Question 1

Compare and contrast the American war in Vietnam and the Soviet Union's conflict in Afghanistan. What does each reveal about the relationship between the superpowers and the limits of their power?

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Question 2

What are the characteristics of Postmodernism? Would it be accurate to say that all, or at least most, of the popular culture of this period was Postmodern?

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Question 3

In what ways does the feminist movement between 1965 and 1985 resemble the feminist movement of the nineteenth century? How did the two differ in their goals and methods?

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Question 4

What major economic problems and consequences plagued the West during the 1970s?

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Question 5

Did the ongoing processes of globalization during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s do more to benefit the interests of the few or of the many?

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Question 6

Between 1965 and 1985, did new technologies and new scientific discoveries do more to benefit or to harm the planet and its inhabitants?

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Question 7

What are the ideas associated with Marshall McLuhan's 1960s concept of the "global village"? Has he been an accurate forecaster of events from the vantage point of the early twenty-first century?

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Question 8

Is "Americanization" the proper word to use when describing the popular culture of the Western world since World War II? Why and/or why not? Be specific.

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Quiz 17: Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985