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1
After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia struggled with all of the following
except
a renewed Communist Party majority which took over the gov
economic hardships
an uprising in largely Muslim Chechnya
organized crime
2
All of the following are correct about the Bill Clinton presidency
except
a reduction of government budget deficits
Clinton was politically damaged bc of an affair w/ an intern
an economic revival
the adoption of a costly national health system
3
Protestant fundamentalism generally includes all of the following except
opposition to Darwinian evolution.
literal interpretation of the Bible.
an influential role in American politics.
opposition to legalized abortion and homosexuality.
4
All of the following are true of Pope Paul II except
being a strong believer in social justice.
holding liberal views on birth control
condemning nuclear weapons and war.
being the first non-Italian pope since the sixteenth century
5
Yugoslavia was divided into warring factions because of
demands for ethnic separatism
lack of cultural diversity
differences of political goals
support of the Serbs
6
Which of the following artists was a Neo-Expressionist?
Jean-Michael Basquiat.
Jackson Pollock.
Andy Warhol.
Pablo Picasso.
7
Cardinal Bergoglio, elected pope in 2013, chose to take the name of which medieval saint?
Saint Anselm.
Saint Ambrose.
Saint Francis.
Saint Dominic.
8
Challenges facing the European Union in the early 21st century include
the lack of a common currency
the lack of any military force
the failure to create a truly single internal market
that many Europeans remain committed to a national identify
9
Which of the following is not true of the video game industry?
Video games have rejected realism, to convey action.
Claim that gaming can result in addiction.
Video game sales have surged as record sales have struggled.
Estimated global sales reached $65 billion in 2011.
10
British Prime Minister David Cameron is a member of the
Conservative Party
the Liberal Democrats
Democratic Unionist Party
Labour Party
11
Massive rioting in the suburbs of Paris in 2005 was caused by
higher taxes
anti-Muslim hysteria amongst a majority of other Parisians
the end of free national health care
anger of young Muslims about unemployment&living conditions
12
A transnational corporation is defined as
a company that has divisions in more than two countries.
a company that writes laws in the countries where it resides
a company that seeks to undermine national sovereignty.
democracy by other means.
13
One of the underlying causes for the end of the Cold War was
the death of Gorbachev
financial difficulties for superpowers&expenses of arms race
the end of the Afghan War
peace movements in both countries
14
Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in
1993
1994
1991
1992
15
All of the following led to decline in George W. Bush's popularity by his 2nd term
except
the war in Iraq
financial corruption in the Republican Party
tax cuts hat primarily benefited the wealthy
his strong support for environmental programs
16
An example of nationalist terrorism is the
Al-Qaeda in the Middle East
Charles Martel Club in France
IRA in Northern Ireland
New Order in Italy
17
The leader of Czechoslovakia in 1990 who replaced the Communist gov was former dissident writer
Husak
Havel
Dubcek
Kadar
18
All of the following are examples of the women's movement
except
assuming leadership in environmental campaigns
participation in antinuclear protests
the lack of success in repealing laws against birth control
participation in conferences devoted to women's issues
19
Bosnians, Croations, and Serbs met in Dayton, Ohio, in 1995 and
negotiated an end to the war in Bosnia
for the first time, truly unified Yugoslavia
were unable to come to an accord on any policy matters
agreed to join the European Community
20
1st opportunity for testing the new relationship b/ween US & SU in post-Cold War era was the
Iraq War
war in Angola
Arab-Israeli War
Persian Gulf War
21
The politician who called terrorism "the enemy of our generation" was
Tony Blair
Jacques Chirac
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
22
A social development affecting status & expectations of women in Western Europe since 1960s was
lobbying to outlaw abortion& restrict sale of contraceptives
collapse of European social welfare states
an increases in birth rates across Europe
a persistent decline in birth rates across Europe
23
All of the following are associated with the 1st presidency of Barak Obama
except
legislation aimed at regulating financial institutions
passage of a sweeping health care bill
