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