Question 1

Identify the following terms.
-the euro

Accepted Answer

The euro is the official currency of the

Question 2

In the booming economies of post-war Western Europe, labor shortages led to an increased reliance on foreign "guest" workers.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify the following terms.
-1968 student massacre in Tlaltelolco Squire

Accepted Answer

The term "1968 student massacre in Tlalt

Question 4

Identify the following terms.
-Helmut Kohl and German reunification

Accepted Answer

Helmut Kohl was a German statesman who s

Question 5

Identify the following terms.
-Juan and Eva Perón

Accepted Answer

Juan Domingo Perón (1895–1974) and Eva D

Question 6

Identify the following terms.
-Richard Nixon and the "southern strategy"

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon was the 37th President of

Question 7

Identify the following terms.
-Tony Blair

Accepted Answer

Tony Blair is a British politician who s

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

Accepted Answer

The Institutional Revolutionary Party (P

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​He replaced Boris Yeltsin after Yeltsin suddenly resigned. 
B) ​He is a former member of the KGB. 
C) ​He centralized federal power in Moscow. 
D) ​He initiated a program of economic reforms that yielded an economic boom and budget surplus. 
E) ​He negotiated peace with Chechnya, 
A) ​He replaced Boris Yeltsin after Yeltsin suddenly resigned. 
B) ​He is a former member of the KGB. 
C) ​He centralized federal power in Moscow. 
D) ​He initiated a program of economic reforms that yielded an economic boom and budget surplus. 
E) ​He negotiated peace with Chechnya,

Question 10

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Ontario 
B) ​Alberta 
C) ​British Columbia 
D) ​Quebec 
E) ​Manitoba 
A) ​Ontario 
B) ​Alberta 
C) ​British Columbia 
D) ​Quebec 
E) ​Manitoba

Question 11

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

Accepted Answer

A) Existentialism. 
B) Absurdism. 
C) Pop Art. 
D) Abstract Expressionism. 
E) Postmodernism. 
A) Existentialism. 
B) Absurdism. 
C) Pop Art. 
D) Abstract Expressionism. 
E) Postmodernism.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-hijab controversy in France

Accepted Answer

The hijab controversy in France refers t

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Slobodan Miloševicand "ethnic cleansing"

Accepted Answer

Slobodan Milošević was a Serbian and Yug

Question 14

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

Accepted Answer

A) large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B) sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C) an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D) an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E) the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing." 
A) large increases in the incomes of peasants and industrial workers. 
B) sharp reductions in foreign debt in the 1970s, as governments worked to reduce outsiders' control of their economies. 
C) an end to the cultivation of coca and marijuana in the region by 1990. 
D) an increase in the number of democratic regimes in the 1980s and 1990s. 
E) the outbreak of serious interracial conflict, often sparking large urban riots and frightening outbreaks of savage "ethnic cleansing."

Question 15

What is meant by the term "Americanization"? Do you think the growth of "American" pop culture is the most important change in Western society since the 1930s? How significant is its reach beyond Western society? In what ways is this a positive influence? What negative trends does it introduce?

Accepted Answer

The term "Americanization" refers to the

Question 16

Identify the following terms.
-Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

Accepted Answer

Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" an

Question 17

Thatcherism

Accepted Answer

A) increased the benefits of the welfare state. 
B) restricted union power. 
C) increased the power of the labor unions. 
D) resulted in high unemployment in southern England. 
E) ended capitalism in Britain. 
A) increased the benefits of the welfare state. 
B) restricted union power. 
C) increased the power of the labor unions. 
D) resulted in high unemployment in southern England. 
E) ended capitalism in Britain.

Question 18

The leader of the successful revolution in Cuba in December 1958 was

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A) Pedro Ramos. 
B) Fidel Castro. 
C) Fulgencio Batista. 
D) Ernesto Ché Guevara. 
E) Juan Perón. 
A) Pedro Ramos. 
B) Fidel Castro. 
C) Fulgencio Batista. 
D) Ernesto Ché Guevara. 
E) Juan Perón.

Question 19

Do you think that the breakup of Yugoslavia was inevitable, given its artificial construction after World War I? How could the disintegration of these multicultural states have been accomplished without the spectre of ethnic cleansing? Review the history of conflict in this region as you evaluate the long-term tensions that led to genocide. ​

Accepted Answer

The breakup of Yugoslavia was indeed ine

Question 20

Identify the following terms.
-Organization of American States (OAS)

Accepted Answer

The Organization of American States (OAS

Exam 28: Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Identify the following terms. -the euro

In the booming economies of post-war Western Europe, labor shortages led to an increased reliance on foreign "guest" workers.​

Identify the following terms. -1968 student massacre in Tlaltelolco Squire

Identify the following terms. -Helmut Kohl and German reunification

Identify the following terms. -Juan and Eva Perón

Identify the following terms. -Richard Nixon and the "southern strategy"

Identify the following terms. -Tony Blair

Identify the following terms. -Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?​

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was​

Jackson Pollock was a practitioner of

Identify the following terms. -hijab controversy in France

Identify the following terms. -Slobodan Miloševicand "ethnic cleansing"

Major developments in Latin America since 1955 have included

What is meant by the term "Americanization"? Do you think the growth of "American" pop culture is the most important change in Western society since the 1930s? How significant is its reach beyond Western society? In what ways is this a positive influence? What negative trends does it introduce?

Identify the following terms. -Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex and Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique

Thatcherism

The leader of the successful revolution in Cuba in December 1958 was

Identify the following terms. -Organization of American States (OAS)

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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In the booming economies of post-war Western Europe, labor shortages led to an increased reliance on foreign "guest" workers.

Which of the following is NOT true of Vladimir Putin, President of Russia?

The province which wanted to secede from Canada but was defeated in popular referendum in 1995 was