Question 1

Muslim populations have grown in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Britain 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Denmark 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Britain 
E)  All of these. E

Question 2

Slobodan Milošević was removed from power by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  UN forces 
B)  a Serbian popular revolt 
C)  a democratic referendum 
D)  assassination at the hands of a Muslim radical 
E)  pressure from international economic sanctions against Serbia 
A)  UN forces 
B)  a Serbian popular revolt 
C)  a democratic referendum 
D)  assassination at the hands of a Muslim radical 
E)  pressure from international economic sanctions against Serbia B

Question 3

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy underwent what transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalization 
B)  Transfer of government owned industries to IPOs 
C)  A political coup against a free market economy 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation 
A)  Nationalization 
B)  Transfer of government owned industries to IPOs 
C)  A political coup against a free market economy 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation D

Question 4

The European nation that was most reluctant to embrace European economic integration was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland 
B)  Belgium 
C)  Britain 
D)  Germany 
E)  France 
A)  Ireland 
B)  Belgium 
C)  Britain 
D)  Germany 
E)  France

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Vladimir Putin

Accepted Answer

President of Russia, 2000-2008 and since

Question 6

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Council of Ministers

Accepted Answer

Main legislative body of the E

Question 7

Estonians had less tolerance of ethnic Russians than Latvia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Privatization

Accepted Answer

Replacement of state

Question 9

One of the most important features of the European Union was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the elimination of the guest worker program 
B)  unrestricted travel throughout Europe for citizens 
C)  abolition of tariffs between EU nations 
D)  the introduction of the Euro as a common monetary unit 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the elimination of the guest worker program 
B)  unrestricted travel throughout Europe for citizens 
C)  abolition of tariffs between EU nations 
D)  the introduction of the Euro as a common monetary unit 
E)  None of these.

Question 10

Why was the breakup of Yugoslavia so different from that of Czechoslovakia?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was no forced compounding of territories. 
B)  There were no religious differences. 
C)  They were the same ethnicity. 
D)  Czechoslovakian leaders refused to use violence. 
E)  The independence movement was mediated by the United Nations. 
A)  There was no forced compounding of territories. 
B)  There were no religious differences. 
C)  They were the same ethnicity. 
D)  Czechoslovakian leaders refused to use violence. 
E)  The independence movement was mediated by the United Nations.

Question 11

Discuss the life and achievements of Angela Merkel.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Merkel was born in th

Question 12

OPEC is an international organization that oversees ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the oil industry 
B)  internet regulation 
C)  telecommunications 
D)  the World Bank 
E)  None of these. 
A)  the oil industry 
B)  internet regulation 
C)  telecommunications 
D)  the World Bank 
E)  None of these.

Question 13

How did the Internet revolutionize communications at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. The Internet's use by

Question 14

The most significant financial challenge to Russia occurred when ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the oligarchy took national funds for its own use and the infrastructure collapsed 
B)  the state could not pay the workers for months at a time 
C)  the stock market collapsed 
D)  the IMF demanded a repayment of all its loans 
E)  Ukraine seized control of the gas and oil industry 
A)  the oligarchy took national funds for its own use and the infrastructure collapsed 
B)  the state could not pay the workers for months at a time 
C)  the stock market collapsed 
D)  the IMF demanded a repayment of all its loans 
E)  Ukraine seized control of the gas and oil industry

Question 15

The Dayton Accords were problematic because ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the land apportionment was done without considering the religious practices of the inhabitants 
B)  they recognized the independent states of Croatia and Serbia 
C)  they relied on Serbians for regulating withdrawal from Kosovo 
D)  they implicitly endorsed the right of the Serbian government to fight future independence movements 
E)  Slobodan Milošević had no intention of complying with any negotiated terms 
A)  the land apportionment was done without considering the religious practices of the inhabitants 
B)  they recognized the independent states of Croatia and Serbia 
C)  they relied on Serbians for regulating withdrawal from Kosovo 
D)  they implicitly endorsed the right of the Serbian government to fight future independence movements 
E)  Slobodan Milošević had no intention of complying with any negotiated terms

Question 16

What do objectors say are the major problems with globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of human rights 
B)  Exploitation of workers 
C)  Destruction of the environment 
D)  Lack of child labor laws 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Lack of human rights 
B)  Exploitation of workers 
C)  Destruction of the environment 
D)  Lack of child labor laws 
E)  All of these.

Question 17

The primary supporter of globalization has been ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the EU 
B)  the United States 
C)  the World Trade Organization 
D)  China 
E)  Argentina 
A)  the EU 
B)  the United States 
C)  the World Trade Organization 
D)  China 
E)  Argentina

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-World Bank

Accepted Answer

International financial organi

Question 19

Countries of the Common Market have abided by GATT.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Evaluate Boris Yeltsin's leadership in the years immediately following the fall of Communism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. At first, Yeltsin, wh

Exam 30: Europe in a Globalizing World

Muslim populations have grown in ______________.

Slobodan Milošević was removed from power by ______________.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy underwent what transformation?

The European nation that was most reluctant to embrace European economic integration was ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Vladimir Putin

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Council of Ministers

Estonians had less tolerance of ethnic Russians than Latvia.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Privatization

One of the most important features of the European Union was ______________.

Why was the breakup of Yugoslavia so different from that of Czechoslovakia?

Discuss the life and achievements of Angela Merkel.

OPEC is an international organization that oversees ______.

How did the Internet revolutionize communications at the end of the twentieth century?

The most significant financial challenge to Russia occurred when ______________.

The Dayton Accords were problematic because ______________.

What do objectors say are the major problems with globalization?

The primary supporter of globalization has been ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -World Bank

Countries of the Common Market have abided by GATT.

Evaluate Boris Yeltsin's leadership in the years immediately following the fall of Communism.

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Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

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The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

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Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

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