Question 1

To what extent were the changes in religion due to the changes in postmodern society?

Accepted Answer

Postmodernism questioned the place of progress and western civilization in the modern world,and certainly seemed to tap into a sentiment of isolation or alienation from the conflicts and materialism therein.Many sought spiritual enlightenment,and at the same time,there was a marked process of secularization and move away from traditional religion.Two notable exceptions to the variance from traditional religion were found in Ireland and Poland,each with heavy Catholic contingencies in which religious affiliation was intricately intertwined with national identity.Others felt that the overly complex nature of the world,with its media saturation,increased sexualization,and decrease in traditional family structures,served as a motivation for many to find a reconnection to the spiritual realm.

Question 2

Nicola   e maintained successful economic growth in Romania after declaring independence from the west and the east.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which was the first Soviet country that was able to leave the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lithuani 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Ukraine 
D)  Uzbekistan 
E)  Moldavia 
A)  Lithuani 
B)  Georgia 
C)  Ukraine 
D)  Uzbekistan 
E)  Moldavia A

Question 4

Gorbachev's failure to restrict nationalism was seen as a part of

Accepted Answer

A)  glasnost. 
B)  the reversal of the Brezhnev doctrine. 
C)  a refusal to submit to disengagement strategies. 
D)  his inability to repress strikes in Poland. 
E)  his concession that communism was no longer viable. 
A)  glasnost. 
B)  the reversal of the Brezhnev doctrine. 
C)  a refusal to submit to disengagement strategies. 
D)  his inability to repress strikes in Poland. 
E)  his concession that communism was no longer viable.

Question 5

Postmodernism was

Accepted Answer

A)  embraced by some intellectuals struggling to reconcile polar opposites in society. 
B)  rejected as a semantic argument. 
C)  struggling to overcome a linguistic bias that presupposed understanding. 
D)  dismissed as being flawed in logic. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  embraced by some intellectuals struggling to reconcile polar opposites in society. 
B)  rejected as a semantic argument. 
C)  struggling to overcome a linguistic bias that presupposed understanding. 
D)  dismissed as being flawed in logic. 
E)  none of these.

Question 6

The German chancellor who sought normalization of relations between East and West Germany was

Accepted Answer

A)  Helmut Kohl. 
B)  Helmut Schmidt. 
C)  Konrad Adenauer. 
D)  Willy Brandt. 
E)  Angela Merckel. 
A)  Helmut Kohl. 
B)  Helmut Schmidt. 
C)  Konrad Adenauer. 
D)  Willy Brandt. 
E)  Angela Merckel.

Question 7

The exception to religious decline was found as an expression of political unity in which countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland and Romania 
B)  Russia and Serbia 
C)  Greece and Serbia 
D)  Poland and Ireland 
E)  Ireland and Greece 
A)  Poland and Romania 
B)  Russia and Serbia 
C)  Greece and Serbia 
D)  Poland and Ireland 
E)  Ireland and Greece

Question 8

The last western European country to decriminalize abortion was

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Austria. 
A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Belgium. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Austria.

Question 9

Which nation was not welcomed into the Common Market in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  Greece 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  All nations were welcome. 
A)  Spain 
B)  Greece 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  All nations were welcome.

Question 10

The Velvet Revolution brought down the communist Czechoslovakian government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What was Ostpolitik?

Accepted Answer

A)  The policy that forced East Germany to remain culturally isolated from West Germany. 
B)  A means of reconciling West Germany's policies with the Communist East German government. 
C)  The perpetuation of the arms race between East and West. 
D)  A cultural program that elevated Eastern Germany sports, academics, and arts above the West. 
E)  The law that students in East Germany could temporarily study "abroad" in Western European nations. 
A)  The policy that forced East Germany to remain culturally isolated from West Germany. 
B)  A means of reconciling West Germany's policies with the Communist East German government. 
C)  The perpetuation of the arms race between East and West. 
D)  A cultural program that elevated Eastern Germany sports, academics, and arts above the West. 
E)  The law that students in East Germany could temporarily study "abroad" in Western European nations.

