Question 1

The global response to the atrocities of the Balkan wars, particularly massacres such as the one at Srebrenica, was generally thought to be

Accepted Answer

A)  far too harsh, as the soldiers who were tried at the International Court of Justice were only following orders. 
B)  appropriate, as there were peacekeepers on the ground who did the best they could under the circumstances. 
C)  far too little and too late, as intervention came too late to stop most of the violence, and even the peacekeepers on the ground turned their backs on the atrocities. 
D)  nonexistent, as most people and governments thought that it was none of their affair and that the Balkan states should just fight to the death. 
A)  far too harsh, as the soldiers who were tried at the International Court of Justice were only following orders. 
B)  appropriate, as there were peacekeepers on the ground who did the best they could under the circumstances. 
C)  far too little and too late, as intervention came too late to stop most of the violence, and even the peacekeepers on the ground turned their backs on the atrocities. 
D)  nonexistent, as most people and governments thought that it was none of their affair and that the Balkan states should just fight to the death. C

Question 2

Describe the arguments made for and against Turkey's admission to the European Union.

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Answer would ideally include the following. Greece, a member of the EU and a traditional enemy of Turkey, pushed for the admission of Turkey in 2002 and 2003. Greece argued that Turkey had been a great European power for centuries. It was hoped that the rivalry between Greece and Turkey, which had often been violent, would dissolve once both countries were part of the EU. Greece and Turkey would both gain by this because they would be able to spend less on national defense. A former president of France argued, however, that a predominantly Muslim country could never fit in with the Christian tradition of the EU members. More recently, concerns have been expressed about Turkish president Recep Erdogan's antidemocratic crackdowns on free speech and political opponents.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the measures that European governments undertook in the late twentieth century to address environmental problems?

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A)  They began developing corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel source. 
B)  They stopped using nuclear power in order to prevent toxic nuclear waste from entering the environment. 
C)  They encouraged more people to start using airplanes as transport in order to avoid automobile emissions. 
D)  They developed car-free zones in urban centers and added bicycle lanes and pedestrian spaces. 
A)  They began developing corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel source. 
B)  They stopped using nuclear power in order to prevent toxic nuclear waste from entering the environment. 
C)  They encouraged more people to start using airplanes as transport in order to avoid automobile emissions. 
D)  They developed car-free zones in urban centers and added bicycle lanes and pedestrian spaces. D

Question 4

What barriers did nations in Africa encounter as they attempted economic development?

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A)  The World Bank and International Monetary Fund refused to lend them money for development projects because their workforce was too ill from contagious diseases. 
B)  Much of the male labor force had migrated to Europe where there was demand for cheap labor, leaving women and children to struggle to survive. 
C)  Few Western companies would invest in Africa or send workers there for fear of catching contagious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, or AIDS. 
D)  In addition to struggling with their emergence from colonial rule and economic exploitation by northerners, they experienced drought, famine, and civil war. 
A)  The World Bank and International Monetary Fund refused to lend them money for development projects because their workforce was too ill from contagious diseases. 
B)  Much of the male labor force had migrated to Europe where there was demand for cheap labor, leaving women and children to struggle to survive. 
C)  Few Western companies would invest in Africa or send workers there for fear of catching contagious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, or AIDS. 
D)  In addition to struggling with their emergence from colonial rule and economic exploitation by northerners, they experienced drought, famine, and civil war.

Question 5

Which of the following concepts, which can be defined as an intense stylistic mixing in the arts without following an elite set of standards, is often applied to the global culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

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A)  Eclecticism 
B)  Multiculturalism 
C)  Globalization 
D)  Postmodernism 
A)  Eclecticism 
B)  Multiculturalism 
C)  Globalization 
D)  Postmodernism

Question 6

Although Iraq's president Saddam Hussein attacked Iran in September 1980 primarily for its oil-rich territory, he also

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A)  wished to avenge the humiliation he felt Iraq had suffered as a result of the policies of Iran's pro-Western government. 
B)  feared his own country's Shi'ite minority and hoped to heighten their sense of solidarity with Iraq's Sunni majority through a "patriotic" war against non-Arabs. 
C)  hoped to wrest leadership of the Arab world from Saudi Arabia by conquering an oil-producing non-Arab state. 
D)  believed he was fulfilling a divine call to resurrect the ancient warrior kingdom of Assyria, which had spanned the territories of modern-day Iraq and Iran. 
A)  wished to avenge the humiliation he felt Iraq had suffered as a result of the policies of Iran's pro-Western government. 
B)  feared his own country's Shi'ite minority and hoped to heighten their sense of solidarity with Iraq's Sunni majority through a "patriotic" war against non-Arabs. 
C)  hoped to wrest leadership of the Arab world from Saudi Arabia by conquering an oil-producing non-Arab state. 
D)  believed he was fulfilling a divine call to resurrect the ancient warrior kingdom of Assyria, which had spanned the territories of modern-day Iraq and Iran.

