Question 1

The "Brazilian Solution" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the rapid population expansion in Latin American nations. 
B) Amerindian genocide. 
C) the combination of dictatorship, repression, and government promotion of industrialization. 
D) a chemical spray used to destroy the rainforest. 
E) the development of a defense against nuclear attack. 
A) the rapid population expansion in Latin American nations. 
B) Amerindian genocide. 
C) the combination of dictatorship, repression, and government promotion of industrialization. 
D) a chemical spray used to destroy the rainforest. 
E) the development of a defense against nuclear attack.

Question 2

How did American and Soviet imperialism in the Middle East lead to Islamic revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan? How did they become highly publicized examples of the frustrations of the United States and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Students should explore the imperialisti

Question 3

Which country was engaged in an "unwinnable war" with Afghanistan in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A) The United States 
B) Iran 
C) France 
D) Iraq 
E) The USSR 
A) The United States 
B) Iran 
C) France 
D) Iraq 
E) The USSR

Question 4

Efforts to preserve the environment include

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A) the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. 
B) promoting the use of solar and wind power. 
C) manufacturing fuel-efficient cars. 
D) recycling efforts. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act. 
B) promoting the use of solar and wind power. 
C) manufacturing fuel-efficient cars. 
D) recycling efforts. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Which of the following is generally associated with the low birthrates of older industrial nations?

Accepted Answer

A) modern consumer culture 
B) higher levels of women's employment and education 
C) access to contraception and abortion 
D) women deferring marriage and children until they have established careers 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) modern consumer culture 
B) higher levels of women's employment and education 
C) access to contraception and abortion 
D) women deferring marriage and children until they have established careers 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 6

The sole communist leader of Eastern Europe who refused to accept change was .

Accepted Answer

Nicolae Ce

Question 7

The policy of restructuring called perestroika in the Soviet Union was authorized by

Accepted Answer

A) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B) Leonid Breshnev. 
C) Josef Stalin. 
D) Boris Yeltsin. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B) Leonid Breshnev. 
C) Josef Stalin. 
D) Boris Yeltsin. 
E) None of the above.

Question 8

Ethnic cleansing killed 750,000 Africans in 1994 in

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A) Kenya. 
B) South Africa. 
C) Nigeria. 
D) Rwanda. 
E) Zaire. 
A) Kenya. 
B) South Africa. 
C) Nigeria. 
D) Rwanda. 
E) Zaire.

Question 9

Describe how the superpower rivalry during the last two decades of the Cold War resulted in proxy wars.

Accepted Answer

Between 1975 and the end of the century,

Question 10

The "Dirty War" fought between the military and leftist groups was in

Accepted Answer

A) Chile. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Nicaragua. 
D) Panama. 
E) Argentina. 
A) Chile. 
B) Brazil. 
C) Nicaragua. 
D) Panama. 
E) Argentina.

Question 11

By the 1960s, developed countries decreased the rate of mortality and had made the "demographic transition" toward

Accepted Answer

A) decreased life expectancy. 
B) increased mortality rates. 
C) lowered fertility rates. 
D) rapid population growth. 
E) embraced euthanasia. 
A) decreased life expectancy. 
B) increased mortality rates. 
C) lowered fertility rates. 
D) rapid population growth. 
E) embraced euthanasia.

Question 12

Self-published underground writings that criticized the Soviet government were called

Accepted Answer

A) samizdat. 
B) Solzhenitzyn. 
C) glasnost. 
D) perestroika. 
E) gulags. 
A) samizdat. 
B) Solzhenitzyn. 
C) glasnost. 
D) perestroika. 
E) gulags.

Question 13

What country for many years sought to limit parents to a single child?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) United States 
C) China 
D) Japan 
E) Nigeria 
A) Mexico 
B) United States 
C) China 
D) Japan 
E) Nigeria

Question 14

What factors have contributed to the globalization of fast food?

Accepted Answer

A) later marriage ages in modern industrial societies 
B) busy schedules mean less family meals 
C) increased immigration and travel. 
D) greater cultural promotion in various media 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) later marriage ages in modern industrial societies 
B) busy schedules mean less family meals 
C) increased immigration and travel. 
D) greater cultural promotion in various media 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 15

As Western economies recovered from World War II, most

Accepted Answer

A) new technologies increased labor requirements. 
B) consumers sought new goods to purchase. 
C) people wanted to stop government spending on the production of weapons. 
D) industries resisted applying new technologies. 
E) governments insisted on "balanced budget" amendments. 
A) new technologies increased labor requirements. 
B) consumers sought new goods to purchase. 
C) people wanted to stop government spending on the production of weapons. 
D) industries resisted applying new technologies. 
E) governments insisted on "balanced budget" amendments.

