Question 1

In the 1800s, women were not allowed to vote for government officials in any European country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

All of the following are historically true about Eastern Europe EXCEPT

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A)  Eastern Europe was a land of empires. 
B)  the region was more economically backward than western Europe. 
C)  the political map of Eastern Europe has changed little since 1900. 
D)  the region contains a mix of different nationalities and religious traditions. 
E)  communism came to power only after World War II. 
A)  Eastern Europe was a land of empires. 
B)  the region was more economically backward than western Europe. 
C)  the political map of Eastern Europe has changed little since 1900. 
D)  the region contains a mix of different nationalities and religious traditions. 
E)  communism came to power only after World War II. C

Question 3

Fascism

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A)  emphasizes individual rights and freedoms. 
B)  first came to power in Germany. 
C)  is another word for communism. 
D)  rejects many of the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
E)  was a cause of World War I. 
A)  emphasizes individual rights and freedoms. 
B)  first came to power in Germany. 
C)  is another word for communism. 
D)  rejects many of the ideas of the Enlightenment. 
E)  was a cause of World War I. D

Question 4

How and why did democracy arise in western Europe prior to 1900? What made it possible for democracy to take root?

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Democracy arose in western Europe prior

Question 5

What appears to be true about "shock therapy"?

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A)  Those who adopted it fared better than those who pursued gradual reforms. 
B)  Those who adopted it fared worse than those who pursued gradual reforms. 
C)  It was a wonderful idea in theory but no one ended up adopting it. 
D)  It was tried most successfully in Hungary and least successfully in Poland. 
E)  It is an idea inspired by communist ideals. 
A)  Those who adopted it fared better than those who pursued gradual reforms. 
B)  Those who adopted it fared worse than those who pursued gradual reforms. 
C)  It was a wonderful idea in theory but no one ended up adopting it. 
D)  It was tried most successfully in Hungary and least successfully in Poland. 
E)  It is an idea inspired by communist ideals.

Question 6

Under Tito,

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A)  Yugoslavia split up in a violent civil war. 
B)  Yugoslavia became a democracy. 
C)  Yugoslavia was closely aligned with the Soviet Union. 
D)  Serbian nationalism was the dominant ideology in Yugoslavia. 
E)  Yugoslavia was a single country ruled by a communist party. 
A)  Yugoslavia split up in a violent civil war. 
B)  Yugoslavia became a democracy. 
C)  Yugoslavia was closely aligned with the Soviet Union. 
D)  Serbian nationalism was the dominant ideology in Yugoslavia. 
E)  Yugoslavia was a single country ruled by a communist party.

Question 7

Since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe

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A)  few states in the region have been able to establish democracy. 
B)  the European Union was too busy with its own problems to provide much economic assistance to the region. 
C)  most states in the region have pursued privatization and free-market reforms. 
D)  Czechoslovakia witnessed a civil war and split in two. 
E)  unemployment has declined. 
A)  few states in the region have been able to establish democracy. 
B)  the European Union was too busy with its own problems to provide much economic assistance to the region. 
C)  most states in the region have pursued privatization and free-market reforms. 
D)  Czechoslovakia witnessed a civil war and split in two. 
E)  unemployment has declined.

Question 8

What are the main features of European welfare states? How have they performed since World War II?

Accepted Answer

The main features of European welfare st

Question 9

What is true about the fighting in the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia?

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A)  The European Union sent troops to fight against the Serbs. 
B)  The Bosnians occupied large parts of Serbia. 
C)  NATO sent in troops once the Serbs invaded Macedonia. 
D)  Russia was on the side of the Albanians. 
E)  The war in Bosnia ended with the signing of the Dayton Accords. 
A)  The European Union sent troops to fight against the Serbs. 
B)  The Bosnians occupied large parts of Serbia. 
C)  NATO sent in troops once the Serbs invaded Macedonia. 
D)  Russia was on the side of the Albanians. 
E)  The war in Bosnia ended with the signing of the Dayton Accords.

Question 10

Since reunification, the unemployment rate in eastern Germany has been around 15 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The only East European state in which democracy survived between the world wars was

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A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Czechoslovakia. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Romania. 
E)  Yugoslavia.

Question 12

One conclusion to be drawn from Table 2.3 is

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A)  West European states took a long time to begin growing economically after World War II. 
B)  economic growth sped up in the 1970s and 1980s. 
C)  economic growth was most marked in the first decade after World War II. 
D)  Sweden had the best rates of growth in Europe after World War II. 
E)  some states experienced economic growth but some states did not. 
A)  West European states took a long time to begin growing economically after World War II. 
B)  economic growth sped up in the 1970s and 1980s. 
C)  economic growth was most marked in the first decade after World War II. 
D)  Sweden had the best rates of growth in Europe after World War II. 
E)  some states experienced economic growth but some states did not.

