Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-personal computer and the Internet

Accepted Answer

A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose electronic device that is designed for individual use, as opposed to computers that are intended for shared or enterprise use. Personal computers are typically used at home or in small business settings and are capable of performing a wide range of tasks, including word processing, accessing the Internet, playing video games, and running various software applications for productivity or entertainment purposes. PCs come in various forms, including desktops, laptops, tablets, and all-in-one systems, each with different capabilities and intended uses.

The Internet, on the other hand, is a vast global network of interconnected computers and servers that use standardized communication protocols to exchange data. It enables the sharing of information and resources and provides a platform for communication, commerce, entertainment, and education. The Internet hosts a multitude of services such as the World Wide Web (WWW), email, file transfer, voice and video communication, and online gaming. It has become an integral part of modern life, influencing how people interact, work, learn, and engage with the world around them. The Internet's open and decentralized nature allows for continuous innovation and the creation of new technologies and services.

Question 2

The movement for civil rights in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s

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A) was strongly opposed by Malcolm X, a white political leader from Illinois. 
B) created a "white backlash" which aided a national trend toward greater political conservatism. 
C) received no governmental support until 1974. 
D) energized Indian and black minorities, who together composed 34 percent of the population. 
E) finally achieved the right to vote for all black American adults as a result of the Proclamation of 1953. 
A) was strongly opposed by Malcolm X, a white political leader from Illinois. 
B) created a "white backlash" which aided a national trend toward greater political conservatism. 
C) received no governmental support until 1974. 
D) energized Indian and black minorities, who together composed 34 percent of the population. 
E) finally achieved the right to vote for all black American adults as a result of the Proclamation of 1953. B

Question 3

Demonstrations occurred on university campuses during the 1960s for all of the following reasons except

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A) protests against the Vietnam War. 
B) grade inflation. 
C) irrelevant educational requirements. 
D) desire for greater involvement in the running of the university. 
E) overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators. 
A) protests against the Vietnam War. 
B) grade inflation. 
C) irrelevant educational requirements. 
D) desire for greater involvement in the running of the university. 
E) overcrowded classrooms and uncaring professors and administrators. B

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent l

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-"the permissive society"

Accepted Answer

"The permissive society" is a term that

Question 6

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal plan accomplished all of the following EXCEPT​

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A) ​Growth of federal government in scope and power 
B) ​the rise of organized labor as a significant force in the economy and politics 
C) ​passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
D) ​beginning of a welfare state like those in Europe. 
E) ​experimenting with deficit spending to spur the economy. 
A) ​Growth of federal government in scope and power 
B) ​the rise of organized labor as a significant force in the economy and politics 
C) ​passage of an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution. 
D) ​beginning of a welfare state like those in Europe. 
E) ​experimenting with deficit spending to spur the economy.

Question 7

Terrorism is often motivated by all of the following except

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A) the desire for revolutionary upheaval. 
B) nationalistic desires aimed at creating new states. 
C) desires for political retribution. 
D) a desire to invoke political, social, and religious pluralism. 
E) religious commitments and beliefs. 
A) the desire for revolutionary upheaval. 
B) nationalistic desires aimed at creating new states. 
C) desires for political retribution. 
D) a desire to invoke political, social, and religious pluralism. 
E) religious commitments and beliefs.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-"...to Americanize the world"

Accepted Answer

The phrase "to Americanize the world" re

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-"change we can believe in"

Accepted Answer

"Change We Can Believe In" was a slogan

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Accepted Answer

Fidel Castro, the Bay of Pigs, and the C

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-fundamentalism

Accepted Answer

Fundamentalism is a term that originally

Question 12

What problems has Latin America faced since 1945, and what role has Marxist ideology played in their efforts to solve these problems? Have the major social and economic changes in Latin American societies made them more or less alike? Is it still accurate to treat them individually, or is it now more appropriate to analyze them regionally? Why or why not, in the light of developments since 1945?

Accepted Answer

Since 1945, Latin America has faced a my

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb

Accepted Answer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was an American th

Question 14

The second Balkan war that started in 1989, and generated the bombing led by the United States and NATO was between​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Bosnia and Serbia 
B) ​Serbia and Croatia 
C) ​Kosovo and Montenegro 
D) ​Kosovo and Serbia 
E) ​Albania and Herzegovina. 
A) ​Bosnia and Serbia 
B) ​Serbia and Croatia 
C) ​Kosovo and Montenegro 
D) ​Kosovo and Serbia 
E) ​Albania and Herzegovina.

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Treaty on European Union, 1994

Accepted Answer

The Treaty on European Union, often refe

Question 16

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Popular culture

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A) is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B) has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C) became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D) is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E) has had little influence on most of the world's peoples. 
A) is, to a significant degree, created in the United Kingdom and then, in part at least, spread to other Western areas and beyond. 
B) has proven unexpectedly resistant to exploitation by commercial interests. 
C) became, in the area of sports, highly commercialized during the second half of the twentieth century. 
D) is mainly Asian in emphasis. 
E) has had little influence on most of the world's peoples.

Question 18

Identify the following terms.
-Vicente Fox

Accepted Answer

Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican busines

Question 19

The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in

Accepted Answer

A) the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity. 
D) the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl. 
E) East Germany, with the fall of the Berlin Wall. 
A) the Czech Republic, with the breakup of Czechoslovakia. 
B) Bosnia, during the breakup of Yugoslavia. 
C) Poland, with the overthrow of the Communist government by Solidarity. 
D) the Ukraine, with the atomic explosion at Chernobyl. 
E) East Germany, with the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-existentialism, Postmodernism, and Poststructuralism or deconstruction

Accepted Answer

Existentialism, Postmodernism, and Posts

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Identify the following terms. -personal computer and the Internet

The movement for civil rights in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s

Demonstrations occurred on university campuses during the 1960s for all of the following reasons except

Identify the following terms. -Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Identify the following terms. -"the permissive society"

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal plan accomplished all of the following EXCEPT​

Terrorism is often motivated by all of the following except

Identify the following terms. -"...to Americanize the world"

Identify the following terms. -"change we can believe in"

Identify the following terms. -Fidel Castro, Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis

Identify the following terms. -fundamentalism

Identify the following terms. -J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb

The second Balkan war that started in 1989, and generated the bombing led by the United States and NATO was between​

Identify the following terms. -Treaty on European Union, 1994

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God. ​

Popular culture

Identify the following terms. -Vicente Fox

The term "ethnic cleansing" is associated with the tragedy which occurred in

Identify the following terms. -existentialism, Postmodernism, and Poststructuralism or deconstruction

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War 2

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal plan accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

The second Balkan war that started in 1989, and generated the bombing led by the United States and NATO was between

The starting point of Existentialism was a renewed dedication to faith in God.