Question 1

Which American president called the Soviet Union an "evil empire?"?

Accepted Answer

A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W.Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W.Bush 
A) Richard Nixon 
B) Ronald Reagan 
C) George H.W.Bush 
D) Bill Clinton 
E) George W.Bush

Question 2

What was the name of the Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to crush "the four olds"?

Accepted Answer

A) "The Great Leap Forward" 
B) "Socialism in One Country" 
C) "All Power to the People" 
D) "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 
E) "The May Fourth Movement" 
A) "The Great Leap Forward" 
B) "Socialism in One Country" 
C) "All Power to the People" 
D) "The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 
E) "The May Fourth Movement"

Question 3

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Accepted Answer

The greatest challenge faced by Western

Question 4

Who was the West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany?

Accepted Answer

A) Willy Brandt 
B) Konrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl 
D) Helmut Schmidt 
E) Walter Ulbricht 
A) Willy Brandt 
B) Konrad Adenauer 
C) Helmut Kohl 
D) Helmut Schmidt 
E) Walter Ulbricht

Question 5

The French Socialist president who pursued a policy of nationalization of banks and industry in the 1980s was Francois Mitterrand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

After his election as first secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek introduced reforms promoting

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of speech and the press. 
B) free access to Western television shows, music and art. 
C) increased secret police activities. 
D) bans on travel abroad. 
E) censorship of all media. 
A) freedom of speech and the press. 
B) free access to Western television shows, music and art. 
C) increased secret police activities. 
D) bans on travel abroad. 
E) censorship of all media.

Question 7

Gustáv Husák implemented far-reaching reforms and new freedoms when he came to power in Czechoslovakia in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the 1970s, a new, complex economic problem called ____ emerged, combining high inflation with high unemployment.

Accepted Answer

A) deregulation 
B) recession 
C) stagflation 
D) hyper-stimulation 
E) nonflation 
A) deregulation 
B) recession 
C) stagflation 
D) hyper-stimulation 
E) nonflation

Question 9

Which American president slowly withdrew U.S. troops stationed in Vietnam in a bid to end U.S. involvement there?

Accepted Answer

A) Jimmy Carter 
B) Harry Truman 
C) John Kennedy 
D) Richard Nixon 
E) Lyndon Johnson 
A) Jimmy Carter 
B) Harry Truman 
C) John Kennedy 
D) Richard Nixon 
E) Lyndon Johnson

Question 10

According to the ____ embraced by President Johnson and his policymakers, if Vietnam fell to the communists, other Asian countries would also fall.

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnamization policy 
B) containment policy 
C) troop escalation theory 
D) domino theory 
E) State Protection Authority Program 
A) Vietnamization policy 
B) containment policy 
C) troop escalation theory 
D) domino theory 
E) State Protection Authority Program

Question 11

What ultimately sealed Jimmy Carter's defeat in the 1980 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A) The collapse of oil prices 
B) His pardoning of Richard Nixon 
C) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 
D) The troubled economy 
E) His inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran 
A) The collapse of oil prices 
B) His pardoning of Richard Nixon 
C) The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 
D) The troubled economy 
E) His inability to gain the release of American hostages held in Iran

Question 12

Who was the British mathematician who designed a computer that assisted in breaking the secret German codes during World War II?

Accepted Answer

A) Vaughn Williams 
B) Alan Turing 
C) Ian Botham 
D) Anthony Powell 
E) John Major 
A) Vaughn Williams 
B) Alan Turing 
C) Ian Botham 
D) Anthony Powell 
E) John Major

Question 13

All of these statements about Margaret Thatcher are true EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) she was the first female British prime minister. 
B) she pledged to increase social welfare programs. 
C) she was nicknamed the "Iron Lady." 
D) she broke the power of labor unions in England. 
E) she implemented economic programs that aided parts of England while others suffered. 
A) she was the first female British prime minister. 
B) she pledged to increase social welfare programs. 
C) she was nicknamed the "Iron Lady." 
D) she broke the power of labor unions in England. 
E) she implemented economic programs that aided parts of England while others suffered.

Question 14

Which philosopher argued that all relationships were marked by power and oppression?

Accepted Answer

A) Michel Foucault 
B) Jacques Derrida 
C) Milan Kundera 
D) Philip Glass 
E) Michael Jackson 
A) Michel Foucault 
B) Jacques Derrida 
C) Milan Kundera 
D) Philip Glass 
E) Michael Jackson

Question 15

What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful?

