Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ayatollah Khomeini and American hostages

Accepted Answer

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was an Irani

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

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sex Pistols. 
B)  the Rolling Stones. 
C)  the Beatles. 
D)  Grandmaster Flash. 
E)  Achtung Baby. 
A)  the Sex Pistols. 
B)  the Rolling Stones. 
C)  the Beatles. 
D)  Grandmaster Flash. 
E)  Achtung Baby.

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Falklands Island/war

Accepted Answer

The Falkland Islands, also known as Isla

Question 5

Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Accepted Answer

Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness

Question 6

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants?

Accepted Answer

It is difficult to provide a definitive

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Green parties

Accepted Answer

Green parties are political parties that

Question 8

In what ways does the post-World War II feminist movement resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? In what ways is it different?

Accepted Answer

The post-World War II feminist movement

Question 9

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon relied upon a

Accepted Answer

A)  sunbelt strategy. 
B)  beltway strategy. 
C)  white collar strategy. 
D)  southern strategy. 
E)  rainbow coalition strategy. 
A)  sunbelt strategy. 
B)  beltway strategy. 
C)  white collar strategy. 
D)  southern strategy. 
E)  rainbow coalition strategy.

Question 10

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following except:

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A)  declining enrollments. 
B)  lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C)  crowded classrooms. 
D)  authoritarian administrators. 
E)  uncaring professors and instructors. 
A)  declining enrollments. 
B)  lack of a relevant educational experience. 
C)  crowded classrooms. 
D)  authoritarian administrators. 
E)  uncaring professors and instructors.

Question 11

What is the most watched event on television?

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. presidential debates 
B)  re-runs of Star Trek 
C)  soccer's World Cup 
D)  the NFL Superbowl 
E)  American Idol 
A)  the U.S. presidential debates 
B)  re-runs of Star Trek 
C)  soccer's World Cup 
D)  the NFL Superbowl 
E)  American Idol

Question 12

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  containment. 
B)  détente. 
C)  mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D)  Star Wars. 
E)  the domino theory. 
A)  containment. 
B)  détente. 
C)  mutually assured destruction (MA
D) . 
D)  Star Wars. 
E)  the domino theory.

Question 13

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many? Be sure to sift through the chapter to provide evidence for your answer.

Accepted Answer

The ongoing processes of globalization h

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the space race and Sputnik

Accepted Answer

The Space Race refers to the Cold War co

Question 15

European Green movements

Accepted Answer

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 anti-nuclear 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 anti-nuclear movements in Europe. 
E)  were more successful in Eastern Europe than in Western Europe.

Question 16

Jacques Derrida and deconstructionism

Accepted Answer

Jacques Derrida (1930–2004) was a French

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-permissive society

Accepted Answer

A permissive society is one in which the

Question 18

"mass sports", football/soccer and the World Cup

Accepted Answer

"Mass sports" refers to sports activitie

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the domino theory

Accepted Answer

The domino theory was a Cold War foreign

Question 20

Compare and contrast America war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan.

Accepted Answer

The America war in Vietnam and the Sovie

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ayatollah Khomeini and American hostages

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

In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Falklands Island/war

Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Green parties

In what ways does the post-World War II feminist movement resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? In what ways is it different?

After his election to the presidency in 1968, Richard Nixon relied upon a

In the 1960s, college and university students complained and demonstrated against all of the following except:

What is the most watched event on television?

The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as

Were the ongoing processes of globalization doing more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many? Be sure to sift through the chapter to provide evidence for your answer.

IDENTIFICATIONS -the space race and Sputnik

European Green movements

Jacques Derrida and deconstructionism

IDENTIFICATIONS -permissive society

"mass sports", football/soccer and the World Cup

IDENTIFICATIONS -the domino theory

Compare and contrast America war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan.

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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