Question 1

In her path-breaking text, The Second Sex, the influential French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir argued that

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A)  women should renounce all contact with men and set up their own self-governing communes. 
B)  women were always and wrongly defined by their differences from men and consequently seen as second-class beings. 
C)  the Second World War had legitimated the political advantages and hegemonic power of males. 
D)  a "sexual revolution" was impossible and discouraged women outside of France from taking up her ideas. 
E)  that there was absolutely no hope in improving the status of women in the near future. 
A)  women should renounce all contact with men and set up their own self-governing communes. 
B)  women were always and wrongly defined by their differences from men and consequently seen as second-class beings. 
C)  the Second World War had legitimated the political advantages and hegemonic power of males. 
D)  a "sexual revolution" was impossible and discouraged women outside of France from taking up her ideas. 
E)  that there was absolutely no hope in improving the status of women in the near future.

Question 2

The first area of conflict in the unfolding of the Cold War was

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A)  Scandinavia. 
B)  Western Europe. 
C)  North Africa. 
D)  Eastern Europe. 
E)  East Asia. 
A)  Scandinavia. 
B)  Western Europe. 
C)  North Africa. 
D)  Eastern Europe. 
E)  East Asia.

Question 3

The philosophical doctrine of existentialism stressed

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A)  the need for people to create their own values and give their lives meaning. 
B)  a return of God to the universe. 
C)  the human need to find the sole and true meaning and purpose of the world. 
D)  a complete withdrawal from an active, involved life. 
E)  defeatist nihilism: there is no hope. 
A)  the need for people to create their own values and give their lives meaning. 
B)  a return of God to the universe. 
C)  the human need to find the sole and true meaning and purpose of the world. 
D)  a complete withdrawal from an active, involved life. 
E)  defeatist nihilism: there is no hope.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Simone de Beauvoir

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Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer,

Question 5

All of the following statements regarding women in the post-war era are correct except

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A)  many more married women joined the work force than before. 
B)  working women received equal pay with men by the 1960s. 
C)  working-class women continued to receive less pay than men. 
D)  the post-war "baby boom" declined in the 1960s, in part due to "the pill." 
E)  much of the theoretical foundation for the women's liberation movement was found in the work of Simone de Beauvoir. 
A)  many more married women joined the work force than before. 
B)  working women received equal pay with men by the 1960s. 
C)  working-class women continued to receive less pay than men. 
D)  the post-war "baby boom" declined in the 1960s, in part due to "the pill." 
E)  much of the theoretical foundation for the women's liberation movement was found in the work of Simone de Beauvoir.

Question 6

The post-World War II art world has been mostly dominated by

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A)  New York City. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  Berlin. 
D)  London. 
E)  Rome. 
A)  New York City. 
B)  Paris. 
C)  Berlin. 
D)  London. 
E)  Rome.

Question 7

The social structure of the postwar European society has been greatly affected by a dramatic increase in the number of

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A)  industrial workers. 
B)  rural, agricultural laborers. 
C)  government workers. 
D)  military personnel. 
E)  white-collar management and administrative personnel. 
A)  industrial workers. 
B)  rural, agricultural laborers. 
C)  government workers. 
D)  military personnel. 
E)  white-collar management and administrative personnel.

Question 8

A key factor contributing to the development of the Cold War in Eastern Europe was

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A)  the withdrawal of victorious Russian armies from lands conquered during the campaign against Nazism. 
B)  raids by American troops pursuing German Nazi war criminals into areas of the former Third Reich under Russian control. 
C)  Stalin's desire to establish pro-Soviet governments in the countries of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffer zone against possible western attacks on the Soviet Union. 
D)  the domination of Austrian and Italian politics by popular pro-Communist parties. 
E)  the threat to continued instability by the rise of neo-fascist parties. 
A)  the withdrawal of victorious Russian armies from lands conquered during the campaign against Nazism. 
B)  raids by American troops pursuing German Nazi war criminals into areas of the former Third Reich under Russian control. 
C)  Stalin's desire to establish pro-Soviet governments in the countries of Eastern Europe to serve as a buffer zone against possible western attacks on the Soviet Union. 
D)  the domination of Austrian and Italian politics by popular pro-Communist parties. 
E)  the threat to continued instability by the rise of neo-fascist parties.

Question 9

African independence parties were usually led by

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A)  Western-educated intellectuals. 
B)  unemployed urban workers. 
C)  Moscow-trained Communists. 
D)  disgruntled peasants, fearful of being besieged by western agricultural surpluses. 
E)  religious leaders, both Christian and Muslim. 
A)  Western-educated intellectuals. 
B)  unemployed urban workers. 
C)  Moscow-trained Communists. 
D)  disgruntled peasants, fearful of being besieged by western agricultural surpluses. 
E)  religious leaders, both Christian and Muslim.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Pope John XXIII

Accepted Answer

Pope John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Ro

Question 11

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 concluded with

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A)  improved communications between the US and the Soviet Union to prevent nuclear war. 
B)  the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  the United States overthrowing Cuba's Soviet-supported government. 
D)  John Kennedy backing down to the threats of Nikita Khrushchev. 
E)  Fidel Castro giving up his military authority in the Cuban government, although he retained political control. 
A)  improved communications between the US and the Soviet Union to prevent nuclear war. 
B)  the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba. 
C)  the United States overthrowing Cuba's Soviet-supported government. 
D)  John Kennedy backing down to the threats of Nikita Khrushchev. 
E)  Fidel Castro giving up his military authority in the Cuban government, although he retained political control.

