Exam 30: Social, cultural, and Economic Challenges in the West Through the Present

Refer to the excerpt "Toys from Europe Conquer the United States." How has LEGO been an example of the European penetration of popular culture around the world? Why has the influence of LEGO on children's toys been less controversial than the emergence of American fast-food chains in Europe?

The computer revolution has created a new social distinction based not on wealth but on access to computer technology.Define the "have" and "have-nots" of modern society-both in terms of individuals and nations or governments-and give examples of both groups and explain how they are advantaged or disadvantaged by their computer status.

The European Community's common currency is called the ________.

Today,except for one country,at least ________ of the population of every European nation lives in large cities.

Compared to abstract art-illustrated by Jackson Pollock-socialist realism was much more ________.

British sculptor Rachel Whiteread's work is associated with ________ in contemporary art.

City dwellers make up about what percentage of Western Europe's population?

The 1986 disaster at the ________ nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union heightened concern about environmental issues and raised questions that no European government could ignore.

Since World War II,governments have begun to spend more money on ________ than they do on the military.

The ________ in the sculpture Nameless Library represent the loss of Jewish contributions and Jewish lives as a result of the Holocaust.

All surveys indicate that ________ is the most important difficulty women face in the workplace.

Which of the following would be an example of socialist realism?

Christian democratic parties were generally led by ________.

Which word or phrase characterizes how many Europeans viewed the election of Barack Obama to the U.S.presidency?

By 1968,well ahead of schedule,the six members of the EEC had abolished all ________.

About ________ Germans were expelled by Poland,Czechoslovakia,and Hungary following World War II.

Neo-Orthodoxy did not sweep away liberal theology,which had a strong advocate in German-American theologian ________.

Which word or phrase best characterizes socialist realism?

The controversy over the admission of ________ to the European Union is partially over the "Islamic factor."

Women are more likely than men to work part-time,because of ________.