Question 7

By the end of the twentieth century, some 60 percent of the national income of Egypt, Spain, Mexico, and Pakistan

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A)  came in the form of United Nations aid. 
B)  was derived from oil revenues. 
C)  was sent into the country by migrant laborers working abroad. 
D)  came from new high-tech industries. 
A)  came in the form of United Nations aid. 
B)  was derived from oil revenues. 
C)  was sent into the country by migrant laborers working abroad. 
D)  came from new high-tech industries.

Question 8

In 1994, by the terms of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Community

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A)  became the European Union. 
B)  created a common currency, the European Currency Unit (ECU or euro). 
C)  established formal trade ties with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 
D)  accepted Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic as member states. 
A)  became the European Union. 
B)  created a common currency, the European Currency Unit (ECU or euro). 
C)  established formal trade ties with the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). 
D)  accepted Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic as member states.

Question 9

Which political party was founded in Europe in the late 1970s in response to concerns about the environment and unchecked urban growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Ecology Party 
B)  The Green Party 
C)  The Environmental Alliance 
D)  The Defense of Natural Resources Party 
A)  The Ecology Party 
B)  The Green Party 
C)  The Environmental Alliance 
D)  The Defense of Natural Resources Party

Question 10

Based on this map, which of the following statements best explains the migration of refugees from Somalia?
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Accepted Answer

A)  Somali refugees migrated north to Egypt, where they boarded planes for western nations like the United Kingdom or the United States. 
B)  Somali refugees migrated east across the Indian Ocean to seek asylum in India. 
C)  Somali refugees migrated northwest through war-torn Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. 
D)  Somali refugees migrated northwest to north African states where oppressive regimes have already been toppled. 
A)  Somali refugees migrated north to Egypt, where they boarded planes for western nations like the United Kingdom or the United States. 
B)  Somali refugees migrated east across the Indian Ocean to seek asylum in India. 
C)  Somali refugees migrated northwest through war-torn Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. 
D)  Somali refugees migrated northwest to north African states where oppressive regimes have already been toppled.

Question 11

How did Vladimir Putin come to power in Russia?

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Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 12

In what ways did economic life in eastern Europe improve, especially after 2000?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 13

Why did the culture of the United States become dominant during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The populations of many nations admired the United States as the pinnacle of economic success and freedom. 
B)  The United States was better developed and was therefore seen as superior to all others. 
C)  English was the dominant international language, and the United States was successful in "marketing" its cultural output. 
D)  Modern cultural media such as films and popular music-and the means of spreading them, including the Internet-started in the United States and thus had the longest history there. 
A)  The populations of many nations admired the United States as the pinnacle of economic success and freedom. 
B)  The United States was better developed and was therefore seen as superior to all others. 
C)  English was the dominant international language, and the United States was successful in "marketing" its cultural output. 
D)  Modern cultural media such as films and popular music-and the means of spreading them, including the Internet-started in the United States and thus had the longest history there.

Question 14

Between 2004 and 2007, many of the countries of eastern Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  fell into a deep recession, sending workers abroad to search for employment and economic security. 
B)  joined the European Union and experienced economic growth and increased purchasing power, allowing their citizens to finally begin enjoying modern consumer goods. 
C)  attempted to form their own economic and political unit to rival the European Union but with more "socialist values." 
D)  deeply resented the West for forcing the downfall of the Soviet system and were nostalgic for life under communism. 
A)  fell into a deep recession, sending workers abroad to search for employment and economic security. 
B)  joined the European Union and experienced economic growth and increased purchasing power, allowing their citizens to finally begin enjoying modern consumer goods. 
C)  attempted to form their own economic and political unit to rival the European Union but with more "socialist values." 
D)  deeply resented the West for forcing the downfall of the Soviet system and were nostalgic for life under communism.

Question 15

What is postmodernism? How is postmodernism presented in the twenty-first century? Define postmodernism in political terms, and provide one example of political postmodernism.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 16

In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, a new threat to the world economy emerged in the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  a new superpower race between China and the United States. 
B)  falling fertility rates, resulting in an increasingly elderly population. 
C)  deadly new contagious diseases, particularly the Ebola virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). 
D)  widespread famine in Africa and South America. 
A)  a new superpower race between China and the United States. 
B)  falling fertility rates, resulting in an increasingly elderly population. 
C)  deadly new contagious diseases, particularly the Ebola virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). 
D)  widespread famine in Africa and South America.

