Question 1

John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on​

Accepted Answer

A) the ​civil rights movement. 
B) ​foreign affairs. 
C) ​promoting and continuing economic growth of consumer goods. 
D) ​promoting American technological supremacy in the "space race." 
E) ​the "war on poverty." 
A) the ​civil rights movement. 
B) ​foreign affairs. 
C) ​promoting and continuing economic growth of consumer goods. 
D) ​promoting American technological supremacy in the "space race." 
E) ​the "war on poverty."

Question 2

What was the primary cause of the economic collapse of East Germany the late 1980's?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Concern over the weakening economy of the Soviet Union. 
B) ​"Brain drain" as skilled workers fled to the West. 
C) ​Unemployment and severe discontent. 
D) ​Reunification with West Germany. 
E) ​A shutdown of work by protesters inspired by Lech Walesa and Solidarity. 
A) ​Concern over the weakening economy of the Soviet Union. 
B) ​"Brain drain" as skilled workers fled to the West. 
C) ​Unemployment and severe discontent. 
D) ​Reunification with West Germany. 
E) ​A shutdown of work by protesters inspired by Lech Walesa and Solidarity.

Question 3

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position. ​

Accepted Answer

The political swings between liberalism

Question 4

Slobodan Milosevic ​led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

Accepted Answer

A) ​Serbia 
B) ​Croatia 
C) ​Macedonia 
D) ​Bosnia 
E) ​Albania 
A) ​Serbia 
B) ​Croatia 
C) ​Macedonia 
D) ​Bosnia 
E) ​Albania

Question 5

"On balance, the 1960s were the most significant decade in recent American history." Discuss, pro and con.

Accepted Answer

Pro: The 1960s were a time of immense so

Question 6

Germany's "economic miracle" resurrection was led by which Chancellor?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Willie Brandt 
B) ​Ossi Heimhofer 
C) ​Konrad Adenauer 
D) ​Helmut Kohl 
E) ​Andrea Hacker 
A) ​Willie Brandt 
B) ​Ossi Heimhofer 
C) ​Konrad Adenauer 
D) ​Helmut Kohl 
E) ​Andrea Hacker

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-"the pill"

Accepted Answer

"The pill" typically refers to a form of

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Falkland Islands

Accepted Answer

The Falkland Islands, also known as Isla

Question 9

The policy known as Ostpolitik

Accepted Answer

A) almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B) was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C) was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D) increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E) was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany. 
A) almost led to East German absorption of West Germany. 
B) was designed by Charles De Gaulle. 
C) was designed by Conrad Adenauer. 
D) increased cultural, personal, and economic relations between West and East Germany. 
E) was an attempt by East Germany to unite with West Germany.

Question 10

The only Republican president of the United States between 1932 and 1968 was ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Richard Nixon 
B) ​Lyndon Johnson 
C) ​Eugene McCarthy 
D) ​Dwight D.Eisenhower 
E) ​Harry S.Truman 
A) ​Richard Nixon 
B) ​Lyndon Johnson 
C) ​Eugene McCarthy 
D) ​Dwight D.Eisenhower 
E) ​Harry S.Truman

Question 11

What internal and external forces shaped the story of self-government in the two Germanys, and then the reunification of Germany? What problems did they face, both before and after reunification? Did German leaders shape events or just "read and ride them well"? How and why?

Accepted Answer

The story of self-government in the two

Question 12

How has Western society changed due to the growth of permissiveness, changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism in the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

Accepted Answer

Western society has undergone significan

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia

Accepted Answer

Marshal Tito was the commonly used name

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Pope John Paul 2

Accepted Answer

Pope John Paul II was the head of the Ro

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Abstract Expressionism and Jackson Pollack

Accepted Answer

Abstract Expressionism is an art movemen

Question 16

Canada

Accepted Answer

A) had only a cautious, minimal subsidy program to private insurance companies to cover catastrophic health insurance for its citizens until 1999. 
B) like Latin America, has an economy based entirely on the export of raw materials. 
C) has only a poor working class with an average income considerably lower than that of blue-collar workers in Latin America. 
D) has many citizens who believe the United States has excessive influence in Canadian politics and over the Canadian economy. 
E) has three official languages: English, French, and Cree. 
A) had only a cautious, minimal subsidy program to private insurance companies to cover catastrophic health insurance for its citizens until 1999. 
B) like Latin America, has an economy based entirely on the export of raw materials. 
C) has only a poor working class with an average income considerably lower than that of blue-collar workers in Latin America. 
D) has many citizens who believe the United States has excessive influence in Canadian politics and over the Canadian economy. 
E) has three official languages: English, French, and Cree.