Accepted Answer

A) That globalization made the world feel smaller 
B) That small businesses were more capable of innovation than large firms 
C) That children are the world's greatest natural resource 
D) That the new innovations in science and technology would wreak havoc with the world's ecology and natural resources 
E) That preservation was the key to saving the environment 
A) That globalization made the world feel smaller 
B) That small businesses were more capable of innovation than large firms 
C) That children are the world's greatest natural resource 
D) That the new innovations in science and technology would wreak havoc with the world's ecology and natural resources 
E) That preservation was the key to saving the environment

Question 16

East German leader Erich Honecker is best known for

Accepted Answer

A) ordering the construction ofthe Berlin Wall in 1961. 
B) establishing a virtual dictatorship by using the Stasi or secret police in the 1970s and 1980s. 
C) endorsing the political unification of West and East Germany in the late 1980s. 
D) leading an unsuccessful independence movement from the Soviet Union in 1953. 
E) dismantling the Berlin Wall. 
A) ordering the construction ofthe Berlin Wall in 1961. 
B) establishing a virtual dictatorship by using the Stasi or secret police in the 1970s and 1980s. 
C) endorsing the political unification of West and East Germany in the late 1980s. 
D) leading an unsuccessful independence movement from the Soviet Union in 1953. 
E) dismantling the Berlin Wall.

Question 17

Poststructuralists argue that

Accepted Answer

A) with proper study, the secrets of the universe can be known. 
B) there is no fixed truth or universal meaning. 
C) universal truths trump individual interpretations. 
D) reason and logic are the centerpiece to understanding. 
E) everything in the universe relies on balance. 
A) with proper study, the secrets of the universe can be known. 
B) there is no fixed truth or universal meaning. 
C) universal truths trump individual interpretations. 
D) reason and logic are the centerpiece to understanding. 
E) everything in the universe relies on balance.

Question 18

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s? How did the U.S., Europe, and the Soviet Union each attempt to resolve these problems? Which country or policies had the greatest success and why?

Accepted Answer

During the 1970s, the major economic pro

Question 19

What led to the post-World War II feminist movement? What were its goals?

Accepted Answer

The post-World War II feminist movement

Question 20

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Between 1965 and 1985, new technologies

Which American president called the Soviet Union an "evil empire?"?

What was the name of the Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to crush "the four olds"?

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Who was the West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany?

The French Socialist president who pursued a policy of nationalization of banks and industry in the 1980s was Francois Mitterrand.

After his election as first secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek introduced reforms promoting

Gustáv Husák implemented far-reaching reforms and new freedoms when he came to power in Czechoslovakia in 1968.

In the 1970s, a new, complex economic problem called ____ emerged, combining high inflation with high unemployment.

Which American president slowly withdrew U.S. troops stationed in Vietnam in a bid to end U.S. involvement there?

According to the ____ embraced by President Johnson and his policymakers, if Vietnam fell to the communists, other Asian countries would also fall.

What ultimately sealed Jimmy Carter's defeat in the 1980 presidential election?

Who was the British mathematician who designed a computer that assisted in breaking the secret German codes during World War II?

All of these statements about Margaret Thatcher are true EXCEPT

Which philosopher argued that all relationships were marked by power and oppression?

What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful?

East German leader Erich Honecker is best known for

Poststructuralists argue that

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s? How did the U.S., Europe, and the Soviet Union each attempt to resolve these problems? Which country or policies had the greatest success and why?

What led to the post-World War II feminist movement? What were its goals?

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants? Explain.

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Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 16: Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

Which American president called the Soviet Union an "evil empire?"?

What was the name of the Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s that aimed to crush "the four olds"?

Taking into consideration the entire spectrum of human affairs, what was Western Civilization's greatest challenge between 1965 and 1985? Why do you think this was more challenging than other important issues of the day?

Who was the West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany?

The French Socialist president who pursued a policy of nationalization of banks and industry in the 1980s was Francois Mitterrand.

After his election as first secretary of the Communist party in Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubcek introduced reforms promoting

Gustáv Husák implemented far-reaching reforms and new freedoms when he came to power in Czechoslovakia in 1968.

In the 1970s, a new, complex economic problem called ____ emerged, combining high inflation with high unemployment.

Which American president slowly withdrew U.S. troops stationed in Vietnam in a bid to end U.S. involvement there?

According to the ____ embraced by President Johnson and his policymakers, if Vietnam fell to the communists, other Asian countries would also fall.

What ultimately sealed Jimmy Carter's defeat in the 1980 presidential election?

Who was the British mathematician who designed a computer that assisted in breaking the secret German codes during World War II?

All of these statements about Margaret Thatcher are true EXCEPT

Which philosopher argued that all relationships were marked by power and oppression?

What did E.F. Schumacher argue in his book, Small Is Beautiful?

East German leader Erich Honecker is best known for

Poststructuralists argue that

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s? How did the U.S., Europe, and the Soviet Union each attempt to resolve these problems? Which country or policies had the greatest success and why?

What led to the post-World War II feminist movement? What were its goals?

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants? Explain.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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