Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

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Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent l

Question 2

Identify the following terms.
-"...to Americanize the world"

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The phrase "to Americanize the world" re

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-Falkland Islands

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The Falkland Islands, also known as Isla

Question 4

What,according to Jacques Chirac,is the pillar on which the French Constitution rests?

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A)  The principle of secularism 
B)  Fraternalism 
C)  Equality 
D)  Liberty 
E)  The right of self-determination 
A)  The principle of secularism 
B)  Fraternalism 
C)  Equality 
D)  Liberty 
E)  The right of self-determination

Question 5

The policy known as Ostpolitik

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A)  almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B)  was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C)  was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D)  increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E)  was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany. 
A)  almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B)  was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C)  was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D)  increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E)  was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany.

Question 6

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

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The Treaty of Rome, officially known as

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Juan and Eva Perón

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Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974) and Eva D

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-the Reagan Revolution

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The Reagan Revolution refers to the poli

Question 9

Pierre Trudeau

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A)  was able to maneuver Charles de Gaulle out of power and replace him as President of France. 
B)  was the first prime minister of English ancestry in Canadian history. 
C)  added German, Polish, and Indian languages to the officially recognized language list. 
D)  pushed for greater industrialization, but his policies were frustrated by inflation and opposition to his attempts to increase the power of the central government. 
E)  wished to unite Canada with the United States but was opposed by most Canadians. 
A)  was able to maneuver Charles de Gaulle out of power and replace him as President of France. 
B)  was the first prime minister of English ancestry in Canadian history. 
C)  added German, Polish, and Indian languages to the officially recognized language list. 
D)  pushed for greater industrialization, but his policies were frustrated by inflation and opposition to his attempts to increase the power of the central government. 
E)  wished to unite Canada with the United States but was opposed by most Canadians.

Question 10

Terrorism is often motivated by all of the following except

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A)  the desire for revolutionary upheaval. 
B)  nationalistic desires aimed at creating new states. 
C)  desires for political retribution. 
D)  a desire to invoke political, social, and religious pluralism. 
E)  religious commitments and beliefs. 
A)  the desire for revolutionary upheaval. 
B)  nationalistic desires aimed at creating new states. 
C)  desires for political retribution. 
D)  a desire to invoke political, social, and religious pluralism. 
E)  religious commitments and beliefs.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-the euro

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The euro is the official currency of the

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not a true depiction of Mexican development in recent decades?

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A)  In 1996, Mexican peasants received net incomes equal to those of wealthy American farmers. 
B)  Wealth from oil reserves is no longer able to solve all of Mexico's economic problems. 
C)  In 1968, university students in Tlaltelolco Square protested against the policies and nature of the Mexican government. 
D)  Vicente Fox was elected Mexico's president in 2000, defeating the PRI candidate. 
E)  The PRI, although increasingly tarnished by corruption and violence, was able to retain power through the late 1990s. 
A)  In 1996, Mexican peasants received net incomes equal to those of wealthy American farmers. 
B)  Wealth from oil reserves is no longer able to solve all of Mexico's economic problems. 
C)  In 1968, university students in Tlaltelolco Square protested against the policies and nature of the Mexican government. 
D)  Vicente Fox was elected Mexico's president in 2000, defeating the PRI candidate. 
E)  The PRI, although increasingly tarnished by corruption and violence, was able to retain power through the late 1990s.

Question 13

Popular culture

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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

What problems has Latin America faced since 1945,and what role has Marxist ideology played in their efforts to solve these problems? Have the major social and economic changes in Latin American societies made them more or less alike? Is it still accurate to treat them individually,or is it now more appropriate to analyze them regionally? Why or why not,in the light of developments since 1945?

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Since 1945, Latin America has faced a my

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-"the pill"

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"The pill" typically refers to a form of

Question 16

The European Community was primarily

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A)  an economic union. 
B)  a political union. 
C)  a military alliance. 
D)  restricted to the nations of southern and eastern Europe. 
E)  a passing phenomena, which disappeared after the ending of the Cold War. 
A)  an economic union. 
B)  a political union. 
C)  a military alliance. 
D)  restricted to the nations of southern and eastern Europe. 
E)  a passing phenomena, which disappeared after the ending of the Cold War.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-"change we can believe in"

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"Change We Can Believe In" was a slogan

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Abstract Expressionism and Jackson Pollack

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Abstract Expressionism is an art movemen

Question 19

Which of the following is a correct statement about postwar Canadian political development?

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A)  Lester Pearson advocated political union with the United States. 
B)  The Liberal Party created Canada's welfare state. 
C)  Brian Mulroney opposed a free trades agreement with the United States that was very well received by all Canadians. 
D)  Quebec was granted independence in 2006, as a result of the national referendum. 
E)  Vast oil reserves were discovered off the coast of British Columbia. 
A)  Lester Pearson advocated political union with the United States. 
B)  The Liberal Party created Canada's welfare state. 
C)  Brian Mulroney opposed a free trades agreement with the United States that was very well received by all Canadians. 
D)  Quebec was granted independence in 2006, as a result of the national referendum. 
E)  Vast oil reserves were discovered off the coast of British Columbia.

Question 20

Which of the following statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

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A)  President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B)  The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E)  Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations. 
A)  President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B)  The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D)  Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E)  Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations.

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Identify the following terms. -Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Identify the following terms. -"...to Americanize the world"

Identify the following terms. -Falkland Islands

What,according to Jacques Chirac,is the pillar on which the French Constitution rests?

The policy known as Ostpolitik

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

Identify the following terms. -Juan and Eva Perón

Identify the following terms. -the Reagan Revolution

Pierre Trudeau

Terrorism is often motivated by all of the following except

Identify the following terms. -the euro

Which of the following statements is not a true depiction of Mexican development in recent decades?

Popular culture

Identify the following terms. -"the pill"

The European Community was primarily

Identify the following terms. -"change we can believe in"

Identify the following terms. -Abstract Expressionism and Jackson Pollack

Which of the following is a correct statement about postwar Canadian political development?

Which of the following statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

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

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