Question 1

Which of these politicians would NOT be described as a dictator?

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A)  Fulgencio Batista 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  Vicente Fox 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Marshal Tito 
A)  Fulgencio Batista 
B)  Juan Perón 
C)  Vicente Fox 
D)  Fidel Castro 
E)  Marshal Tito

Question 2

President George W. Bush's administration struggled with all of the following concerns EXCEPT

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A)  Congressional vetoes on his tax cut initiatives. 
B)  declining popularity in his second term. 
C)  Hurricane Katrina. 
D)  terrorist attacks on the U.S. 
E)  the war in Iraq. 
A)  Congressional vetoes on his tax cut initiatives. 
B)  declining popularity in his second term. 
C)  Hurricane Katrina. 
D)  terrorist attacks on the U.S. 
E)  the war in Iraq.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an influenti

Question 4

Who was the feminist author who wrote The Second Sex ?

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 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
French Secularism

Accepted Answer

French secularism is known as "laïcité."

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth Republic

Accepted Answer

Charles de Gaulle was a French military

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Fidel Castro

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro was a Cuban revolutionary a

Question 8

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

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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 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
baby boom

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The term "baby boom" refers to a signifi

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Reagan Revolution

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Reagan...

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Organization of American States (OAS)

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Organization of...

Question 12

What are the challenges presented by international terrorism since 1970? In a discussion of three or four specific events or movements, what are some of the commonalities and some of the differences between them?

Accepted Answer

The challenges presented by internationa

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the welfare state

Accepted Answer

The welfare state is a concept of govern

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo

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Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo are terms tha

Question 15

Describe what factors led to the formation of the European Union (EU). Do you think that the EU is a viable political and economic construct? Why or why not?

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The formation of the European Union (EU)

Question 16

How has the growth of permissiveness, as well as changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism influenced Western society during the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

Accepted Answer

The growth of permissiveness, changes in

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the birth control pill

Accepted Answer

The birth control pill, also known as an

Question 18

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War II and the loss of its colonial empire? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Accepted Answer

France faced significant challenges in h

Question 19

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 rebuilt its economy and increased growth. 
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 rebuilt its economy and increased growth. 
D)  East and West Germany were reunited. 
E)  the Berlin Wall was torn down.

Question 20

Explain what factors allowed Germany to emerge from military defeat, bankruptcy, and division after 1945 to become the most powerful economic and political force in Europe today.

Accepted Answer

There are several factors that allowed G

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Which of these politicians would NOT be described as a dictator?

President George W. Bush's administration struggled with all of the following concerns EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington

Who was the feminist author who wrote The Second Sex ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). French Secularism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Charles de Gaulle and the Fifth Republic

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Fidel Castro

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). baby boom

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Reagan Revolution

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Organization of American States (OAS)

What are the challenges presented by international terrorism since 1970? In a discussion of three or four specific events or movements, what are some of the commonalities and some of the differences between them?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the welfare state

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo

Describe what factors led to the formation of the European Union (EU). Do you think that the EU is a viable political and economic construct? Why or why not?

How has the growth of permissiveness, as well as changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism influenced Western society during the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the birth control pill

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War II and the loss of its colonial empire? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Under the leadership of Konrad Adenauer

Explain what factors allowed Germany to emerge from military defeat, bankruptcy, and division after 1945 to become the most powerful economic and political force in Europe today.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

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

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