Question 1

Between 1945 and the late 1970s,

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A)  of the nations of Europe, only France had fully recovered from the physical devastation of World War II. 
B)  the British governments abandoned the "welfare state" after losing Britain's empire. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle had crafted an ingeniously oblique fascist state until he was toppled from power due to his inability to restrain terrorism in Algeria and Vietnam. 
D)  the gross national product of France grew at an average annual rate of 5.5 percent during the decade following 1958. 
E)  British economic growth averaged over ten percent per year during the 1950s. 
A)  of the nations of Europe, only France had fully recovered from the physical devastation of World War II. 
B)  the British governments abandoned the "welfare state" after losing Britain's empire. 
C)  Charles de Gaulle had crafted an ingeniously oblique fascist state until he was toppled from power due to his inability to restrain terrorism in Algeria and Vietnam. 
D)  the gross national product of France grew at an average annual rate of 5.5 percent during the decade following 1958. 
E)  British economic growth averaged over ten percent per year during the 1950s.

Question 2

Under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer,

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A)  West Germany refused to reconcile with its ancient enemy, France. 
B)  West Germany experienced an incredible economic collapse in the decade after 1945. 
C)  West Germany was led by a center-right non-socialist government. 
D)  East and West Germany were reunited. 
E)  the Berlin Wall was torn down. 
A)  West Germany refused to reconcile with its ancient enemy, France. 
B)  West Germany experienced an incredible economic collapse in the decade after 1945. 
C)  West Germany was led by a center-right non-socialist government. 
D)  East and West Germany were reunited. 
E)  the Berlin Wall was torn down.

Question 3

The policies of Francois Mitterand

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A)  were ultra-conservative, especially in economic areas. 
B)  created a long boom period for the French economy. 
C)  had disappointing economic results that led to the coming to office of a more conservative premier. 
D)  included the privatizing of banks and the steel industry and a number of worker benefits. 
E)  led to the loss of France's domestic empire. 
A)  were ultra-conservative, especially in economic areas. 
B)  created a long boom period for the French economy. 
C)  had disappointing economic results that led to the coming to office of a more conservative premier. 
D)  included the privatizing of banks and the steel industry and a number of worker benefits. 
E)  led to the loss of France's domestic empire.

Question 4

"Margaret Thatcher was the most significant British Prime Minister in the last half of the twentieth century." Discuss,pro and con.

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Pro:
- Margaret Thatcher was the first f

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Lyndon B.Johnson and the War on Poverty

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Lyndon B. Johnson, often referred to by

Question 6

Demonstrations occurred on university campuses during the 1960s for all of the following reasons except

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A)  protests against the Vietnam War. 
B)  grade inflation. 
C)  irrelevant educational requirements. 
D)  desire for greater involvement in the running of the university. 
E)  overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators. 
A)  protests against the Vietnam War. 
B)  grade inflation. 
C)  irrelevant educational requirements. 
D)  desire for greater involvement in the running of the university. 
E)  overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators.

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Richard Nixon and the "southern strategy"

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Richard Nixon was the 37th President of

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Angela Merkel

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Angela Merkel is a German politician who

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-Pope John Paul II

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Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojt

Question 10

Which of the following was not a problem faced by the government of Helmut Kohl?

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A)  the armed hostility of France 
B)  high levels of unemployment and social discontent in the eastern part of Germany 
C)  the collapsed East German economy 
D)  runaway budget deficits 
E)  higher taxes and a disgruntled populace 
A)  the armed hostility of France 
B)  high levels of unemployment and social discontent in the eastern part of Germany 
C)  the collapsed East German economy 
D)  runaway budget deficits 
E)  higher taxes and a disgruntled populace

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-Helmut Kohl and German reunification

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Helmut Kohl was a German statesman who s

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-"the consumer society"

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The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"the consumer society"...

Question 13

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

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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 14

Identify the following terms.
-Green parties and Chernobyl

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Green parties are political organization

Question 15

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?

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After Eastern European nations became fr

Question 16

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 17

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 18

In 2010,the thirteen-year rule of Britain's Labour Party came to an end as which conservative became Prime Minister?

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A)  Margaret Thatcher. 
B)  Gordon Brown. 
C)  Tony Blair. 
D)  David Cameron. 
E)  John Major. 
A)  Margaret Thatcher. 
B)  Gordon Brown. 
C)  Tony Blair. 
D)  David Cameron. 
E)  John Major.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-personal computer and the Internet

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A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purp

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere since 1945

Between 1945 and the late 1970s,

Under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer,

The policies of Francois Mitterand

"Margaret Thatcher was the most significant British Prime Minister in the last half of the twentieth century." Discuss,pro and con.

Identify the following terms. -Lyndon B.Johnson and the War on Poverty

Demonstrations occurred on university campuses during the 1960s for all of the following reasons except

Identify the following terms. -Richard Nixon and the "southern strategy"

Identify the following terms. -Angela Merkel

Identify the following terms. -Pope John Paul II

Which of the following was not a problem faced by the government of Helmut Kohl?

Identify the following terms. -Helmut Kohl and German reunification

Identify the following terms. -"the consumer society"

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

Identify the following terms. -Green parties and Chernobyl

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?

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

In 2010,the thirteen-year rule of Britain's Labour Party came to an end as which conservative became Prime Minister?

Identify the following terms. -personal computer and the Internet

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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