Question 1

"peace and love"

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Peace and love are two fundamental conce

Question 2

What major economic problems and consequences that plagued the West during the 1970s?

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The major economic problems that plagued

Question 3

In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be

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A)  a clash of civilizations. 
B)  a global village. 
C)  the end of "history". 
D)  the victory for liberal democracy. 
E)  an age of terrorism. 
A)  a clash of civilizations. 
B)  a global village. 
C)  the end of "history". 
D)  the victory for liberal democracy. 
E)  an age of terrorism.

Question 4

Identify and discuss the causes and the consequences of the student rebellions of the 1960s and 1970s.

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The student rebellions of the 1960s and

Question 5

The East German secret police were called the

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

Question 6

Under the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

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A)  a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B)  the protection of human rights globally. 
C)  American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D)  the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E)  to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force. 
A)  a new effort to contain Communism around the globe. 
B)  the protection of human rights globally. 
C)  American withdrawal from European defensive alliances to counter Soviet power. 
D)  the emplacement of new nuclear weapons systems in Europe for possible use against Russia. 
E)  to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force.

Question 7

Marshall McLuhan and the "global village"

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Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosop

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

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Richard Nixon's "southern strategy" refe

Question 9

The Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s with the aim of crushing "the four olds" was known as

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A)  "the Great Leap Forward." 
B)  "Socialism in One Country." 
C)  "All Power to the People." 
D)  "the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution." 
E)  "the May Fourth Movement." 
A)  "the Great Leap Forward." 
B)  "Socialism in One Country." 
C)  "All Power to the People." 
D)  "the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution." 
E)  "the May Fourth Movement."

Question 10

The American president who made the decision to bomb North Vietnam and who significantly increased the number of American troops in the Second Vietnam War was

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A)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
B)  Harry Truman. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Lyndon Johnson. 
A)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
B)  Harry Truman. 
C)  John Kennedy. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  Lyndon Johnson.

Question 11

What caused the United States to initiate a program to land someone on the moon within ten years?

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A)  the Korean War 
B)  the search for new energy sources 
C)  a national contest sponsored by IBM 
D)  the Soviet launch of Sputnik 
E)  hubris 
A)  the Korean War 
B)  the search for new energy sources 
C)  a national contest sponsored by IBM 
D)  the Soviet launch of Sputnik 
E)  hubris

Question 12

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 13

The West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany was

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A)  Willy Brandt. 
B)  Konrad Adenauer. 
C)  Helmut Kohl. 
D)  Helmut Schmidt. 
E)  Walter Ulbricht. 
A)  Willy Brandt. 
B)  Konrad Adenauer. 
C)  Helmut Kohl. 
D)  Helmut Schmidt. 
E)  Walter Ulbricht.

Question 14

Nixon and Zedong and a "strategic relationship"

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The strategic relationship between Richa

Question 15

Olivier Messiaen and serialism

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Olivier Messiaen was a French composer,

Question 16

"Small" 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 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Second Vietnam War

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The Second Vietnam War, also known as th

Question 18

Alexander Dubcek introduced all of the following reforms in Czechoslovakia except

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A)  freedom of speech. 
B)  freedom of the press. 
C)  a cessation of secret police activities. 
D)  freedom to travel abroad. 
E)  a relaxation of secret police activities. 
A)  freedom of speech. 
B)  freedom of the press. 
C)  a cessation of secret police activities. 
D)  freedom to travel abroad. 
E)  a relaxation of secret police activities.

Question 19

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 20

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

"peace and love"

What major economic problems and consequences that plagued the West during the 1970s?

In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be

Identify and discuss the causes and the consequences of the student rebellions of the 1960s and 1970s.

The East German secret police were called the

Under the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was

Marshall McLuhan and the "global village"

IDENTIFICATIONS -Richard Nixon's "southern strategy"

The Chinese communist movement in the 1960s and 1970s with the aim of crushing "the four olds" was known as

The American president who made the decision to bomb North Vietnam and who significantly increased the number of American troops in the Second Vietnam War was

What caused the United States to initiate a program to land someone on the moon within ten years?

Postmodernism in art could include all of the following except

The West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany was

Nixon and Zedong and a "strategic relationship"

Olivier Messiaen and serialism

"Small" wars like the ones in Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrated that

IDENTIFICATIONS -Second Vietnam War

Alexander Dubcek introduced all of the following reforms in Czechoslovakia except

The 1975 Helsinki Agreements

In the early 1970s the European Community expanded with Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark becoming member states.

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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