Question 1

After the fall of the Soviet Union,the Russian economy underwent what transformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalization 
B)  Transfer of government owned industries to IPOs 
C)  A political coup against a free market economy 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation 
A)  Nationalization 
B)  Transfer of government owned industries to IPOs 
C)  A political coup against a free market economy 
D)  Privatization 
E)  Liquidation

Question 2

What criteria define European-ness in the new millennium?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adherence to Catholicism 
B)  Membership in the EU 
C)  Urbanization 
D)  Higher education 
E)  There are no universal criteria. 
A)  Adherence to Catholicism 
B)  Membership in the EU 
C)  Urbanization 
D)  Higher education 
E)  There are no universal criteria.

Question 3

The failure of the Lisbon Treaty meant a delay in establishing a constitution for the EU.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Who bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Serbians 
B)  Albanians 
C)  French 
D)  Americans 
E)  Russians 
A)  Serbians 
B)  Albanians 
C)  French 
D)  Americans 
E)  Russians

Question 5

Why have Romania and Bulgaria experienced the least success of all the eastern European states in adapting to the postcommunist political world?

Accepted Answer

Both Romania and Bulgaria have failed to

Question 6

At the end of the NATO air strikes against Serbs in Kosovo,

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of Albanian refugees was more than 1 million. 
B)  Slobodan   claimed victory. 
C)  the Chinese Embassy and hospitals had been destroyed. 
D)  managed to unify support from Serbia. 
E)  all of these were true. 
A)  the number of Albanian refugees was more than 1 million. 
B)  Slobodan   claimed victory. 
C)  the Chinese Embassy and hospitals had been destroyed. 
D)  managed to unify support from Serbia. 
E)  all of these were true.

Question 7

Who was the leader of the Rally for the Republic party in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nicholas Sarkozy 
B)  François Mitterand 
C)  Jacques Chirac 
D)  Alain Ducasse 
E)  George Valentine 
A)  Nicholas Sarkozy 
B)  François Mitterand 
C)  Jacques Chirac 
D)  Alain Ducasse 
E)  George Valentine

Question 8

The European Commission in 1985 was headed by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Chirac. 
B)  John Major. 
C)  François Mitterand. 
D)  Jacques Delors. 
E)  Jose Bove. 
A)  Jacques Chirac. 
B)  John Major. 
C)  François Mitterand. 
D)  Jacques Delors. 
E)  Jose Bove.

Question 9

Croatia and Bosnia were the two originators of the Balkan War and ethnic cleansing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Schengen space referred to

Accepted Answer

A)  the demilitarized zones of Yugoslavian states. 
B)  the unrestricted air space for pan-European travel. 
C)  the majority of states in the EU that did not require passports or visas. 
D)  nonmembers of the EU who needed political permission to obtain guest worker permits. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  the demilitarized zones of Yugoslavian states. 
B)  the unrestricted air space for pan-European travel. 
C)  the majority of states in the EU that did not require passports or visas. 
D)  nonmembers of the EU who needed political permission to obtain guest worker permits. 
E)  none of these.

Question 11

To create an effective EU,the member nations had to achieve

Accepted Answer

A)  an economic confederation with free trade. 
B)  a single market economy. 
C)  a competitive infrastructure to foster growth. 
D)  an agreement to maintain regional specializations under a centrally controlled economy. 
E)  removal of all impediments to international employment. 
A)  an economic confederation with free trade. 
B)  a single market economy. 
C)  a competitive infrastructure to foster growth. 
D)  an agreement to maintain regional specializations under a centrally controlled economy. 
E)  removal of all impediments to international employment.

Question 12

Analyze the political trends in postcommunist eastern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Although the Soviet Union broke up after

Exam 30: Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

After the fall of the Soviet Union,the Russian economy underwent what transformation?

What criteria define European-ness in the new millennium?

The failure of the Lisbon Treaty meant a delay in establishing a constitution for the EU.

Who bombed the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade?

Why have Romania and Bulgaria experienced the least success of all the eastern European states in adapting to the postcommunist political world?

At the end of the NATO air strikes against Serbs in Kosovo,

Who was the leader of the Rally for the Republic party in France?

The European Commission in 1985 was headed by

Croatia and Bosnia were the two originators of the Balkan War and ethnic cleansing.

The Schengen space referred to

To create an effective EU,the member nations had to achieve

Analyze the political trends in postcommunist eastern Europe.

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