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1
A major trend in music since WWII, as best expressed in the works of Olivier Messiaen, has been
post-modernism.
neo-classicism.
serialism.
minimalism.
2
The issue that led to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 was
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
the collapse of oil prices.
his inability to gain the release of US hostages in Iran.
his pardoning of Richard Nixon.
3
Small is Beautiful was written by
Robert Oppenheimer.
Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Michael Goric.
E.F. Schumacher.
4
The literary work employing "magic realism" is
One-Dimensional Man.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Small is Beautiful.
5
The economic problems of the United States in the 1970s have been labeled
deflation.
hyperism.
inflation
stagflation.
6
The Romanian secret police force was called the
Stasi.
Securitate.
KGB.
NKVD.
7
The US president who helped maintain a Vietnam-like war in Afghanistan by the mujahideen was
George H.W. Bush.
Bill Clinton.
Ronald Reagan.
Richard Nixon.
8
In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be
a global village.
the end of "history."
an age of terrorism.
a clash of civilizations.
9
Students protest in Europe backfired to an extent as
the students themselves began to have doubts
Some people detested what they saw lawlessness of privilged
too many people died during protests in 1968
their university funding was withdrawed
10
His election to the presidency in 1968, Nixon pursued a "southern strategy" by appealing to
black voters in the American south.
southern whites.
newly arrived migrant workers.
the demands of leaders in southern Vietnam.
11
The "four olds" targeted during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution included all except
old culture.
old rulers.
old customs.
old ideas.
12
Great Britain under Margaret Thatcher experienced
increased government expenditures in education.
a disastrous defeat against Argentina in the Falklands War.
a large military buildup and approach against communism.
improved industrial production in the Midlands.
13
President Charles de Gaulle of France called the USA "the greatest danger in the world" because
the Balkans.
Israel.
Cuba.
Vietnam.
14
British mathematician who created a computer that assisted in breaking German codes in WWII was
Ralph Vaughn Williams.
Ian Botham.
Alan Turing.
Anthony Powell.
15
Small Is Beautiful is a fundamental critique of the dangers of
the Cold War.
science and technology.
popular culture.
modern feminism.
16
The East German leader Erich Honecker was noted for
building the Berlin Wall in 1961
establishing viral dictatorship by Stasi or secrete police
urging the political unification of west and east Germany
dismantling berlin wall
17
In Czechoslovakia, the "Prague Spring"
successfully established long lasting democratic government
was bought to an abrupt end by the red army
ad the support of Mikhail Gorbachev
Perminately ended communism
18
The song "The Times They Are A-Changing"
bob dylan
credence clearwater revival
Elvis Presley
the beatles
19
Herbert Marcuse's one dimentional man
productive political change could come only from the elities
proposing a revised curriculum with real would knowledge
Capitalism responsible for heightening discontent of masses
indoctrinated students can liberate the elite professors
20
In the late 1970s, punk rock music was exemplified by
U2.
the Sex Pistols.
the Rolling Stones.
the Beatles.
21
The solidarity
was outlawed in 1981
formed by Wladlyslaw Gomulka 1956
was temporarily crushed by general Lech Walesa in 1989
lacked cohesion and quickly disintegrated
22
US composer Philip Glass is known for combining elements of classic and pop music in
neo-Expressionism.
post-Surrealism.
neo-classicism.
minimalism.
23
Wars like the ones in Vietnam and Afghanistan demonstrated that
warfare in the world would be incessant.
there would always be sphere of influence to fight over.
the superpowers could never be at peace.
there would be wars that the superpowers could not win.
24
The Ohio National Guard killed 4 protesters in 1970's
Ohio State
Kent state
Bowling Green University
University of Ohio
25
The American president who journeyed to the People's Republic of China in 1972 was
Gerald Ford.
Lyndon Johnson.
Richard Nixon.
Jimmy Carter.
26
The European writer who used fantasy to examine moral issues and the human condition was
Albert Camus.
Milan Kundera.
James Joyce.
Gabriel García Márquez.
27
An appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America was the ABM Treaty of 1972 that
enabled them to trade freely in aircraft and minerals.
pledged them to limit weapons and slow an arms race.
allowed the Russians to export more luxury commoditie
guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians.
28
Postmodernism in art could include all of the following except
a mingling of historic tradition and Modernist innovation.
"happenings."
Photorealism.
an architecture of complexity and contradiction.
29
Eurocommunism was most successful in
France.
Italy.
Poland.
the Soviet Union.
30
US president decided to bomb Vietnam & increased the number of US troops in the Vietnam War was
Richard Nixon.
Harry Truman.
John Kennedy.
Lyndon Johnson.
31
Important figure in the development of an early computer inventor of the computer language was
J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Karl Barth.
William Gates.
Grace Hopper.
32
The Soviet launch of Sputnik occurred in
1949.
1955.
1957.
1952.
33
In the 1960's college and university students complained and demonstrated against all but
lack of a relevant educational experience
authorization administrator
crowded classroom
Declining enrollment
34
The terrorist group who murdered Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games was the
Taliban.
Black September.
IRA.
Baader-Meinhof Gang.
35
The most watched event on television is
the Davis Cup.
the World Cup.
the NFL Superbowl.
the World Series.
36
The 1975 Helsinki Agreements
established American military dominance in Europe.
recognized borders in E. Europe & USSR sphere of influence.
accorded the USSR the right to intervene in western Europe.
made Finland a nuclear-free zone.
37
European Green movements
made average people aware of environmental problems.
achieved political successes in most European countries.
were not successful in mobilizing public support.
were more successful in Eastern Europe than Western Europe.
38
The policies of Ronald Reagan
decreased spending on the military.
expanded spending on food stamps.
increased spending on school lunch programs.
more than doubled the national debt.
39
author of the feminine mystique and who was the founder of the national organization of women
Betty Friedman
Rachel Carson
Simone Beauvior
Betty Ford
40
The doctrine that eased Cold War tensions in the 1970s is known as
containment.
détente.
Star Wars.
the domino theory.
41
The Vietnam War
showed the limitations of American power.
marked the beginning of domination of SE Asia by the USSR.
was resolved in 1975 with the Helsinki Agreements.
ended in 1973 with the defeat of North Korea.
42
The West German chancellor whose policy of Ostpolitik improved relations with East Germany was
Helmut Kohl.
Konrad Adenauer.
Willy Brandt.
Helmut Schmidt.
43
The Resignation of Antonin Novotny in Czechoslovakia was precipitated by
coup by the christian democrates
invasion of Czechoslovakia by red army
a writes rebellion
Mass protest in Prague
44
Under the Brezhnev Doctorine
Soviet union promised to clean up it's international rep.
more political freedoms were granted at home
soviets attempted to roll back capitalism everywhere
soviet declared the right intervention if socialist threaten
45
During the 1960s the recreational drug for most colleges was
heroine
powder cocaine
LSD
Marijuana
46
The "permissive society" is characterized by all the following except
experimentation with drugs
increasing rates of divorce
declining rates of devorce
sexual freedom
47
The nation that initially took the lead in the sexual revolution of the 1960's
france
Italy
The united states
sweeden
48
Playboy Magazines
encouraged men to spice up their married sex life
originally had no nudity
originally had no nudity
encouraged man to find sexual satisfaction non-married life
49
Under the U.S. presidency of Jimmy Carter, a major goal of American foreign policy was
US out of European alliances that counter Soviet power
the protection of human rights globally.
a new effort to contain Communism around the globe.
to weaken the Islamic Republic of Iran by military force.
50
By the mid-1960s, the primary concern of the United States was
drugs.
China.
the Soviet Union.
inflation.