Question 1

In what ways were the September 11,2001,attacks on the United States the product of a new brand of terror born from globalization?

Accepted Answer

This new brand of terror is deeply indeb

Question 2

Several international organizations have been founded to monitor the rights of individuals,and among these is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Amnesty International. 
B)  Greenpeace International. 
C)  Reporters sans Frontières. 
D)  the Sierra Club. 
E)  Médecins sans Frontières. 
A)  Amnesty International. 
B)  Greenpeace International. 
C)  Reporters sans Frontières. 
D)  the Sierra Club. 
E)  Médecins sans Frontières.

Question 3

Prior to the outbreak of the intifada,the Arab nations and Israel had fought _________ wars.

Accepted Answer

A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  two 
D)  one 
E)  none 
A)  four 
B)  three 
C)  two 
D)  one 
E)  none

Question 4

Egypt and Israel brokered a peace agreement between themselves in 1978 with help from the American president:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ronald Reagan. 
B)  Jimmy Carter. 
C)  Gerald Ford. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  George H.W.Bush. 
A)  Ronald Reagan. 
B)  Jimmy Carter. 
C)  Gerald Ford. 
D)  Richard Nixon. 
E)  George H.W.Bush.

Question 5

A central aspect of globalization since 1945 has been the:

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of capital,which had been freed for other investment following World War II. 
B)  rapid expansion in the late 1940s of technology to every corner of the world. 
C)  population explosion,which created a vast pool of unskilled labors in the Third World. 
D)  free flow of labor,particularly between former colonies and imperial powers. 
E)  free flow of information that has allowed for the decrease in political tensions. 
A)  expansion of capital,which had been freed for other investment following World War II. 
B)  rapid expansion in the late 1940s of technology to every corner of the world. 
C)  population explosion,which created a vast pool of unskilled labors in the Third World. 
D)  free flow of labor,particularly between former colonies and imperial powers. 
E)  free flow of information that has allowed for the decrease in political tensions.

Question 6

Al-Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By the turn of the twenty-first century,the largest heavy industrial producer in the world was:

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the United States.

Question 8

The post-World War II arrangements reached by the Allies at Bretton Woods steadily eroded in the late 1960s and effectively ended in 1971,when the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to endorse the establishment of the World Bank. 
B)  defaulted on a loan it had guaranteed through the International Monetary Fund. 
C)  withdrew from membership in NATO following France's lead. 
D)  withdrew its support for the financial policies of the G-7 countries. 
E)  abandoned the postwar gold standard and allowed the dollar to range freely. 
A)  refused to endorse the establishment of the World Bank. 
B)  defaulted on a loan it had guaranteed through the International Monetary Fund. 
C)  withdrew from membership in NATO following France's lead. 
D)  withdrew its support for the financial policies of the G-7 countries. 
E)  abandoned the postwar gold standard and allowed the dollar to range freely.

Question 9

The central aspect of globalization is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the uncertainty of life in the twenty-first century. 
B)  rapid advances made in medical science toward the end of the twentieth century. 
C)  the relative free flow of people,money,and ideas around the world. 
D)  paintings by Salvador Dali and the surrealist school. 
E)  monetary policy set by the World Bank to allow currency values to float relative to each other. 
A)  the uncertainty of life in the twenty-first century. 
B)  rapid advances made in medical science toward the end of the twentieth century. 
C)  the relative free flow of people,money,and ideas around the world. 
D)  paintings by Salvador Dali and the surrealist school. 
E)  monetary policy set by the World Bank to allow currency values to float relative to each other.

Question 10

In 1990,Saddam Hussein attempted to restore Iraq's influence and prestige by invading its neighbor:

Accepted Answer

A)  Syria. 
B)  Kuwait. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
E)  Pakistan. 
A)  Syria. 
B)  Kuwait. 
C)  Iran. 
D)  Afghanistan. 
E)  Pakistan.

Question 11

The Iran-Iraq War was the result,at least indirectly,of:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapidly rising oil prices. 
B)  the defeat of the Iranian revolution by the shah. 
C)  the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  a failed invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. 
E)  the end of the Cold War. 
A)  rapidly rising oil prices. 
B)  the defeat of the Iranian revolution by the shah. 
C)  the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. 
D)  a failed invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. 
E)  the end of the Cold War.

Question 12

Rwanda was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to distance itself from the atrocities committed in that country between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 29: A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

In what ways were the September 11,2001,attacks on the United States the product of a new brand of terror born from globalization?

Several international organizations have been founded to monitor the rights of individuals,and among these is:

Prior to the outbreak of the intifada,the Arab nations and Israel had fought _________ wars.

Egypt and Israel brokered a peace agreement between themselves in 1978 with help from the American president:

A central aspect of globalization since 1945 has been the:

Al-Qaeda was created by the leaders of the Mujahidin.

By the turn of the twenty-first century,the largest heavy industrial producer in the world was:

The post-World War II arrangements reached by the Allies at Bretton Woods steadily eroded in the late 1960s and effectively ended in 1971,when the United States:

The central aspect of globalization is:

In 1990,Saddam Hussein attempted to restore Iraq's influence and prestige by invading its neighbor:

The Iran-Iraq War was the result,at least indirectly,of:

Rwanda was renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to distance itself from the atrocities committed in that country between the Hutus and the Tutsis.

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