Question 13

The Marshall Plan

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A)  helped end World War II. 
B)  helped undermine communist governments in Eastern Europe. 
C)  helped Europe rebuild after the war. 
D)  was extremely unpopular in Europe. 
E)  was Stalin's plan to impose communism in Eastern Europe. 
A)  helped end World War II. 
B)  helped undermine communist governments in Eastern Europe. 
C)  helped Europe rebuild after the war. 
D)  was extremely unpopular in Europe. 
E)  was Stalin's plan to impose communism in Eastern Europe.

Question 14

European welfare states have had consistently low growth rates since the 1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Since Germany has reunified

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A)  living standards between East and West have become similar. 
B)  some in eastern Germany have become nostalgic for East Germany. 
C)  East Germany has given West Germany massive amounts of aid. 
D)  Germany has become a neutral country. 
E)  Germany has withdrawn from the EU. 
A)  living standards between East and West have become similar. 
B)  some in eastern Germany have become nostalgic for East Germany. 
C)  East Germany has given West Germany massive amounts of aid. 
D)  Germany has become a neutral country. 
E)  Germany has withdrawn from the EU.

Question 16

Most communist states successfully made the transition to democracy and capitalism. Which transition-the political or the economic one-was more difficult? What do you think accounts for the success of these transitions?

Accepted Answer

The transition from communism to democra

Question 17

An example of a state founded largely on ethnic nationalism is

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A)  Great Britain. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Switzerland. 
A)  Great Britain. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  France. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Switzerland.

Question 18

A nation refers to a group of people who share some sort of cultural or historical bond; a state is a political organization that governs people in a particular territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are the main differences in political development between Western and Eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

The main differences in political develo

Question 20

Why did Yugoslavia break apart? Why did the EU and the United States do so little to prevent the outbreak of violence there?

Accepted Answer

Yugoslavia broke apart in the 1990s due

In the 1800s, women were not allowed to vote for government officials in any European country.

All of the following are historically true about Eastern Europe EXCEPT

Fascism

How and why did democracy arise in western Europe prior to 1900? What made it possible for democracy to take root?

What appears to be true about "shock therapy"?

Under Tito,

Since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe

What are the main features of European welfare states? How have they performed since World War II?

What is true about the fighting in the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia?

Since reunification, the unemployment rate in eastern Germany has been around 15 percent.

The only East European state in which democracy survived between the world wars was

One conclusion to be drawn from Table 2.3 is

The Marshall Plan

European welfare states have had consistently low growth rates since the 1950s.

Since Germany has reunified

Most communist states successfully made the transition to democracy and capitalism. Which transition-the political or the economic one-was more difficult? What do you think accounts for the success of these transitions?

An example of a state founded largely on ethnic nationalism is

A nation refers to a group of people who share some sort of cultural or historical bond; a state is a political organization that governs people in a particular territory.

What are the main differences in political development between Western and Eastern Europe?

Why did Yugoslavia break apart? Why did the EU and the United States do so little to prevent the outbreak of violence there?

Introduction: What Is Europe

The Institutions and Policies of the European Union

Parliaments and Electoral Systems

Executive Authority in Europe

Legal Structures and Judicial Systems

Political Parties and Elections

Political Culture and Political Behavior

Economic Issues in Europe

Immigration and Multi-Culturalism

European Security and Foreign Policy

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Exam 2: Political and Economic Development in Western and Eastern Europe

In the 1800s, women were not allowed to vote for government officials in any European country.

All of the following are historically true about Eastern Europe EXCEPT

Fascism

How and why did democracy arise in western Europe prior to 1900? What made it possible for democracy to take root?

What appears to be true about "shock therapy"?

Under Tito,

Since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe

What are the main features of European welfare states? How have they performed since World War II?

What is true about the fighting in the 1990s in the former Yugoslavia?

Since reunification, the unemployment rate in eastern Germany has been around 15 percent.

The only East European state in which democracy survived between the world wars was

One conclusion to be drawn from Table 2.3 is

The Marshall Plan

European welfare states have had consistently low growth rates since the 1950s.

Since Germany has reunified

Most communist states successfully made the transition to democracy and capitalism. Which transition-the political or the economic one-was more difficult? What do you think accounts for the success of these transitions?

An example of a state founded largely on ethnic nationalism is

A nation refers to a group of people who share some sort of cultural or historical bond; a state is a political organization that governs people in a particular territory.

What are the main differences in political development between Western and Eastern Europe?

Why did Yugoslavia break apart? Why did the EU and the United States do so little to prevent the outbreak of violence there?

Introduction: What Is Europe

The Institutions and Policies of the European Union

Parliaments and Electoral Systems

Executive Authority in Europe

Legal Structures and Judicial Systems

Political Parties and Elections

Political Culture and Political Behavior

Economic Issues in Europe

Immigration and Multi-Culturalism

European Security and Foreign Policy

Possible Scenarios and Final Questions

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