AP World History Period 4: 1900-Present, Cultural Development, Technology, and Innovation

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1
The term “coca-colonization” is typically used to criticize the global cultural influence of which country?
Japan
China
Great Britain
the United States
2
What field of physics, arising after 1900, concerned itself with atoms and subatomic particles?
quantum mechanics
thermodynamics
electromagnetism
astrophysics
3
This philosophical school, popular after WWII, proposes that life’s meaning is only what we make of it.
structuralism
existentialism
nihilism
transcendentalism
4
This highly detailed and richly imagined literary style is most closely associated with Latin America.
socialist realism
magical realism
naturalism
stream of consciousness
5
Which country launched the first human-made object into space?
the United States
France
Canada
the USSR
6
Which musical genre is most widely considered to blur the line between entertainment and high art?
easy listening
rock
classical
jazz
7
What psychologist’s work profoundly influenced the art and literature of Europe’s interwar period?
Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Jacques Lacan
Alfred Adler
8
What modern health measure has played the largest role in reducing the deadly effect of diseases worldwide?
travel restrictions
physical education programs
mosquito eradication
vaccination
9
Wind and solar power are considered “clean” because they reduce dependence on ______.
nuclear energy
water
fossil fuels
precious metals
10
Which absurdist art movement emerged during WWI and questioned the very nature of what art was?
Dada
abstraction
Surrealism
Fauvism

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AP World History Period 4: 1900-Present, Cultural Development, Technology, and Innovation

10 termsStudBud Administration5,635 plays

Flashcards10 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 10

Answers

1
The term “coca-colonization” is typically used to criticize the global cultural influence of which country?
Japan
China
Great Britain
the United States
2
What field of physics, arising after 1900, concerned itself with atoms and subatomic particles?
quantum mechanics
thermodynamics
electromagnetism
astrophysics
3
This philosophical school, popular after WWII, proposes that life’s meaning is only what we make of it.
structuralism
existentialism
nihilism
transcendentalism
4
This highly detailed and richly imagined literary style is most closely associated with Latin America.
socialist realism
magical realism
naturalism
stream of consciousness
5
Which country launched the first human-made object into space?
the United States
France
Canada
the USSR
6
Which musical genre is most widely considered to blur the line between entertainment and high art?
easy listening
rock
classical
jazz
7
What psychologist’s work profoundly influenced the art and literature of Europe’s interwar period?
Carl Jung
Sigmund Freud
Jacques Lacan
Alfred Adler
8
What modern health measure has played the largest role in reducing the deadly effect of diseases worldwide?
travel restrictions
physical education programs
mosquito eradication
vaccination
9
Wind and solar power are considered “clean” because they reduce dependence on ______.
nuclear energy
water
fossil fuels
precious metals
10
Which absurdist art movement emerged during WWI and questioned the very nature of what art was?
Dada
abstraction
Surrealism
Fauvism