Question 17

The substitution of traditional imports by increasing domestic industrial production in Latin America began to fail in the 1960s because

Accepted Answer

A) they often lacked sufficient labor to allow them to compete with foreign manufacturers. 
B) Japan refused to buy any goods from countries using import-substitution. 
C) domestic markets were too small and countries were unable to find enough foreign buyers. 
D) United States firms effectively stifled attempts to establish industry in Latin America. 
E) foreign capital costs and a welter of other, highly technical problems fatally weakened attempts to expand Latin American industry. 
A) they often lacked sufficient labor to allow them to compete with foreign manufacturers. 
B) Japan refused to buy any goods from countries using import-substitution. 
C) domestic markets were too small and countries were unable to find enough foreign buyers. 
D) United States firms effectively stifled attempts to establish industry in Latin America. 
E) foreign capital costs and a welter of other, highly technical problems fatally weakened attempts to expand Latin American industry.

Question 18

Richard Nixon

Accepted Answer

A) pursued a "northern strategy," making civil rights a central plank in his political platform. 
B) ordered the killing of four students at Ohio's Kent State University by army soldiers. 
C) refused to end the Vietnam War. 
D) used illegal methods to obtain information from his political rivals. 
E) made minor mistakes, but he was careful not to lie to Congress or the people. 
A) pursued a "northern strategy," making civil rights a central plank in his political platform. 
B) ordered the killing of four students at Ohio's Kent State University by army soldiers. 
C) refused to end the Vietnam War. 
D) used illegal methods to obtain information from his political rivals. 
E) made minor mistakes, but he was careful not to lie to Congress or the people.

Question 19

The Harvard-educated billionaire right-centrist elected as president in Chile following divisions in the Socialist party in 2010 was​

Accepted Answer

A) Carlos ​Slim 
B) ​Jorge paulo Lemann 
C) ​Michelle Bachelet 
D) ​Sebastian Piñera 
E) ​Salvador Allende 
A) Carlos ​Slim 
B) ​Jorge paulo Lemann 
C) ​Michelle Bachelet 
D) ​Sebastian Piñera 
E) ​Salvador Allende

Question 20

Charles De Gaulle did not do which of the following things ?

Accepted Answer

A) see France decrease its gross domestic product during his period of government 
B) create the Fifth Republic 
C) increase the power of the office of president 
D) come to power because of the Algerian crisis 
E) endeavor to make France a major nuclear power 
A) see France decrease its gross domestic product during his period of government 
B) create the Fifth Republic 
C) increase the power of the office of president 
D) come to power because of the Algerian crisis 
E) endeavor to make France a major nuclear power

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on​

What was the primary cause of the economic collapse of East Germany the late 1980's?​

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position. ​

Slobodan Milosevic ​led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

"On balance, the 1960s were the most significant decade in recent American history." Discuss, pro and con.

Germany's "economic miracle" resurrection was led by which Chancellor?​

Identify the following terms. -"the pill"

Identify the following terms. -Falkland Islands

The policy known as Ostpolitik

The only Republican president of the United States between 1932 and 1968 was ​

What internal and external forces shaped the story of self-government in the two Germanys, and then the reunification of Germany? What problems did they face, both before and after reunification? Did German leaders shape events or just "read and ride them well"? How and why?

How has Western society changed due to the growth of permissiveness, changes in the status of women, and the emergence of modern terrorism in the last thirty years? Which has had the deepest impact, and why?

Identify the following terms. -Marshal Tito and Yugoslavia

Identify the following terms. -Pope John Paul 2

Identify the following terms. -Abstract Expressionism and Jackson Pollack

Canada

The substitution of traditional imports by increasing domestic industrial production in Latin America began to fail in the 1960s because

Richard Nixon

The Harvard-educated billionaire right-centrist elected as president in Chile following divisions in the Socialist party in 2010 was​

Charles De Gaulle did not do which of the following things ?

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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John F. Kennedy's administration focused primarily on

What was the primary cause of the economic collapse of East Germany the late 1980's?

What do you believe are the contributing factors to the political swings between liberalism and conservativism in both the United States and Europe in the post-war period? Compare the policies of Reagan, Thatcher, and Kohl with those of Johnson, Attlee, and Adenauer in evaluating your position.

Slobodan Milosevic led which Balkan nation in rejecting the independence of some territories in former Yugoslavia?

Germany's "economic miracle" resurrection was led by which Chancellor?

The only Republican president of the United States between 1932 and 1968 was

The Harvard-educated billionaire right-centrist elected as president in Chile following divisions in the Socialist party in 2010 was