an escalation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
an emphasis on the need to combat global warming
24
Dmitry Medvedev was succeeded as president of Russia in 2012 by
Boris Yeltsin
Viktor Zubkov
Nikolai Patrushev
Vladimir Putin
25
The brutal dictatorial Communist gov of Nicolae Ceausecu came to an end in 1989 in
Romania
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
26
Under
perestroika
, Mikhail Gorbachev
intended to create more free&open political culture in USSR
intended to frighten the US with more military spending
intended to turn all power over to the people
intended to restructure the economic and political systems
27
The major issue that troubled Italian society in recent decades has been
Catholic fundamentalism
a significant increase in the birth rate
political corruption
Islamic terrorism
28
All are correct about the war in Iraq that began in 2003
except
establishing a new gov in Iraq was difficult
an increase in American troops in 2007 helped stabilize
the Iraqi army was quickly defeated
complete withdrawal of American troops was completed in 2009
29
The party that won nearly 50 percent of the vote in East Germany's 1990 election was
the Communists
the Libertarians
the Christian Democrats
the Popular Front
30
Under Vladimir Putin's presidency, all of the following occurred
except
as many as 40 percent of the population lived in poverty
Russia ended its war in Chechnya
power was centralized in the federal government
the economy grew significantly& the gov had a budget surplus
31
The reunification of Germany was accomplished under the leadership of
Gunter Grass
Helmut Schmidt
Conrad Adenauer
Helmut Kohl
32
The 1st independence movements among the Soviet republics occurred in the Baltic area of
Chechnya
Afghanistan
Azerbaigan
Lithuania
33
The collapse of the U.S. housing market in 2007-2008 led to
a worldwide recession.
falling prices for gold.
a recalibration of the international debt-to-capital ratio.
no real hardship except for the rich.
34
"Ethnic cleansing" is a savage strategy of modern political terror practiced most brutally by
Slovenes
Bosnians
Serbians
Croatians
35
George H.W. Bush was defeated for reelection in 1992 for all of the following
except
government budget deficits
none of the above
the inability to win the Gulf War
a downturn in the economy
36
All of the following contributed to Islamic terrorist activity against the West
except
the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
the stationing of US forces in Saudi Arabia during Gulf War
the Iraq war
the defeat of Muslim Pakistan by India in Kashmir
37
In 1988, 1st free parliamentary elections to occur in Eastern Europe for 40 years took place in
Hungary
Austria
Poland
Lithuania
38
By the 1980s Soviet problems included all of the following
except
rigid, centralized planning
a decline in the standard of living
failure to keep pace w/ the West in production of high tech
a collapse of the space exploration program
39
The common currency initially adopted by eleven member states of the European Union is the
euro
francemark
freipence
maastricht
40
Austerity measures put into place in after the global financial crisis resulted in all except
a speedy economic recovery for Europe and the United States.
reductions in pensions, wages, and health care services.
increased homelessness.
mass protests.
41
The collapse of the Soviet Union took place in
1994
1989
1991
1993
42
Apple's iPad was introduced in
2010.
2005
1998.
2012.
43
The world population reached 7 billion people in 2013, having increased by 2 billion people in
35 years.
50 years.
25 years.
40 years.
44
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, the US initially waged war in
Iran
Pakistan
Iraq
Afghanistan
45
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's centrist policies were most reminiscent of
Helmut Kohl's
Bill Clinton's
Ronald Reagan's
Margaret Thatcher's
46
The newest member of the EU, having joined in 2013, is
Croatia
Slovenia
Lithuania
Poland
47
The new republic of Kosovo was established in
2008
2000
2004
2006
48
A continuing problem roiling Canadian politics for the past several decades has been
whether to always give support to US foreign policy
whether to nationalize Canada's sizable oil and gas reserves
the desire to become a republic & sever all ties w/ British
the demand by French-speakers to make Quebec independent
49
A serious criticism of the Digital Age is
that it makes cultures more independent
it has displaced cultural uniqueness and bodily presence.
that it has increased bodily reality.
it is not technically advanced.
50
"al-Qaeda" means
"God is great"
"holy war"
"death to Americans"
"the base"