Question 1

A significant transition in communist economies was demonstrated with what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agreement to the Strategic Arms Limitations reductions negotiated by Kissinger. 
B)  Discarding the command economy model. 
C)  Shifting to production of consumer goods. 
D)  Lifting Soviet embargos with China. 
E)  Perestroika. 
A)  Agreement to the Strategic Arms Limitations reductions negotiated by Kissinger. 
B)  Discarding the command economy model. 
C)  Shifting to production of consumer goods. 
D)  Lifting Soviet embargos with China. 
E)  Perestroika.

Question 2

The use of terrorism in Ireland against the British presence was demonstrated by the

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. 
B)  Unionists. 
C)  Irish Republican Army. 
D)  Euskara Separatist Brigade. 
E)  Ulster League. 
A)  Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association. 
B)  Unionists. 
C)  Irish Republican Army. 
D)  Euskara Separatist Brigade. 
E)  Ulster League.

Question 3

What was the breaking point of détente under Willy Brandt?

Accepted Answer

A)  His repression of immigration from across the eastern border. 
B)  His involvement in a series of espionage scandals that made the west look inattentive to Soviet spy campaigns. 
C)  The economic downturn of the 1970s. 
D)  The west German population objected to the military installments of foreign nations in their country. 
E)  The assassination of Israeli Olympic athletes in Munich gave the impression of lack of vigilance. 
A)  His repression of immigration from across the eastern border. 
B)  His involvement in a series of espionage scandals that made the west look inattentive to Soviet spy campaigns. 
C)  The economic downturn of the 1970s. 
D)  The west German population objected to the military installments of foreign nations in their country. 
E)  The assassination of Israeli Olympic athletes in Munich gave the impression of lack of vigilance.

Question 4

Italian Communism succeeded in becoming a nationalist movement in the 1970s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Gorbachev's biggest problem in initiating economic reforms was

Accepted Answer

A)  getting the Communist Party to agree to a consumer market. 
B)  getting the factory managers and workers to follow the central dictates of the party. 
C)  rapidly rising inflation at the same time that savings were devalued. 
D)  union protests for fixed wage increases the government could not afford. 
E)  creating a streamlined method of production to eliminate inefficiency. 
A)  getting the Communist Party to agree to a consumer market. 
B)  getting the factory managers and workers to follow the central dictates of the party. 
C)  rapidly rising inflation at the same time that savings were devalued. 
D)  union protests for fixed wage increases the government could not afford. 
E)  creating a streamlined method of production to eliminate inefficiency.

Question 6

The Commonwealth of Independent States was

Accepted Answer

A)  an organization of the remnants of territories that did not secede from the Soviet Union. 
B)  an anti-Soviet faction led by Ukraine. 
C)  the name of the newly independent Baltic countries of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. 
D)  a coalition of former Soviet republics 
E)  an agency that was the forerunner to the European Union. 
A)  an organization of the remnants of territories that did not secede from the Soviet Union. 
B)  an anti-Soviet faction led by Ukraine. 
C)  the name of the newly independent Baltic countries of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. 
D)  a coalition of former Soviet republics 
E)  an agency that was the forerunner to the European Union.

Question 7

Explain the trend in politics of the 1970s and 1980s in returning to conservativism.

Accepted Answer

The era of détente and possible thaw in

Question 8

The primacy of American culture was demonstrated in

Accepted Answer

A)  European devotion to American sitcoms. 
B)  embracing musicians like Willie Nelson or Madonna. 
C)  McDonald's opening in Moscow. 
D)  the popularity of fashion such as jeans. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  European devotion to American sitcoms. 
B)  embracing musicians like Willie Nelson or Madonna. 
C)  McDonald's opening in Moscow. 
D)  the popularity of fashion such as jeans. 
E)  all of these.

Question 9

The policy that Nixon engineered as a major shift in international politics was called

Accepted Answer

A)  détente. 
B)  Ostpolitik. 
C)  rapprochement. 
D)  isolation. 
E)  bilateral accords. 
A)  détente. 
B)  Ostpolitik. 
C)  rapprochement. 
D)  isolation. 
E)  bilateral accords.

Question 10

What was the Velvet Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Solidarity's triumph in Poland 
B)  The destruction of the Berlin Wall 
C)  The collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia 
D)  The cultural acceptance of homosexuality on a more widespread level 
E)  None of these 
A)  Solidarity's triumph in Poland 
B)  The destruction of the Berlin Wall 
C)  The collapse of communism in Czechoslovakia 
D)  The cultural acceptance of homosexuality on a more widespread level 
E)  None of these

Question 11

One of the most important voices of Soviet dissidents was of which Russian scientist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yuri Gagarin. 
B)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 
C)  Mikhail Bulgakov. 
D)  Andrei Sakharov. 
E)  Vladimir Jaroslavl. 
A)  Yuri Gagarin. 
B)  Alexander Solzhenitsyn. 
C)  Mikhail Bulgakov. 
D)  Andrei Sakharov. 
E)  Vladimir Jaroslavl.

Question 12

What ultimately was responsible for the collapse of communism?

Accepted Answer

Answers to this question can vary greatl

Question 13

Significant opposition to nuclear power was demonstrated after the malfunction of which power plant?

