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Western Civilization Beyond Boundaries Volume 2 Since 1560
Quiz 30: A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989
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Question 21
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Explain postmodernism and its challenge to the Western tradition. How might this challenge be tied to the questioning of the West's position and role in the world?
Question 22
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Define the following terms: World Health Organization (WHO)
Question 23
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How has the end of the cold war changed the world?
Question 24
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Define the following terms: World Trade Organization (WTO)
Question 25
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Define the following terms: global village
Question 26
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Survey the instances of ethnic conflict during the 1990s, describing in detail the course of events in Yugoslavia.
Question 27
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Referring to the chapter feature, "The Global Record: Nelson Mandela and the Universality of Human Values," answer the following question: everyone has heard of the many political triumphs of Mandela, but what does anyone know of the personal man who spent 27 years in prison because of his fight against apartheid? By studying his speech, what does a person learn about the personal man that is Mandela?
Question 28
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Define the following terms: Michel Foucault
Question 29
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Define the following terms: postmodernism
Question 30
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Define the following terms: nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Question 31
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Define Western civilization and explain how it is "a continuing experiment."
Question 32
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Explain the problems of pluralism and assimilation faced by many contemporary European societies. How are these problems the product of centuries of European history? How are the challenges being handled?