Deck 30: Europe in the Global ERA

Question 1

Since the 1950s the countries of Western Europe have seen

A)heavy industry come to dominate the economy.
B)immigrant laborers leaving in large numbers because of few job opportunities.
C)people from countries in the European Union able to access bank accounts, mortgages, and professional licensing in all nations in the Union.
D)shipments of goods increasingly hampered by national tolls and tariffs.
E)a lack in uniformity of regulations.

Answer 1

people from countries in the European Union able to access bank accounts, mortgages, and professional licensing in all nations in the Union.

Question 2

In the nearly fifty years since the end of World War II, the continent of Europe has become more tightly integrated than ever before.What forces have made for this increasing unity, and what are the political landmarks that chart its path?

Answer 2

Answers will vary

Question 3

European governments have developed a somewhat different approach to both social legislation and business than exists in the United States.Describe the European "mixed economies."

Answer 3

Answers will vary

Question 4

One of the factors that plagued Soviet society was

A)stifling inefficiencies.
B)absenteeism.
C)alcoholism.
D)heavy military expenditures.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 5

The economic system embraced by Tony Blair was

A)that adopted by the European Community.
B)that of the basic principles of free enterprise.
C)one which encouraged state guidance of industry.
D)one which the U.S would approve.
E)the welfare state.

Question 6

In 1968 the Brezhnev doctrine had proclaimed that

A)a threat to socialism in one country was a threat to all.
B)the Comecon would be the main industrial organization in Eastern Europe.
C)NATO was a serious military threat and should be dismantled.
D)communist governments would be installed in all Eastern European countries.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 7

Western Europe's advanced governmental welfare programs have

A)significantly leveled the gap in income between the richest and the poorest in society.
B)virtually eliminated unemployment.
C)virtually eliminated slum housing.
D)provided significant increases in opportunities for higher education.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 8

The most relaxed immigration policy in the European Union belongs to

A)Germany.
B)France.
C)Spain.
D)the Netherlands.
E)Great Britain.

Question 9

In the postwar West, philosophers and intellectuals have challenged many of the assumptions about truth, objectivity, science, and progress that have dominated the Western outlook since the Enlightenment.Summarize the arguments and approaches of the most important postwar schools of thought.

Question 10

In 1988, the Soviet Union was plagued by ethnic conflicts involving

A)Georgia.
B)the Ukraine.
C)Moldavia.
D)Lithuania.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 11

When did the GNP of the European Community surpass that of the United States?

A)1949
B)1959
C)1969
D)1979
E)1989

Question 12

The first Eastern Bloc countries to experience the dismantling of Communist party control were

A)Czechoslovakia and Romania.
B)Czechoslovakia and Poland.
C)East Germany, Hungary, and Poland.
D)Czechoslovakia, East Germany, and Poland.
E)Georgia, Moldavia, and the Ukraine.

Question 13

The leader of the Solidarity organization in Poland in 1980 was

A)Wojciech Jaruzelski.
B)Václav Havel.
C)Lech Walesa.
D)Erich Honecker.
E)Nicolae Ceausescu.

Question 14

In 1973, the countries of the West faced a new economic hardship when

A)the U.S.withdrew many loans and investments from Europe.
B)the Soviet Union placed an embargo on trade with Western Europe.
C)the Japanese GNP surpassed that of Europe.
D)oil-exporting countries in the Middle East banded together to raise oil prices.
E)the meltdown of Chernobyl occurred.

Question 15

German unification proved difficult because of

A)the reluctance of other countries to support the effort.
B)the inefficiency of the East German economy.
C)feelings of inferiority on the part of East Germans.
D)West German resentment of the burdens of unification.
E)All these answers are correct.

Question 16

Which group has seen its importance in European politics increase since the 1970s?

A)socialists and communists
B)environmentalists
C)Eurocommunists
D)trade-union parties
E)feminists

Question 17

Which is NOT a feature of life shared by most Western Europeans?

