Question 1

The song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'," was written by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Beatles. 
B)  Elvis Presley. 
C)  Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D)  Bob Dylan. 
E)  Bob Marley. 
A)  the Beatles. 
B)  Elvis Presley. 
C)  Credence Clearwater Revival. 
D)  Bob Dylan. 
E)  Bob Marley.

Question 2

A fundamental critique of the destructive nature of Big Science and modern technology was offered in Small is Beautiful written by

Accepted Answer

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 3

Before World War II, theoretical science and technology were largely separated, but during WW II university scientists began working for the government on military weapons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the European Community/EC

Accepted Answer

The European Community (EC) was a region

Question 5

The author of The Feminine Mystique and who was 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.

Question 6

The Vietnam War

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A)  was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B)  ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C)  showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam. 
A)  was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements. 
B)  ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea. 
C)  showed the limitations of American power, leading to improved Soviet-American relations. 
D)  marked the beginning of the total domination of Southeast Asia by the Soviet Union. 
E)  led to an immediate end of the Cold War in 1975 with the final withdrawal of Americans from Vietnam.

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Chernobyl, 1986

Accepted Answer

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a cat

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney

Accepted Answer

Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney are tw

Question 9

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

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A)  the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B)  the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C)  more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D)  the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E)  the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened. 
A)  the Soviet Union promised to clean up its international reputation. 
B)  the Soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere. 
C)  more political freedoms were granted at home. 
D)  the Eastern bloc countries were set free from Moscow's control. 
E)  the Soviets declared the right of intervention if a socialist state were threatened.

Question 10

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  Jimmy Carter. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Richard Nixon. 
A)  Lyndon Johnson. 
B)  Jimmy Carter. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Richard Nixon.

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-marijuana

Accepted Answer

Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is a

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Watergate

Accepted Answer

Watergate was a major political scandal

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-E.F. Schumacher's Small is Beautiful

Accepted Answer

E.F. Schumacher's "Small is Beautiful" i

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

Accepted Answer

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI),

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-University of Nanterre, 1968

Accepted Answer

The University of Nanterre, also known a

Question 16

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The European writer who used fantasy to examine more issues and who remained confident about the human condition was

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Camus. 
B)  Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 
C)  Thomas Mann. 
D)  James Joyce. 
E)  Milan Kundera. 
A)  Albert Camus. 
B)  Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 
C)  Thomas Mann. 
D)  James Joyce. 
E)  Milan Kundera.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Vietcong

Accepted Answer

The Vietcong, also known as the National

Question 19

Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revol

Question 20

Is "Americanization" the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

Accepted Answer

Yes Americanization is the perfect word

Exam 29: protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

The song, "The Times They Are A-Changin'," was written by

A fundamental critique of the destructive nature of Big Science and modern technology was offered in Small is Beautiful written by

Before World War II, theoretical science and technology were largely separated, but during WW II university scientists began working for the government on military weapons.

IDENTIFICATIONS -the European Community/EC

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

The Vietnam War

IDENTIFICATIONS -Chernobyl, 1986

IDENTIFICATIONS -Canada's Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney

Under the Brezhnev Doctrine

The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was

IDENTIFICATIONS -marijuana

IDENTIFICATIONS -Watergate

IDENTIFICATIONS -E.F. Schumacher's Small is Beautiful

IDENTIFICATIONS -Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)/"Star Wars"

IDENTIFICATIONS -University of Nanterre, 1968

After the construction of the Berlin Wall, East Germany developed the strongest economy among the Soviet Union's Eastern European satellites.

The European writer who used fantasy to examine more issues and who remained confident about the human condition was

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Vietcong

Mao Zedong and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution

Is "Americanization" the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

the Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

the Civilization of the Greeks

the Hellenistic World

the Roman Republic

the Roman Empire

late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

european Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

the Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

the Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

the Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

state Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

the Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

the Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

a Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

the Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

an Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

mass Society in an "Age of Progress," 1871-1894

an Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

the Beginning of the Twentieth-century Crisis: War and Revolution

the Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

the Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

after the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

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