Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Chechnya

Accepted Answer

Chechnya is a region located in the Nort

Question 2

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 weapons of mass destruction

Accepted Answer

Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) are a

Question 3

The text identifies which of the following as Boris Yeltsin's greatest accomplishment?

Accepted Answer

A) shielding the Russian Federation from further disintegration 
B) securing Western-style democracy in Russia 
C) retiring voluntarily 
D) making the restoration of Communism in Russia impossible 
E) the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States 
A) shielding the Russian Federation from further disintegration 
B) securing Western-style democracy in Russia 
C) retiring voluntarily 
D) making the restoration of Communism in Russia impossible 
E) the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States

Question 4

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The heritage of the West is not entirely unmixed. The West cannot be blamed for all of the world's problems, nor can it be entirely exonerated for some of them. What aspects of the Western heritage have had negative consequences for the world today?

Accepted Answer

The Western heritage has had several neg

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Europeanization

Accepted Answer

Europeanization refers to the process of

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the recent rise of anti-Semitism in Europe with historic anti-Semitism.

Accepted Answer

The recent rise of anti-Semitism in Euro

Question 7

The ethnic conflict in post-Communist Bosnia included all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the prolonged bombardment of the capital, Sarajevo. 
B) a struggle among the Serbs, Muslims, and Croats. 
C) massive ethnic cleansing, especially of Muslims. 
D) language and customs issues; religion had no significance. 
E) NATO intervention to stop the fighting. 
A) the prolonged bombardment of the capital, Sarajevo. 
B) a struggle among the Serbs, Muslims, and Croats. 
C) massive ethnic cleansing, especially of Muslims. 
D) language and customs issues; religion had no significance. 
E) NATO intervention to stop the fighting.

Question 8

According to the text, September 11, 2001 may have introduced a new era of warfare because

Accepted Answer

A) civilians were a target for the first time. 
B) large cities could be attacked without notice. 
C) free and open societies are vulnerable to attack from stateless organizations. 
D) international organizations are in agreement on how to stop attacks. 
E) religious differences may play a role. 
A) civilians were a target for the first time. 
B) large cities could be attacked without notice. 
C) free and open societies are vulnerable to attack from stateless organizations. 
D) international organizations are in agreement on how to stop attacks. 
E) religious differences may play a role.

Question 9

All of these is true about the fighting between Russia and Chechnya EXCEPT

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A) Chechnya is a small Islamic enclave in the Caucasus mountains. 
B) Putin blamed Chechen rebels for Terrorists attacks in Russia. 
C) Yeltsin successfully defeated the Chechen rebels in 1996. 
D) Chechen rebels often used guerilla methods. 
E) Putin was determined to crush the rebellion. 
A) Chechnya is a small Islamic enclave in the Caucasus mountains. 
B) Putin blamed Chechen rebels for Terrorists attacks in Russia. 
C) Yeltsin successfully defeated the Chechen rebels in 1996. 
D) Chechen rebels often used guerilla methods. 
E) Putin was determined to crush the rebellion.

Question 10

The controversy over the rise of Muslim immigration into the Europe has involved

Accepted Answer

A) potential clashes between democracy and traditional Islamic values. 
B) the high rate of dependency on social welfare among Muslims. 
C) demands that some Muslims give up cultural traditions surrounding marriage and the treatment of women. 
D) concerns over rising crime rates among Muslim men. 
E) all of the above 
A) potential clashes between democracy and traditional Islamic values. 
B) the high rate of dependency on social welfare among Muslims. 
C) demands that some Muslims give up cultural traditions surrounding marriage and the treatment of women. 
D) concerns over rising crime rates among Muslim men. 
E) all of the above

Question 11

Violence between Serbs and Albanians that caused a massive humanitarian crisis erupted in 1998 in

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A) Bosnia. 
B) Croatia. 
C) Kosovo. 
D) Serbia. 
E) Slovenia. 
A) Bosnia. 
B) Croatia. 
C) Kosovo. 
D) Serbia. 
E) Slovenia.

