Question 1

Student protests in Europe backfired to an extent as

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A) some people detested what they saw as the lawlessness of the privileged. 
B) too many people died during protests in 1968. 
C) the students themselves began to have doubts. 
D) the full police powers of the states of Europe were brought down upon the protesters. 
E) their university funding was withdrawn. 
A) some people detested what they saw as the lawlessness of the privileged. 
B) too many people died during protests in 1968. 
C) the students themselves began to have doubts. 
D) the full police powers of the states of Europe were brought down upon the protesters. 
E) their university funding was withdrawn.

Question 2

An appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America was the ABM Treaty of 1972 that

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A) guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians. 
B) allowed the Russians to export more luxury commodities to the U.S.without paying import taxes. 
C) enabled both countries to trade freely in aircraft, bonds, and minerals. 
D) pledged the two nations to limit their development of anti-ballistic missile systems, thus avoiding a new arms race. 
E) resulted in alliance between the Soviets and the United States directed against Communist China and Mao Zedong, with the letters ABM referring to "All But Mao." 
A) guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians. 
B) allowed the Russians to export more luxury commodities to the U.S.without paying import taxes. 
C) enabled both countries to trade freely in aircraft, bonds, and minerals. 
D) pledged the two nations to limit their development of anti-ballistic missile systems, thus avoiding a new arms race. 
E) resulted in alliance between the Soviets and the United States directed against Communist China and Mao Zedong, with the letters ABM referring to "All But Mao."

Question 3

An important figure in the development of an early computer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL was

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A) J.Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) Karl Barth. 
C) Grace Hopper. 
D) William Gates. 
E) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
A) J.Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) Karl Barth. 
C) Grace Hopper. 
D) William Gates. 
E) Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Question 4

The American composer Philip Glass is associated with an acclaimed offshoot of serialism combining elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms and known as

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A) post-Surrealism. 
B) neo-Expressionism. 
C) minimalism. 
D) neo-classicism. 
E) post-modernism. 
A) post-Surrealism. 
B) neo-Expressionism. 
C) minimalism. 
D) neo-classicism. 
E) post-modernism.

Question 5

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

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A) Ralph Vaughn Williams. 
B) Alan Turing. 
C) Ian Botham. 
D) Anthony Powell. 
E) Bertrand Russell. 
A) Ralph Vaughn Williams. 
B) Alan Turing. 
C) Ian Botham. 
D) Anthony Powell. 
E) Bertrand Russell.

Question 6

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following EXCEPT

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A) an eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B) an architecture of complexity and contradiction. 
C) blurring the distinction between the arts, including film, performance, and popular culture. 
D) "happenings." 
E) Photorealism. 
A) an eclectic mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation. 
B) an architecture of complexity and contradiction. 
C) blurring the distinction between the arts, including film, performance, and popular culture. 
D) "happenings." 
E) Photorealism.

Question 7

Small Is Beautiful was written by

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A) Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) E.F.Schumacher. 
C) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
D) Michael Goric. 
E) George Soros. 
A) Robert Oppenheimer. 
B) E.F.Schumacher. 
C) Ludwig Wittgenstein. 
D) Michael Goric. 
E) George Soros.

Question 8

European Green movements

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A) achieved notable political successes in most European countries. 
B) were not successful in mobilizing public support. 
C) made average people aware of environmental problems and gained a variety of local and national political offices. 
D) were primarily involved with the antinuclear movements in Europe. 
E) were more successful in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe. 
A) achieved notable political successes in most European countries. 
B) were not successful in mobilizing public support. 
C) made average people aware of environmental problems and gained a variety of local and national political offices. 
D) were primarily involved with the antinuclear movements in Europe. 
E) were more successful in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

Question 9

The Romanian secret police force was called the

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A) NKVD. 
B) KGB. 
C) Securitate. 
D) Stasi. 
E) State Protection Authority. 
A) NKVD. 
B) KGB. 
C) Securitate. 
D) Stasi. 
E) State Protection Authority.

Question 10

What causes mobilized the revolts of the 1960s and 1970s? How successful were protests at resolving the grievances of the participants?

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The revolts of the 1960s and 1970s were

Question 11

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

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A) IRA. 
B) Red Army. 
C) Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D) Black September. 
E) Taliban. 
A) IRA. 
B) Red Army. 
C) Baader-Meinhof Gang. 
D) Black September. 
E) Taliban.