Question 17

The demise of the Soviet Union in the 1990s led to both the establishment of new democratic republics in formerly Soviet-controlled territories and

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of NATO, since the threat of nuclear war from the Warsaw Pact nations had ended. 
B)  increased democracy in other Communist states, most notably China. 
C)  a dramatic improvement in living conditions for former Soviet citizens, especially with regard to access to jobs and consumer goods. 
D)  an increase in ethnic conflicts in many of the newly independent states as different ethnic groups struggled for land and power. 
A)  the end of NATO, since the threat of nuclear war from the Warsaw Pact nations had ended. 
B)  increased democracy in other Communist states, most notably China. 
C)  a dramatic improvement in living conditions for former Soviet citizens, especially with regard to access to jobs and consumer goods. 
D)  an increase in ethnic conflicts in many of the newly independent states as different ethnic groups struggled for land and power.

Question 18

The 1980s and 1990s were a period in which globalization took a number of different forms. Discuss the ways in which technology and economic developments began to blur the borders of nation-states. Although many people saw these developments as decided advantages for society, in what ways did they also make businesses, governments, and individuals more vulnerable?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Question 19

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) spread most quickly among the populations of which of the following continents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe 
B)  North America 
C)  Africa 
D)  South America 
A)  Europe 
B)  North America 
C)  Africa 
D)  South America

Question 20

The former Yugoslavia became a flash point for tension, war, and genocide. Why did this happen, and how successful were attempts to stop it?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include the followi

Exam 29: A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

The global response to the atrocities of the Balkan wars, particularly massacres such as the one at Srebrenica, was generally thought to be

Describe the arguments made for and against Turkey's admission to the European Union.

Which of the following is an example of the measures that European governments undertook in the late twentieth century to address environmental problems?

What barriers did nations in Africa encounter as they attempted economic development?

Which of the following concepts, which can be defined as an intense stylistic mixing in the arts without following an elite set of standards, is often applied to the global culture of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

Although Iraq's president Saddam Hussein attacked Iran in September 1980 primarily for its oil-rich territory, he also

By the end of the twentieth century, some 60 percent of the national income of Egypt, Spain, Mexico, and Pakistan

In 1994, by the terms of the Maastricht Treaty, the European Community

Which political party was founded in Europe in the late 1970s in response to concerns about the environment and unchecked urban growth?

Based on this map, which of the following statements best explains the migration of refugees from Somalia? ​ ​

How did Vladimir Putin come to power in Russia?

In what ways did economic life in eastern Europe improve, especially after 2000?

Why did the culture of the United States become dominant during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries?

Between 2004 and 2007, many of the countries of eastern Europe

What is postmodernism? How is postmodernism presented in the twenty-first century? Define postmodernism in political terms, and provide one example of political postmodernism.

In the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, a new threat to the world economy emerged in the form of

The demise of the Soviet Union in the 1990s led to both the establishment of new democratic republics in formerly Soviet-controlled territories and

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) spread most quickly among the populations of which of the following continents?

The former Yugoslavia became a flash point for tension, war, and genocide. Why did this happen, and how successful were attempts to stop it?

Early Western Civilization, 400,000-1000 B.C.E

Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

The Greek Golden Age, C 500-C 400 B.C.E

From the Classical to the Hellenistic World, 400-30 B.C.E

The Rise of Rome and Its Republic, 753-44 B.C.E

The Creation of the Roman Empire, 44 B.C.E-284 C.E

The Transformation of the Roman Empire, 284-600 C.E

The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

Wars of Religion and the Clash of Worldviews, 1560-1648

Absolutism, Constitutionalism, and the Search for Order, 1640-1700

The Atlantic System and Its Consequences, 1700-1750

The Promise of Enlightenment, 1750-1789

The Cataclysm of Revolution, 1789-1799

Napoleon and the Revolutionary Legacy, 1800-1830

Industrialization and Social Ferment, 1830-1850

Politics and Culture of the Nation-State, 1850-1870

Empire, Industry, and Everyday Life, 1870-1890

Modernity and the Road to War, 1890-1914

World War I and Its Aftermath, 1914-1929

The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945

The Cold War and the Remaking of Europe, 1945-1960s

Postindustrial Society and the End of the Cold War Order, 1960s-1989

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Based on this map, which of the following statements best explains the migration of refugees from Somalia?