Accepted Answer

A)  San Onofre 
B)  Chernobyl 
C)  Fukushima 
D)  Greenham Common 
E)  None of these. 
A)  San Onofre 
B)  Chernobyl 
C)  Fukushima 
D)  Greenham Common 
E)  None of these.

Question 14

The Antiballistic Missile Treaty was intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  check the growth of nuclear weapons. 
B)  restrict the ownership of nuclear weapons to members of the UN Security Council. 
C)  outlaw certain types of nuclear weapons. 
D)  promote disarmament of each side. 
E)  do all of these. 
A)  check the growth of nuclear weapons. 
B)  restrict the ownership of nuclear weapons to members of the UN Security Council. 
C)  outlaw certain types of nuclear weapons. 
D)  promote disarmament of each side. 
E)  do all of these.

Question 15

Which of the following was one of Margaret Thatcher's less popular fiscal policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintaining an embargo against China 
B)  Curtailing social welfare programs 
C)  Increasing military expenditures despite rising unemployment 
D)  Centralizing government control of industries in Britain. 
E)  Withdrawal from the EEC. 
A)  Maintaining an embargo against China 
B)  Curtailing social welfare programs 
C)  Increasing military expenditures despite rising unemployment 
D)  Centralizing government control of industries in Britain. 
E)  Withdrawal from the EEC.

Question 16

What was the difference between glasnost and perestroika as proposed by Gorbachev?

Accepted Answer

In the calls to moderate the political c

Question 17

The Helsinki Final Act of 1975 was

Accepted Answer

A)  committed to ensuring the human rights of all the signatories' citizens. 
B)  an international agreement to ban above-ground nuclear testing. 
C)  the negotiated end of the Vietnam War. 
D)  the creation of the European Union. 
E)  the recognition of the final terms of Berlin's occupation at the end of World War II. 
A)  committed to ensuring the human rights of all the signatories' citizens. 
B)  an international agreement to ban above-ground nuclear testing. 
C)  the negotiated end of the Vietnam War. 
D)  the creation of the European Union. 
E)  the recognition of the final terms of Berlin's occupation at the end of World War II.

Question 18

The effect of popular culture helped to transmit greater acceptance of

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexuality. 
B)  sexual freedom. 
C)  religious alternatives. 
D)  consumer lifestyles. 
E)  all of these. 
A)  homosexuality. 
B)  sexual freedom. 
C)  religious alternatives. 
D)  consumer lifestyles. 
E)  all of these.

Question 19

Renewed interest in feminist politics in the 1970s was seen in

Accepted Answer

A)  Simone de Beauvoir's study The Second Sex. 
B)  women's participation in left-wing politics. 
C)  greater concern over reproductive rights. 
D)  the embrace of the concept "the personal is political." 
E)  all of these. 
A)  Simone de Beauvoir's study The Second Sex. 
B)  women's participation in left-wing politics. 
C)  greater concern over reproductive rights. 
D)  the embrace of the concept "the personal is political." 
E)  all of these.

Question 20

The second oil crisis spurred by the Iranian Revolution encouraged what action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Military occupation of the Middle East 
B)  Withdrawal from discussion in the Common Market about creating a common monetary unit. 
C)  Economic isolation of Iran by Westernized countries 
D)  Multinational investment in Venezuelan oil extraction 
E)  Further development of hydroelectric and solar energy options 
A)  Military occupation of the Middle East 
B)  Withdrawal from discussion in the Common Market about creating a common monetary unit. 
C)  Economic isolation of Iran by Westernized countries 
D)  Multinational investment in Venezuelan oil extraction 
E)  Further development of hydroelectric and solar energy options

Exam 29: Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

A significant transition in communist economies was demonstrated with what?

The use of terrorism in Ireland against the British presence was demonstrated by the

What was the breaking point of détente under Willy Brandt?

Italian Communism succeeded in becoming a nationalist movement in the 1970s.

Gorbachev's biggest problem in initiating economic reforms was

The Commonwealth of Independent States was

Explain the trend in politics of the 1970s and 1980s in returning to conservativism.

The primacy of American culture was demonstrated in

The policy that Nixon engineered as a major shift in international politics was called

What was the Velvet Revolution?

One of the most important voices of Soviet dissidents was of which Russian scientist?

What ultimately was responsible for the collapse of communism?

Significant opposition to nuclear power was demonstrated after the malfunction of which power plant?

The Antiballistic Missile Treaty was intended to

Which of the following was one of Margaret Thatcher's less popular fiscal policies?

What was the difference between glasnost and perestroika as proposed by Gorbachev?

The Helsinki Final Act of 1975 was

The effect of popular culture helped to transmit greater acceptance of

Renewed interest in feminist politics in the 1970s was seen in

The second oil crisis spurred by the Iranian Revolution encouraged what action?

The Origins of Western Civilization in the Ancient Near East,3000-1200 B.C.E.

Iron Age Civilizations,1200-500 B.C.E.

The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

The Rise of Rome,753-27 B.C.E.

The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

Late Antiquity,284-527

The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe,1350-1550

Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

Reform in the Western Church,1490-1570

A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment,1550-1790

Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe,1775-1815

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The Culture of Industrial Europe,1850-1914

The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

War and Revolution,1900-1918

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments,1918-1929

Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Europe Divided,1945-1968

Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

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