Question 12

Wars like the ones in Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrated that

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A) the superpowers could never be at peace. 
B) there would always be sphere of influence in the world where the superpowers would be at conflict. 
C) there would be wars that the superpowers could not win against a strong nationalist and guerrilla-type opposition. 
D) warfare in the world would be incessant. 
E) there could never be a military conflict between the superpowers. 
A) the superpowers could never be at peace. 
B) there would always be sphere of influence in the world where the superpowers would be at conflict. 
C) there would be wars that the superpowers could not win against a strong nationalist and guerrilla-type opposition. 
D) warfare in the world would be incessant. 
E) there could never be a military conflict between the superpowers.

Question 13

The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT

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A) old ideas. 
B) old culture. 
C) old customs. 
D) old rulers. 
E) old habits. 
A) old ideas. 
B) old culture. 
C) old customs. 
D) old rulers. 
E) old habits.

Question 14

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

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The ongoing processes of globalization d

Question 15

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

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A) established American military dominance in Europe. 
B) accorded the Soviet Union the right to intervene in western European political affairs. 
C) recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II, thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
D) provided for the transfer of American nuclear weapons and submarines to Europe. 
E) made Finland a nuclear-free zone. 
A) established American military dominance in Europe. 
B) accorded the Soviet Union the right to intervene in western European political affairs. 
C) recognized all borders in central and eastern Europe established since World War II, thereby acknowledging a Soviet sphere of influence in Eastern Europe. 
D) provided for the transfer of American nuclear weapons and submarines to Europe. 
E) made Finland a nuclear-free zone.

Question 16

Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of

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A) the Cold War. 
B) modern feminism. 
C) popular culture. 
D) science and technology. 
E) Communism. 
A) the Cold War. 
B) modern feminism. 
C) popular culture. 
D) science and technology. 
E) Communism.

Question 17

Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher experienced

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A) a disastrous defeat against Argentina in the Falklands War. 
B) improved industrial production in the Midlands. 
C) increased government expenditures in education. 
D) a large military buildup and hard-line approach against communism. 
E) the strengthening of the labor unions. 
A) a disastrous defeat against Argentina in the Falklands War. 
B) improved industrial production in the Midlands. 
C) increased government expenditures in education. 
D) a large military buildup and hard-line approach against communism. 
E) the strengthening of the labor unions.

Question 18

Unlike America's Ronald Reagan, Britain's Margaret Thatcher had little interest in foreign policy or international affairs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The resignation of Antonín Novotný in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by

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A) a mass protest in Prague. 
B) his denunciation by the Soviets as an enemy of the Communist Party. 
C) a writers' rebellion. 
D) a coup by the Christian Democrats. 
E) the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army. 
A) a mass protest in Prague. 
B) his denunciation by the Soviets as an enemy of the Communist Party. 
C) a writers' rebellion. 
D) a coup by the Christian Democrats. 
E) the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Red Army.

Question 20

The author of The Feminine Mystique who was also a founder of the National Organization of Women was

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A) Rachel Carson. 
B) Betty Ford. 
C) Simone Beauvoir. 
D) Kathleen Windsor. 
E) Betty Friedan. 
A) Rachel Carson. 
B) Betty Ford. 
C) Simone Beauvoir. 
D) Kathleen Windsor. 
E) Betty Friedan.

Exam 29: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

Student protests in Europe backfired to an extent as

An appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America was the ABM Treaty of 1972 that

An important figure in the development of an early computer and the inventor of the computer language COBOL was

The American composer Philip Glass is associated with an acclaimed offshoot of serialism combining elements of classical and popular music in repeated tonal forms and known as

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

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following EXCEPT

Small Is Beautiful was written by

European Green movements

The Romanian secret police force was called the

What causes mobilized the revolts of the 1960s and 1970s? How successful were protests at resolving the grievances of the participants?

The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the

Wars like the ones in Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrated that

The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all of the following EXCEPT

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of

Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher experienced

Unlike America's Ronald Reagan, Britain's Margaret Thatcher had little interest in foreign policy or international affairs.

The resignation of Antonín Novotný in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by

The author of The Feminine Mystique who was also a founder of the National Organization of Women was

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