Question 12

American motion pictures in the post-war years have

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A)  been the primary vehicle for the diffusion of American popular culture throughout the world. 
B)  completely destroyed the avant-garde expressions of Europe's "national cinemas." 
C)  proven to be unpopular among European audiences. 
D)  done little to reflect the changing sentiments of contemporary society. 
E)  were successful artistically but failed commercially. 
A)  been the primary vehicle for the diffusion of American popular culture throughout the world. 
B)  completely destroyed the avant-garde expressions of Europe's "national cinemas." 
C)  proven to be unpopular among European audiences. 
D)  done little to reflect the changing sentiments of contemporary society. 
E)  were successful artistically but failed commercially.

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Christian Democratic parties

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Christian Democratic parties are politic

Question 14

What explains the long duration of the Cold War?

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The long duration of the Cold War can be

Question 15

In the postwar world, Canada

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A)  experienced many of the same developments as the United States. 
B)  saw much of the economic growth financed by European investors. 
C)  refused to join NATO. 
D)  did not become a member of the North American Air Defense Command (NORA
D) . 
E)  because of fear of being dominated by the United States, refused to have any relations with its more powerful neighbor. 
A)  experienced many of the same developments as the United States. 
B)  saw much of the economic growth financed by European investors. 
C)  refused to join NATO. 
D)  did not become a member of the North American Air Defense Command (NORA
D) . 
E)  because of fear of being dominated by the United States, refused to have any relations with its more powerful neighbor.

Question 16

Post-war Italian politics was characterized by

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A)  the dominance of the Communist party. 
B)  the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C)  the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D)  the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E)  frequent military coups. 
A)  the dominance of the Communist party. 
B)  the demise of the Christian Democrats. 
C)  the hegemony of the Christian Democrats with backing from the Catholic Church. 
D)  the rapid rise and fall of Communist-dominated coalition governments. 
E)  frequent military coups.

Question 17

One country that was not an original member of the European Coal and Steel Community was

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A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  West Germany. 
D)  Italy. 
E)  Belgium. 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  West Germany. 
D)  Italy. 
E)  Belgium.

Question 18

NATO is

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A)  a trade agreement. 
B)  a fabrication designed by the Central Intelligence Agency to mislead the Soviets. 
C)  an emergency relief agency. 
D)  a military alliance. 
E)  an international banking system. 
A)  a trade agreement. 
B)  a fabrication designed by the Central Intelligence Agency to mislead the Soviets. 
C)  an emergency relief agency. 
D)  a military alliance. 
E)  an international banking system.

Question 19

Western Europe was the first area of disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The origins of the Vietnam War, in part, lie in the process of decolonization because

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A)  the division of Vietnam into antagonistic northern and southern states occurred after Vietnamese military forces had defeated the French, former governors of the region. 
B)  the North Vietnamese employed mercenary soldiers from various new post-colonial African states in a local war of liberation. 
C)  the United Nations, seeking to establish the post-colonial principle of national self-determination, encouraged North Vietnamese radicals to break with the West. 
D)  the Japanese, having lost their former empire in the Pacific, now provoked unrest in continental Asia by attempting to achieve hegemony in the region. 
E)  the Soviets supported South Vietnam against North Vietnam, because the latter was a threat to Soviet hegemony in Asia. 
A)  the division of Vietnam into antagonistic northern and southern states occurred after Vietnamese military forces had defeated the French, former governors of the region. 
B)  the North Vietnamese employed mercenary soldiers from various new post-colonial African states in a local war of liberation. 
C)  the United Nations, seeking to establish the post-colonial principle of national self-determination, encouraged North Vietnamese radicals to break with the West. 
D)  the Japanese, having lost their former empire in the Pacific, now provoked unrest in continental Asia by attempting to achieve hegemony in the region. 
E)  the Soviets supported South Vietnam against North Vietnam, because the latter was a threat to Soviet hegemony in Asia.

Exam 28: cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

In her path-breaking text, The Second Sex, the influential French feminist author Simone de Beauvoir argued that

The first area of conflict in the unfolding of the Cold War was

The philosophical doctrine of existentialism stressed

IDENTIFICATIONS -Simone de Beauvoir

All of the following statements regarding women in the post-war era are correct except

The post-World War II art world has been mostly dominated by

The social structure of the postwar European society has been greatly affected by a dramatic increase in the number of

A key factor contributing to the development of the Cold War in Eastern Europe was

African independence parties were usually led by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Pope John XXIII

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 concluded with

American motion pictures in the post-war years have

IDENTIFICATIONS -Christian Democratic parties

What explains the long duration of the Cold War?

In the postwar world, Canada

Post-war Italian politics was characterized by

One country that was not an original member of the European Coal and Steel Community was

NATO is

Western Europe was the first area of disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II.

The origins of the Vietnam War, in part, lie in the process of decolonization because

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