Question 1

Please define the following key terms.
- Ayatollah Khomeini

Accepted Answer

Ayatollah Khomeini, also known as Ruholl

Question 2

The American president who committed the United States to an aggressive military policy against the Soviet Union was

Accepted Answer

A) Carter. 
B) Clinton. 
C) H.W.Bush. 
D) Nixon. 
E) Reagan. 
A) Carter. 
B) Clinton. 
C) H.W.Bush. 
D) Nixon. 
E) Reagan.

Question 3

After years of apartheid,how did black South Africans finally destroy the system and create a democracy in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

After years of apartheid, black South Af

Question 4

The fall of communism in Czechoslovakia was known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Velvet Revolution. 
B) Bloodless revolution. 
C) Prague Spring. 
D) Solidarity stand. 
E) Ceausescu revolt. 
A) Velvet Revolution. 
B) Bloodless revolution. 
C) Prague Spring. 
D) Solidarity stand. 
E) Ceausescu revolt.

Question 5

The PLO felt justified in carrying out attacks on Israel because

Accepted Answer

A) Israel kept the land it occupied in the Six-Day War. 
B) Jewish settlements were built on Palestinian Land. 
C) of the intifada. 
D) any likelihood of Israel returning Palestinian land seemed impossible. 
E) All of these 
A) Israel kept the land it occupied in the Six-Day War. 
B) Jewish settlements were built on Palestinian Land. 
C) of the intifada. 
D) any likelihood of Israel returning Palestinian land seemed impossible. 
E) All of these

Question 6

Please define the following key terms.
- Ronald Reagan

Accepted Answer

Ronald Reagan was the 40th President of

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Party of International Revolution

Accepted Answer

The term "Party of International Revolut

Question 8

The nature of the new and developing global economy,especially in the Asian sector,can be described by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) exploitative labor,including women and children. 
B) emphasis on marketing,financial services,and knowledge-based industries. 
C) assimilation of high technology into the economic sector. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) demand for cheaper goods pushing wages down. 
A) exploitative labor,including women and children. 
B) emphasis on marketing,financial services,and knowledge-based industries. 
C) assimilation of high technology into the economic sector. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) demand for cheaper goods pushing wages down.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms.
- Nelson Mandela

Accepted Answer

Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
- Glasnost

Accepted Answer

Glasnost, a term which translates to "op

Question 11

Please define the following key terms.
- Boris Yeltsin

Accepted Answer

Boris Yeltsin was a significant politica

Question 12

Please define the following key terms.
- Soweto Uprising

Accepted Answer

The Soweto Uprising refers to a series o

Question 13

Polish nationalism was tied to

Accepted Answer

A) Roman Catholicism. 
B) atheism. 
C) Lutheranism. 
D) capitalism. 
E) the sexual revolution. 
A) Roman Catholicism. 
B) atheism. 
C) Lutheranism. 
D) capitalism. 
E) the sexual revolution.

Question 14

Mikhail Gorbachev,as the new leader of the Soviet Union,enacted which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) an attempted bridge between communism and capitalism. 
B) glasnost. 
C) perestroika. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) clarifying the disaster of Chernobyl. 
A) an attempted bridge between communism and capitalism. 
B) glasnost. 
C) perestroika. 
D) all of the answers are correct. 
E) clarifying the disaster of Chernobyl.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- Palestinian Liberation Organization

Accepted Answer

The Palestinian Liberation Organization

Question 16

The Maastricht treaty of 1992 created

Accepted Answer

A) the European Economic Community. 
B) the European Union. 
C) a European Parliament. 
D) the World Bank. 
E) the International Monetary Fund. 
A) the European Economic Community. 
B) the European Union. 
C) a European Parliament. 
D) the World Bank. 
E) the International Monetary Fund.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms.
- Structural Adjustment

Accepted Answer

Structural Adjustment refers to a set of

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Mujahaddin

Accepted Answer

The term "Mujahideen" (or "Mujaheddin,"

Question 19

Symbolically,the Cold War was truly over in the summer of 1990 with the

Accepted Answer

A) resignation of Gobachev. 
B) dismantling of the Berlin Wall. 
C) election of Yeltsin. 
D) election of a Polish Pope. 
E) last Soviet soldier leaving Afghanistan. 
A) resignation of Gobachev. 
B) dismantling of the Berlin Wall. 
C) election of Yeltsin. 
D) election of a Polish Pope. 
E) last Soviet soldier leaving Afghanistan.

Question 20

The Mujahaddin were able to fight a long and continuous war against the Soviet Union with aid from

Accepted Answer

A) Iran. 
B) China. 
C) the United States. 
D) the United Nations. 
E) NATO. 
A) Iran. 
B) China. 
C) the United States. 
D) the United Nations. 
E) NATO.

Exam 31: Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

Please define the following key terms. - Ayatollah Khomeini

The American president who committed the United States to an aggressive military policy against the Soviet Union was

After years of apartheid,how did black South Africans finally destroy the system and create a democracy in South Africa?

The fall of communism in Czechoslovakia was known as the

The PLO felt justified in carrying out attacks on Israel because

Please define the following key terms. - Ronald Reagan

Please define the following key terms. - Party of International Revolution

The nature of the new and developing global economy,especially in the Asian sector,can be described by which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Nelson Mandela

Please define the following key terms. - Glasnost

Please define the following key terms. - Boris Yeltsin

Please define the following key terms. - Soweto Uprising

Polish nationalism was tied to

Mikhail Gorbachev,as the new leader of the Soviet Union,enacted which of the following?

Please define the following key terms. - Palestinian Liberation Organization

The Maastricht treaty of 1992 created

Please define the following key terms. - Structural Adjustment

Please define the following key terms. - Mujahaddin

Symbolically,the Cold War was truly over in the summer of 1990 with the

The Mujahaddin were able to fight a long and continuous war against the Soviet Union with aid from

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Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

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