Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Slobodan Milosevic and "ethnic cleansing"

Accepted Answer

Slobodan Milosevic was a Serbian and Yug

Question 2

It could be claimed that all of the following contributed to Islamic terrorist activity against the West except

Accepted Answer

A)  the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
B)  the rise of fundamentalist Islam with the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. 
C)  the stationing of US forces in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. 
D)  the defeat of Muslim Pakistan by India in Kashmir. 
E)  the Iraq war, which resulted in many civilian casualties and the torture of prisoners by American troops. 
A)  the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
B)  the rise of fundamentalist Islam with the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran. 
C)  the stationing of US forces in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. 
D)  the defeat of Muslim Pakistan by India in Kashmir. 
E)  the Iraq war, which resulted in many civilian casualties and the torture of prisoners by American troops.

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy

Accepted Answer

Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy are b

Question 4

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's centrist policies were most reminiscent of

Accepted Answer

A)  Helmut Kohl's. 
B)  Margaret Thatcher's. 
C)  Ronald Reagan's. 
D)  Bill Clinton's. 
E)  Vladimir Putin's. 
A)  Helmut Kohl's. 
B)  Margaret Thatcher's. 
C)  Ronald Reagan's. 
D)  Bill Clinton's. 
E)  Vladimir Putin's.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia with those of its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Accepted Answer

Since the end of the Soviet Union in 199

Question 6

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under the leadership of

Accepted Answer

A)  Willy Brandt. 
B)  Conrad Adenauer. 
C)  Helmut Schmidt. 
D)  Gunter Grass. 
E)  Helmut Kohl. 
A)  Willy Brandt. 
B)  Conrad Adenauer. 
C)  Helmut Schmidt. 
D)  Gunter Grass. 
E)  Helmut Kohl.

Question 7

British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said that "We are realizing how fragile are our frontiers...Today, conflicts rarely stay within national boundaries."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of

Accepted Answer

A)  demands for ethnic separatism. 
B)  differences of political goals. 
C)  support of the Serbs. 
D)  lack of cultural diversity. 
E)  religious uniformity. 
A)  demands for ethnic separatism. 
B)  differences of political goals. 
C)  support of the Serbs. 
D)  lack of cultural diversity. 
E)  religious uniformity.

Question 9

Apple's iPod was introduced in

Accepted Answer

A)  1975. 
B)  1985. 
C)  1991. 
D)  2001. 
E)  2005. 
A)  1975. 
B)  1985. 
C)  1991. 
D)  2001. 
E)  2005.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Chechnya

Accepted Answer

Chechnya is a region located in the Nort

Question 11

Protestant fundamentalism generally includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  opposition to Darwinian evolution. 
B)  literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C)  support for secular humanism. 
D)  opposition to legalized abortion and homosexuality. 
E)  opposition to homosexuality. 
A)  opposition to Darwinian evolution. 
B)  literal interpretation of the Bible. 
C)  support for secular humanism. 
D)  opposition to legalized abortion and homosexuality. 
E)  opposition to homosexuality.

Question 12

What role has popular culture played in the Western world since World War II?

Accepted Answer

Popular culture has played a significant

Question 13

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Accepted Answer

A)  for the first truly time unified Yugoslavia. 
B)  negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C)  accomplished nothing. 
D)  agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E)  and agreed to join the European Community. 
A)  for the first truly time unified Yugoslavia. 
B)  negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia. 
C)  accomplished nothing. 
D)  agreed to adhere to the Geneva Accords as their multi-party conflict raged on. 
E)  and agreed to join the European Community.

Question 14

Is the world facing a "clash of civilizations" in the near future? Why and or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is the world facing a "clash of...

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-"guest workers"

Accepted Answer

The answer of IDENTIFICATIONS
-"guest workers"...

Question 16

An example of nationalist terrorism is the

Accepted Answer

A)  Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany. 
B)  IRA in Northern Ireland. 
C)  New Order in Italy. 
D)  Charles Martel Club in France. 
E)  Al-Qaeda in the Middle East. 
A)  Baader-Meinhof gang in Germany. 
B)  IRA in Northern Ireland. 
C)  New Order in Italy. 
D)  Charles Martel Club in France. 
E)  Al-Qaeda in the Middle East.

Question 17

Is capitalism the dominant force on the planet today?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism is indeed one of the dominant

Question 18

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president except

Accepted Answer

A)  his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B)  the war in Iraq. 
C)  tax cuts that primarily benefitted the wealthy. 
D)  poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E)  financial corruption in the Republican Party. 
A)  his strong support for environmental programs that were opposed by major business interests. 
B)  the war in Iraq. 
C)  tax cuts that primarily benefitted the wealthy. 
D)  poor handling of the relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina. 
E)  financial corruption in the Republican Party.

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-perestroika and glasnost

Accepted Answer

Perestroika and glasnost were key terms

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Pan American flight 103

Accepted Answer

Pan American Flight 103 was a regularly

Exam 30: after the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age (Since 1985)

IDENTIFICATIONS -Slobodan Milosevic and "ethnic cleansing"

It could be claimed that all of the following contributed to Islamic terrorist activity against the West except

IDENTIFICATIONS -Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's centrist policies were most reminiscent of

Compare and contrast the experiences of Russia with those of its Eastern European neighbors since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The reunification of Germany was accomplished under the leadership of

British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, said that "We are realizing how fragile are our frontiers...Today, conflicts rarely stay within national boundaries."

Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of

Apple's iPod was introduced in

IDENTIFICATIONS -Chechnya

Protestant fundamentalism generally includes all of the following except

What role has popular culture played in the Western world since World War II?

Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and

Is the world facing a "clash of civilizations" in the near future? Why and or why not?

IDENTIFICATIONS -"guest workers"

An example of nationalist terrorism is the

Is capitalism the dominant force on the planet today?

All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his second term as president except

IDENTIFICATIONS -perestroika and glasnost

IDENTIFICATIONS -Pan American flight 103

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

protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

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