of the PRI 
C) massacre of students demonstrating at Tlaltelolco Square 
D) the murder of Leon Trotsky by KGB agents complicit with the Mexican government 
E) the fifth term election of Luis Echeverrıa

Question 17

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War II and the loss of its colonial empire? What impact did the deterioration of the French position have on the rest of Europe and the United States? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

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France faced significant challenges in h

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
France's nuclear bomb

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France's nuclear bomb is referred to as

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

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The Institutional Revolutionary Party (P

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Willi Brandt and Ostpolitik

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Willy Brandt was a German statesman and

John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on

Who were the Sandinistas?

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in

The so-called "Americanization of the world" has resulted from all of the following influences except

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Angela Merkel

Sl obodan Milosevic led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. MTV

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the euro

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jimmy Carter and hostages in Iran

Which of the following was not true about Argentina?

How has Western society changed due to the growth of permissiveness, changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism in the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War II and the loss of its colonial empire? What impact did the deterioration of the French position have on the rest of Europe and the United States? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. France's nuclear bomb

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Willi Brandt and Ostpolitik

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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

John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on​

Who were the Sandinistas?​

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in

The so-called "Americanization of the world" has resulted from all of the following influences except

In 2000, fighting in which breakaway Russian state reduced the republic's capital of Grozny to ruins?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Angela Merkel

Sl obodan Milosevic ​led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position. ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. MTV

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the euro

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Jimmy Carter and hostages in Iran

Which of the following was not true about Argentina?

How has Western society changed due to the growth of permissiveness, changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism in the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was​

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War II and the loss of its colonial empire? What impact did the deterioration of the French position have on the rest of Europe and the United States? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. France's nuclear bomb

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Willi Brandt and Ostpolitik

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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John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on

Who were the Sandinistas?

Sl obodan Milosevic led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position.

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was