Question 12

The new democratically elected government in Afghanistan in confronted by

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A) local warlords. 
B) increased opium production. 
C) a resurgence of Taliban fighters. 
D) widespread poverty. 
E) all of the above 
A) local warlords. 
B) increased opium production. 
C) a resurgence of Taliban fighters. 
D) widespread poverty. 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What issues and people have shaped Britain's government since 1990?

Accepted Answer

Since 1990, Britain's government has bee

Question 14

Since 2009, Taliban militants have bombed more than 800 of which of the following, believing them to be a sign of the encroachment of Western ideals and decadence?

Accepted Answer

A) shopping malls 
B) Christian churches 
C) factories 
D) girls' schools 
E) grocery stores 
A) shopping malls 
B) Christian churches 
C) factories 
D) girls' schools 
E) grocery stores

Question 15

Problems facing the European Union include

Accepted Answer

A) the general failure of the euro. 
B) a continuing separation of Europe along a line defined by the former iron curtain. 
C) the inability of citizens of member states to travel and work in other members states. 
D) defining Europeanization as separate from "American imperialism." 
E) a shrinking number of member states. 
A) the general failure of the euro. 
B) a continuing separation of Europe along a line defined by the former iron curtain. 
C) the inability of citizens of member states to travel and work in other members states. 
D) defining Europeanization as separate from "American imperialism." 
E) a shrinking number of member states.

Question 16

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What caused the riots of 2005 in France, and how is the struggle over identity displayed in the riots indicative of broader trends in Western civilization?

Accepted Answer

The riots of 2005 in France were caused

Question 17

Who was blamed for the terrorist attack in October 2002 on a theater in Moscow?

Accepted Answer

A) Al Qaeda 
B) Chechen rebels 
C) hardline Communists 
D) former KGB police officers 
E) pro-democracy forces 
A) Al Qaeda 
B) Chechen rebels 
C) hardline Communists 
D) former KGB police officers 
E) pro-democracy forces

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Maastricht Treaty

Accepted Answer

The Maastricht Treaty, also known as the

Question 19

Under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, laws

Accepted Answer

A) were based on a strict interpretation of traditional Islamic laws. 
B) were based on the Soviet Communist system introduced during the Soviet invasion. 
C) provided all children, including girls, with the right to an education. 
D) were largely borrowed from the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran which sponsored the Taliban. 
E) were based on evolving scholarly interpretations. 
A) were based on a strict interpretation of traditional Islamic laws. 
B) were based on the Soviet Communist system introduced during the Soviet invasion. 
C) provided all children, including girls, with the right to an education. 
D) were largely borrowed from the Islamic fundamentalist regime in Iran which sponsored the Taliban. 
E) were based on evolving scholarly interpretations.

Question 20

Defenders of the Enlightenment heritage point to which of the following traditions as unique achievements of the West?

Accepted Answer

A) the development of rationality 
B) the ideals of political and inner freedom 
C) the emphasis on human dignity 
D) the belief in equality 
E) all of the above 
A) the development of rationality 
B) the ideals of political and inner freedom 
C) the emphasis on human dignity 
D) the belief in equality 
E) all of the above

Exam 33: The Troubled Present

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Chechnya

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? weapons of mass destruction

The text identifies which of the following as Boris Yeltsin's greatest accomplishment?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Europeanization

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Compare and contrast the recent rise of anti-Semitism in Europe with historic anti-Semitism.

The ethnic conflict in post-Communist Bosnia included all the following EXCEPT

According to the text, September 11, 2001 may have introduced a new era of warfare because

All of these is true about the fighting between Russia and Chechnya EXCEPT

The controversy over the rise of Muslim immigration into the Europe has involved

Violence between Serbs and Albanians that caused a massive humanitarian crisis erupted in 1998 in

The new democratically elected government in Afghanistan in confronted by

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What issues and people have shaped Britain's government since 1990?

Since 2009, Taliban militants have bombed more than 800 of which of the following, believing them to be a sign of the encroachment of Western ideals and decadence?

Problems facing the European Union include

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What caused the riots of 2005 in France, and how is the struggle over identity displayed in the riots indicative of broader trends in Western civilization?

Who was blamed for the terrorist attack in October 2002 on a theater in Moscow?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Maastricht Treaty

Under the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, laws

Defenders of the Enlightenment heritage point to which of the following traditions as unique achievements of the West?

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

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