Question 12

Lec   h was notable for

Accepted Answer

A)  coauthoring Charter 77 with Václav Havel. 
B)  organizing strikes in the   shipyards. 
C)  being a Soviet dissident who was under house arrest until 1989. 
D)  being murdered by the Cheka for political activities. 
E)  initiating a program known as glasnost. 
A)  coauthoring Charter 77 with Václav Havel. 
B)  organizing strikes in the   shipyards. 
C)  being a Soviet dissident who was under house arrest until 1989. 
D)  being murdered by the Cheka for political activities. 
E)  initiating a program known as glasnost.

Question 13

What was the left wing terrorist organization that invoked radical action in Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian Democrats 
B)  Black Shirts 
C)  Carbonari 
D)  Red Brigade 
E)  Ordino Nuov 
A)  Christian Democrats 
B)  Black Shirts 
C)  Carbonari 
D)  Red Brigade 
E)  Ordino Nuov

Question 14

The first democratically elected president in Russia was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B)  Boris Yeltsin. 
C)  Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Maxim Litvinov. 
E)  Andrei Sakharov. 
A)  Mikhail Gorbachev. 
B)  Boris Yeltsin. 
C)  Vladimir Putin. 
D)  Maxim Litvinov. 
E)  Andrei Sakharov.

Question 15

Which of the following were key features of the sexual revolution in the late twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased openness about homosexuality 
B)  Increased availability of birth control allowing women freedom of choice in sexual relations 
C)  Decreased birthrates throughout Europe 
D)  Its portrayal in pop culture 
E)  All of these 
A)  Increased openness about homosexuality 
B)  Increased availability of birth control allowing women freedom of choice in sexual relations 
C)  Decreased birthrates throughout Europe 
D)  Its portrayal in pop culture 
E)  All of these

Question 16

Women gained a significant foothold on the election to European and national offices in the period between 1970─1990.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Havel's best-known act of opposition was

Accepted Answer

A)  standing in front of the tanks during the Prague Spring. 
B)  going into exile in the United States. 
C)  self-immolation. 
D)  coauthoring Charter 77. 
E)  leading a hunger strike in Wencelas Square. 
A)  standing in front of the tanks during the Prague Spring. 
B)  going into exile in the United States. 
C)  self-immolation. 
D)  coauthoring Charter 77. 
E)  leading a hunger strike in Wencelas Square.

Question 18

The signs that communism was weakening in the 1980s included

Accepted Answer

A)  inflation and underproduction. 
B)  brutal repression of anticommunist protests in the satellite states. 
C)  aid to the underground from those in official state positions. 
D)  strikes among unhappy trade unions over the cost of living. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  inflation and underproduction. 
B)  brutal repression of anticommunist protests in the satellite states. 
C)  aid to the underground from those in official state positions. 
D)  strikes among unhappy trade unions over the cost of living. 
E)  all of these.

Question 19

Postmodern thought believed that political reform could only be accomplished from within,as those were the only observers who truly understood it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did Pope John Paul II influence the decline of communism in Poland?

Accepted Answer

The decline of communism in Poland occur

Exam 29: Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

To what extent were the changes in religion due to the changes in postmodern society?

Nicola e maintained successful economic growth in Romania after declaring independence from the west and the east.

Which was the first Soviet country that was able to leave the Soviet Union?

Gorbachev's failure to restrict nationalism was seen as a part of

Postmodernism was

The German chancellor who sought normalization of relations between East and West Germany was

The exception to religious decline was found as an expression of political unity in which countries?

The last western European country to decriminalize abortion was

Which nation was not welcomed into the Common Market in the 1980s?

The Velvet Revolution brought down the communist Czechoslovakian government.

What was Ostpolitik?

Lec h was notable for

What was the left wing terrorist organization that invoked radical action in Italy?

The first democratically elected president in Russia was

Which of the following were key features of the sexual revolution in the late twentieth century?

Women gained a significant foothold on the election to European and national offices in the period between 1970─1990.

Havel's best-known act of opposition was

The signs that communism was weakening in the 1980s included

Postmodern thought believed that political reform could only be accomplished from within,as those were the only observers who truly understood it.

How did Pope John Paul II influence the decline of communism in Poland?

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