A)social security
B)access to national health services
C)guaranteed employment
D)low educational fees
E)family benefits and services

Question 18

After the fall of communism, Yugoslavia

A)remained unified.
B)suffered the horrors of a genocidal war and political fragmentation.
C)was reunified after a genocidal war.
D)peacefully negotiated its breakup into two republics.
E)joined Kosovo to form a new republic.

Question 19

In the early 1970s, the only European nation capable of meeting its own oil production needs was

A)Great Britain.
B)France.
C)Germany.
D)the Soviet Union.
E)Spain.

Question 20

The largest ethnic group in the former Soviet Union was the

A)Ukrainians.
B)Russians.
C)Azerbaijanis.
D)Armenians.
E)Georgians.

Question 21

How have the responsibilities of international organizations such as the UN evolved since World War II?

Question 22

Why did the Soviet experiment collapse? Why were observers in Western Europe and the United States surprised when it happened?

Question 23

How does the photo of the World Trade Center found in this chapter compare to photos of the destruction of World War II?

Question 24

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: European Community.

Question 25

What do the maps in this chapter suggest about political changes in Western and Eastern Europe after WWII? What processes account for those shifts?

Question 26

What kinds of problems did the fall of communism bring for Europe?

Question 27

Review the feature entitled "Havel's Inaugural Address" in this chapter.Why did the people of the Czech Republic elect an individual with no political or administrative experience?

Question 28

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: postindustrial.

Question 29

Review the feature entitled "A Turkish Girl Arrives in Germany" in this chapter.Why was Aynur so surprised at the living conditions? What do you think she was led to believe, and why?

Question 30

How will the European Union overcome nationalism?

Question 31

Review the feature entitled "A Turkish Girl Arrives in Germany" in this chapter.Why was Aynur only able to form friendships with German homosexuals and drug addicts? What do they have in common?

Question 32

Consider the photo of the Romanian workers seen in this chapter.What is the symbolism implicit in the actions of the workers?

Question 33

Consider map 30.3.What political and economic factors account for the expansion of the European Economic Community?

Question 34

Review the feature entitled "Havel's Inaugural Address" in this chapter.Although Havel criticizes conditions brought about by Communist rule, how could many of these criticisms also be brought to bear on capitalism and consumerism?

Question 35

Describe "postindustrial" society.

Question 36

How has European society been transformed by its commitment to social welfare?

Question 37

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Council of Europe.

Question 38

Review the feature entitled "A Turkish Girl Arrives in Germany" in this chapter.Western civilization tends to equate economic freedom with social equality.How does this source dispute this notion? What factors can inhibit or prohibit social equality regardless of economic opportunities?

Question 39

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Maastricht Treaty.

Question 40

How have women's lives changed since World War II?

Question 41

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Mitterand.

Question 42

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: perestroika.

Question 43

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Gorbachev.

Question 44

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Felipe Gonzales.

Question 45

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Yeltsin.

Question 46

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Red Brigades.

Question 47

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: mixed economies.

Question 48

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Serbs.

Question 49

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: privatization.

Question 50

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Kohl.

Question 51

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Single Europe Act.

Question 52

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: ECSC.

Question 53

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Green parties.

Question 54

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: terrorism.

Question 55

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Brezhnev.

Question 56

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Honecker.

Question 57

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: European Union.

Question 58

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Chechnya.

Question 59

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Solidarity.

Question 60

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: neo-Nazis.

Question 61

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: German unification.

Question 62

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Reagan.

Question 63

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Miloševic.

Question 64

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: WMD.

Question 65

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Walesa.

Question 66

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Putin.

Question 67

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Thatcher.

Question 68

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: glasnost.

Question 69

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: globalization.

Question 70

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: Havel.

Question 71

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: September 11.

Question 72

Identify/define and explain the significance of the following: fundamentalism.