Question 1

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Sweeping series of reforms instituted by communist leader Alexander Dubcek in Czechoslovakia in 1968;the movement was subsequently crushed by a Soviet invasion.

Accepted Answer

The sweeping series of reforms referred to in the prompt is the Prague Spring, which occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968 under the leadership of Alexander Dubcek. The movement aimed at political liberalization, decentralization of the economy, and greater freedom of speech, among other things. However, the Soviet Union saw this as a threat to its control over the region, and subsequently invaded Czechoslovakia, crushing the movement.

Question 2

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Huge global businesses that produce goods or deliver services simultaneously in many countries.

Accepted Answer

The term "transnational corporations" refers to businesses that operate in multiple countries.

Question 3

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Growing disparity between industrialized and developing countries that appears to be exacerbated by current world trade practices.

Accepted Answer

The "North/South gap" refers to the growing disparity between industrialized (Northern) and developing (Southern) countries.

Question 4

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Major international movement that protests the development of the global economy on the grounds that it makes the rich richer and keeps poor regions in poverty while exploiting their labor and environments;the movement burst onto the world stage in 1999 with massive protests at a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle.

Accepted Answer

The definition matches the anti-globalization movement, which protests against the negative impact of global trade on poor regions and exploitation of labor and environment. The other options do not relate to this movement.

Question 5

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Environmental activist (1907-1964)whose book Silent Spring (1962)is credited with launching the American environmental movement.

Accepted Answer

The description matches Rachel Carson, who authored Silent Spring and is credited with launching the American environmental movement.

Question 6

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Women's rights movement that revived in the 1960s with a different agenda than earlier women's suffrage movements;the movement's proponents demanded equal rights for women in employment and education,women's right to control their own bodies,and the end of patriarchal domination.

Accepted Answer

The definition provided matches the description of second-wave feminism, which emerged in the 1960s with a focus on issues beyond suffrage, including reproductive rights, workplace equality, and an end to patriarchal domination.

Question 7

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-An approach to the world economy,developed in the 1970s,that favored reduced tariffs,the free movement of capital,a mobile and temporary workforce,the privatization of industry,and the curtailing of government efforts to regulate the economy.

Accepted Answer

The approach described in the definition is known as neoliberalism.

Question 8

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Occurring within all the major world religions,it is a self-proclaimed return to the basics of a religion and is marked by a militant piety and exclusivism.

Accepted Answer

The definition provided matches with the concept of fundamentalism, which is characterized by a strict adherence to religious traditions and a rejection of modern secularism.

Question 9

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Large number of movements that promote a return to strict adherence to the Quran and the sharia in opposition to key elements of Western culture.

Accepted Answer

Islamic renewal refers to movements that seek to return to a strict adherence to the Quran and sharia, often in opposition to Western cultural influences.

Question 10

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-International organization of fundamentalist Islamic militants,headed by Osama bin Laden.

Accepted Answer

The description matches the international organization known as al-Qaeda, headed by Osama bin Laden.

Question 11

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Fundamentalist Hindu movement that became politically important in India in the 1980s by advocating a distinct Hindu identity and decrying government efforts to accommodate other faith groups.

Accepted Answer

The definition matches with the term "Hindutva," which is a fundamentalist Hindu movement that advocates for a distinct Hindu identity and opposes government efforts to accommodate other faith groups.

Question 12

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-He was an Argentine-born revolutionary (1928-1967)who waged guerrilla war in an effort to remedy Latin America's and Africa's social and economic ills.

Accepted Answer

The description matches Che Guevara, an Argentine revolutionary who fought against social and economic inequality through guerrilla warfare. None of the other options fit this description.

Question 13

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-The quickening of global economic transactions after World War II,which resulted in total world output returning to the levels established before the Great Depression and moving beyond them.

Accepted Answer

Reglobalization refers to the period after World War II when global economic transactions were quickened and world output returned to pre-Great Depression levels and beyond.

Question 14

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-The leader of al-Qaeda (1957-2011),a wealthy Saudi who turned to militant fundamentalism.

Accepted Answer

Osama bin Laden was the leader of al-Qaeda.

Question 15

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-Twentieth-century movement to preserve the natural world in the face of spiraling human ability to alter the world environment.

Accepted Answer

Environmentalism is the twentieth-century movement aimed at preserving the natural world in the face of human-induced changes in the environment, including climate change, pollution, and loss of biodiversity. This movement seeks to promote sustainable use of natural resources and protect the natural world for future generations. Notable environmentalists include Rachel Carson, whose 1962 book "Silent Spring" helped to inspire the modern environmental movement.

Question 16

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example.

-A worldwide scientific consensus that the increased burning of fossil fuels and the loss of trees have begun to change the earth's atmosphere artificially and significantly,causing climate change and leading to possibly catastrophic results if the problem is not addressed.

Accepted Answer

The definition describes the phenomenon of global warming, which is caused by the artificial increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activities, particularly burning fossil fuels and deforestation.

Quiz 24: D: Capitalism and Culture the Acceleration of Globalization Since 1945

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Sweeping series of reforms instituted by communist leader Alexander Dubcek in Czechoslovakia in 1968;the movement was subsequently crushed by a Soviet invasion.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Huge global businesses that produce goods or deliver services simultaneously in many countries.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Growing disparity between industrialized and developing countries that appears to be exacerbated by current world trade practices.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Environmental activist (1907-1964) whose book Silent Spring (1962) is credited with launching the American environmental movement.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Occurring within all the major world religions,it is a self-proclaimed return to the basics of a religion and is marked by a militant piety and exclusivism.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Large number of movements that promote a return to strict adherence to the Quran and the sharia in opposition to key elements of Western culture.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -International organization of fundamentalist Islamic militants,headed by Osama bin Laden.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Fundamentalist Hindu movement that became politically important in India in the 1980s by advocating a distinct Hindu identity and decrying government efforts to accommodate other faith groups.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -He was an Argentine-born revolutionary (1928-1967) who waged guerrilla war in an effort to remedy Latin America's and Africa's social and economic ills.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -The quickening of global economic transactions after World War II,which resulted in total world output returning to the levels established before the Great Depression and moving beyond them.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -The leader of al-Qaeda (1957-2011) ,a wealthy Saudi who turned to militant fundamentalism.

Select the word or phrase that best matches the definition or example. -Twentieth-century movement to preserve the natural world in the face of spiraling human ability to alter the world environment.