Question 1

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's popularity declined because of his support of the U.S. war in Iraq.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was not true about Argentina?

Accepted Answer

A) The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B) Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C) Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. 
D) After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. 
E) The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976. 
A) The Perónist government employed fascist gangs to overawe opponents. 
B) Eva Perón opposed the women's organizations that supported the Peronistas. 
C) Governmental corruption and ineffectiveness resulted in a military coup in 1976. 
D) After decades of full or partial military rule, democracy began again with the election of Raúl Alfonsín in 1983. 
E) The military regime murdered perhaps 6,000 leftists in 1976.

Question 3

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

Accepted Answer

A) Samarkand. 
B) Chernobyl. 
C) Aswan. 
D) the Three Gorges. 
E) Agra. 
A) Samarkand. 
B) Chernobyl. 
C) Aswan. 
D) the Three Gorges. 
E) Agra.

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-MTV

Accepted Answer

MTV, which stands for Music Television,

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT an action accomplished under the Lyndon Johnson administration?

Accepted Answer

A) War on Poverty. 
B) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
C) Voting Rights Act of 1965 
D) Committment of American troops to the Vietnam War 
E) Detente talks with China 
A) War on Poverty. 
B) Civil Rights Act of 1964 
C) Voting Rights Act of 1965 
D) Committment of American troops to the Vietnam War 
E) Detente talks with China

Question 6

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

This nation took the lead in the so-called "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) Great Britain 
B) The Netherlands 
C) Sweden 
D) The United States 
E) Belgium 
A) Great Britain 
B) The Netherlands 
C) Sweden 
D) The United States 
E) Belgium

Question 8

The disintegration of Czechoslovakia led to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Identify the following terms.
-France's nuclear bomb

Accepted Answer

France's nuclear bomb refers to the coun

Question 10

Identify the following terms.
-"the consumer society"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following terms.
-"the consumer society"...

Question 11

Who were the Sandinistas?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​anti-imperialist rebels in Columbia. 
B) ​successors to the independence group Tupac Amaru in Mexico. 
C) ​Marxist guerilla forces against the Somosa regime in Nicaragua. 
D) ​radical Jesuit forces in Argentina fighting against the Dirty War. 
E) ​striking copper miners in Venezuela who initiated a government shutdown after the spread of popular demonstrations. 
A) ​anti-imperialist rebels in Columbia. 
B) ​successors to the independence group Tupac Amaru in Mexico. 
C) ​Marxist guerilla forces against the Somosa regime in Nicaragua. 
D) ​radical Jesuit forces in Argentina fighting against the Dirty War. 
E) ​striking copper miners in Venezuela who initiated a government shutdown after the spread of popular demonstrations.

Question 12

What directions did Eastern European nations take after they became free from Soviet control? Why did they react as they did? How, and why, have Europeans made unprecedented attempts to achieve greater unity, after centuries of division, since 1945? How successful have their efforts been? Is there ever likely to be a "United States of Europe"? What factors would tend to make this a likely possibility? What would tend to make it unlikely?

Accepted Answer

After Eastern European nations became fr

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-the war on terrorism and the Department of Homeland Security

Accepted Answer

The War on Terrorism, also known as the

Question 14

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War 2 and the loss of its colonial empire? What impact did the deterioration of the French position have on the rest of Europe and the United States? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Accepted Answer

France faced significant challenges in h

Question 15

Which of the following statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B) The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C) Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D) Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E) Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations. 
A) President Johnson authorized the CIA to train Cuban exiles to invade the island. 
B) The Bay of Pigs disaster resulted in a Soviet decision to place Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C) Fidel Castro was overthrown by Fulgencio Batista. 
D) Ché Guevara successfully established a communist government in Bolivia. 
E) Fidel Castro withdrew Cuba from the United Nations.

Question 16

Because of the feminist movement, by the 1960s, working-class women were making salaries equal to those of men performing equivalent work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-1972 Munich Olympic Games, the Irish Republican Army, Pan Am flight 103, Lockerbie, Scotland

Accepted Answer

The 1972 Munich Olympic Games refers to

Question 18

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of Bill Clinton except

Accepted Answer

A) Clinton claimed he was a "new Democrat." 
B) he adopted a number of conservative policies. 
C) because of his misconduct with a White House intern, he was not reelected in 1996. 
D) the government budget deficit was reduced during his administration. 
E) his vice president, Al Gore, was defeated in the 2000 election. 
A) Clinton claimed he was a "new Democrat." 
B) he adopted a number of conservative policies. 
C) because of his misconduct with a White House intern, he was not reelected in 1996. 
D) the government budget deficit was reduced during his administration. 
E) his vice president, Al Gore, was defeated in the 2000 election.

Question 19

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was​

Accepted Answer

A) ​suppression of popular demonstrations at the Mexico City Olympics 
B) ​the assassination of the leading candidate of the PRI 
C) ​massacre of students demonstrating at Tlaltelolco Square 
D) ​the murder of Leon Trotsky by KGB agents complicit with the Mexican government 
E) ​the fifth term election of Luis Echeverrıa 
A) ​suppression of popular demonstrations at the Mexico City Olympics 
B) ​the assassination of the leading candidate of the PRI 
C) ​massacre of students demonstrating at Tlaltelolco Square 
D) ​the murder of Leon Trotsky by KGB agents complicit with the Mexican government 
E) ​the fifth term election of Luis Echeverrıa

Question 20

The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)

Accepted Answer

A) initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted. 
B) established a customs union for its six member states. 
C) initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. 
D) was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible. 
E) was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action. 
A) initially received strong encouragement from the Soviet Union, which played a leading role until the Cold War erupted. 
B) established a customs union for its six member states. 
C) initially embraced the Benelux countries, along with Sweden and Czechoslovakia. 
D) was initially designed with the hope it would stabilize employment for the working classes, but this hope was soon shown to be impossible. 
E) was publicly opposed by the United States and the Soviet Union, both of whom threatened military action.

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's popularity declined because of his support of the U.S. war in Iraq.

Which of the following was not true about Argentina?

In 1986, a nuclear disaster which occurred in this place served to enhance European awareness of environmental problems.

Identify the following terms. -MTV

Which of the following was NOT an action accomplished under the Lyndon Johnson administration?

Charles de Gaulle returned to power in France as a result of the crisis in Vietnam.

This nation took the lead in the so-called "Sexual Revolution" of the 1960s.

The disintegration of Czechoslovakia led to ethnic cleansing in Bosnia and Kosovo.

Identify the following terms. -France's nuclear bomb

Identify the following terms. -"the consumer society"

Who were the Sandinistas?​

Identify the following terms. -the war on terrorism and the Department of Homeland Security

How well did France handle the changes brought by the results of World War 2 and the loss of its colonial empire? What impact did the deterioration of the French position have on the rest of Europe and the United States? Were the ideas of Charles de Gaulle realistic or nostalgic? Why?

Which of the following statements accurately describes developments relating to Cuba in the late 1950s and early 1960s?

Because of the feminist movement, by the 1960s, working-class women were making salaries equal to those of men performing equivalent work.

Identify the following terms. -1972 Munich Olympic Games, the Irish Republican Army, Pan Am flight 103, Lockerbie, Scotland

All of the following are correct regarding the presidency of Bill Clinton except

In 1968, the event which demonstrated Mexico's domination by one political party was​

The founding of the European Economic Community (EEC)

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

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