Question 16

What powerful force ultimately caused the USSR to dissolve?

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) mercantilism 
C) nationalism 
D) capitalism 
E) pacifism 
A) racism 
B) mercantilism 
C) nationalism 
D) capitalism 
E) pacifism

Question 17

Although immigrants from developing nations bring many benefits to a new country, they

Accepted Answer

A) normally returned home after only a few months. 
B) vote for conservative candidates in general elections. 
C) were expelled from most European countries in the late 1990s. 
D) face anti-immigrant discrimination and resentment. 
E) None of these are correct. 
A) normally returned home after only a few months. 
B) vote for conservative candidates in general elections. 
C) were expelled from most European countries in the late 1990s. 
D) face anti-immigrant discrimination and resentment. 
E) None of these are correct.

Question 18

Anti-immigrant feelings in industrialized nations are mostly due to

Accepted Answer

A) perceived labor competition in the host country. 
B) illegal activity among immigrant groups. 
C) an ethnically derived sense of nationality. 
D) expanding economic opportunity. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) perceived labor competition in the host country. 
B) illegal activity among immigrant groups. 
C) an ethnically derived sense of nationality. 
D) expanding economic opportunity. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 19

The playwright who was elected president of Czechoslovakia in 1990 was

Accepted Answer

A) Nicolae Ceausescu. 
B) Vaclav Havel. 
C) Lech Walesa. 
D) Petr Andropov. 
E) Andrei Sakharov. 
A) Nicolae Ceausescu. 
B) Vaclav Havel. 
C) Lech Walesa. 
D) Petr Andropov. 
E) Andrei Sakharov.

Question 20

The keiretsu were

Accepted Answer

A) a consortium of business networks in telecommunications. 
B) an alliance of corporations and banks that ruled the Japanese economy. 
C) a neo-liberal business conglomerate in the Japanese auto industry. 
D) Japanese "new money" men. 
E) philosopher-industrialists. 
A) a consortium of business networks in telecommunications. 
B) an alliance of corporations and banks that ruled the Japanese economy. 
C) a neo-liberal business conglomerate in the Japanese auto industry. 
D) Japanese "new money" men. 
E) philosopher-industrialists.

Exam 32: The End of the Cold War and the Challenge of Economic Development and Immigration

The "Brazilian Solution" refers to

How did American and Soviet imperialism in the Middle East lead to Islamic revolutions in Iran and Afghanistan? How did they become highly publicized examples of the frustrations of the United States and the Soviet Union?

Which country was engaged in an "unwinnable war" with Afghanistan in the 1980s?

Efforts to preserve the environment include

Which of the following is generally associated with the low birthrates of older industrial nations?

The sole communist leader of Eastern Europe who refused to accept change was .

The policy of restructuring called perestroika in the Soviet Union was authorized by

Ethnic cleansing killed 750,000 Africans in 1994 in

Describe how the superpower rivalry during the last two decades of the Cold War resulted in proxy wars.

The "Dirty War" fought between the military and leftist groups was in

By the 1960s, developed countries decreased the rate of mortality and had made the "demographic transition" toward

Self-published underground writings that criticized the Soviet government were called

What country for many years sought to limit parents to a single child?

What factors have contributed to the globalization of fast food?

As Western economies recovered from World War II, most

What powerful force ultimately caused the USSR to dissolve?

Although immigrants from developing nations bring many benefits to a new country, they

Anti-immigrant feelings in industrialized nations are mostly due to

The playwright who was elected president of Czechoslovakia in 1990 was

The keiretsu were

Nature, Humanity, and History

The First River-Valley Civilizations

The Mediterranean and Middle East

New Civilizations Outside the West Asian Core Area

Greece and Iran

An Age of Empires: Rome and Han China

India and Southeast Asia

Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas

Networks of Communication and Exchange

The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam

Christian Societies Emerge in Europe

Inner and East Asia

Mongol Eurasia and Its Aftermath

Latin Europe

Southern Empires, Southern Seas

The Maritime Revolution

Transformations in Europe

The Diversity of American Colonial Societies

The Atlantic System and Africa

Between Europe and China

East Asia in Global Perspective

The Early Industrial Revolution

Revolutionary Changes in the Atlantic World

Land Empires in the Age of Imperialism

Nation Building and Economic Transformation in the Americas

Varieties of Imperialism in Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America

The New Power Balance

The Crisis of the Imperial Order

The Collapse of the Old Order

Revolutions in Living

The Cold War and Decolonization

New Challenges in a New Millennium

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