Question 1

On Map 30.1: Russia and the Successor States, 1991-2015, including the inset map, which area declared its independence in 1991 and fought with the Russian Republic to try to maintain independence? 
A)Latvia
B)Georgia
C)Chechnya
D)South Ossetia

Accepted Answer

The area that declared its independence in 1991 and fought with the Russian Republic to try to maintain independence was Chechnya.

Question 2

As shown on Map 30.3: The European Union, 2016, which new members joined in 2007? 
A)Romania and Bulgaria
B)Austria and Sweden
C)Portugal and Spain
D)Slovenia and Hungary

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The map shows that Romania and Bulgaria joined the European Union in 2007, while Austria and Sweden joined in 1995 and Portugal and Spain joined in 1986. Slovenia and Hungary also joined in 2004, but were not part of the 2007 expansion.

Question 3

Delegates to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2012 voted to extend which protocol on climate change?
A)The Rio de Janeiro Protocol
B)The Copenhagen Protocol
C)The Kyoto Protocol
D)The Shanghai Protocol

Accepted Answer

The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997 which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It was set to expire in 2012 and delegates voted to extend it at the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in that year. Therefore, the correct answer is C. The other protocols listed (Rio de Janeiro, Copenhagen, and Shanghai) are not directly related to the Kyoto Protocol or climate change.

Question 4

The following is an excerpt from William Pfaff's analysis of the 2005 French riots (Evaluating the Evidence 30.2): "Their grandfathers came to France, mostly from North Africa, to do the hard labor in France's industrial reconstruction after the Second World War. Their fathers saw the work gradually dry up as Europe's economies slowed, following the first oil shock in the early 1970s. After that came unemployment. The unemployment rate in the zones where there has been the most violence is nearly 40 percent and among young people it is higher. Many of the young men in these places have never been offered a job. When they applied, their names often excluded them."
In this passage, Pfaff suggested that ____________ was a key underlying cause of the riots.
A)religion
B)unemployment
C)education
D)ideology

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The passage clearly states that one of the underlying causes of the riots is high unemployment rates, particularly among young people who have never been offered a job. Religion, education, and ideology are not mentioned as factors contributing to the riots in this passage.

Question 5

How have European leaders envisioned a new, heroic mission for Europe?

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Question 6

The following is an excerpt from a 2007 speech in which Vladimir Putin outlined his views on global security, emphasizing the undesirability of a "unipolar world" (Evaluating the Evidence 30.1): "What is a unipolar world? However one might embellish this term, at the end of the day it . . . is [a] world in which there is one master, one sovereign. And at the end of the day this is pernicious not only for all those within this system, but also for the sovereign itself because it destroys itself from within. . . .
I consider that the unipolar model is not only unacceptable but also impossible in today's world. . . . The model itself is flawed because at its basis there is and can be no moral foundations for modern civilization. . . ."
In Putin's view, a unipolar world was incompatible with
A)social progress.
B)centralized decision making.
C)modern civilization.
D)economic growth.

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Putin argues that a unipolar world is incompatible with modern civilization, as it lacks moral foundations. He does not mention economic growth, social progress, or centralized decision-making as being incompatible with a unipolar world.

Question 7

How did European Union leadership react to the failed European Union Constitution?

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Question 8

As shown on Map 30.3: The European Union, 2016, which states are the original members? 
A)Ireland, United Kingdom, and Denmark
B)France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands
C)Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden, and Finland
D)Norway, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Italy.

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The original members of the European Union, as depicted on Map 30.3, are France, Italy, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Question 9

What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

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Question 10

What are the potential consequences of Europe's population decline?

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Question 11

The following is an excerpt from an interview with the German politician Thilo Sarrazin, an outspoken critic of immigration into Germany (Thinking Like a Historian). In it, he explains what he would do to stop further immigration: "First: change the benefits system-immigrants receive no benefits for at least ten years. Second: change the permanent residency law-only those able and willing to make a long-term, highly skilled contribution to Germany receive residency rights. Third: social and family benefits in Germany should be dependent on adequate knowledge of the language and efforts at integration. Fourth: we must clearly say to the Muslim immigrants who are already here: at some point you become German, even if you obviously continue to cook Turkish food and go to the mosque, and if you don't want to do that, it's best you return home. Opinion polls show that more than 60 percent of Turks in Germany speak no German at all or cannot speak it well, and a third would leave Germany immediately if there were no German welfare benefits."
Sarrazin believed that a majority of Turks in Germany
A)were as German as he was.
B)made important contributions to the nation.
C)were criminals.
D)had a poor command of the German language.

Accepted Answer

Sarrazin believed that a majority of Turks in Germany had a poor command of the German language, as evidenced by opinion polls that show over 60% of Turks in Germany speak no German or cannot speak it well.

Question 12

The following is an excerpt from an interview with the German politician Thilo Sarrazin, an outspoken critic of immigration into Germany (Thinking Like a Historian). In it, he explains what he would do to stop further immigration: "First: change the benefits system-immigrants receive no benefits for at least ten years. Second: change the permanent residency law-only those able and willing to make a long-term, highly skilled contribution to Germany receive residency rights. Third: social and family benefits in Germany should be dependent on adequate knowledge of the language and efforts at integration. Fourth: we must clearly say to the Muslim immigrants who are already here: at some point you become German, even if you obviously continue to cook Turkish food and go to the mosque, and if you don't want to do that, it's best you return home. Opinion polls show that more than 60 percent of Turks in Germany speak no German at all or cannot speak it well, and a third would leave Germany immediately if there were no German welfare benefits."
As part of a strategy to limit the flow of immigrants into Germany, Sarrazin advocated
A)setting racial quotas.
B)changing the benefit system.
C)establishing means tests for immigrants.
D)establishing literacy tests for entry visas.

Accepted Answer

Thilo Sarrazin advocates changing the benefit system to prevent immigrants from receiving benefits for at least ten years. He also suggests making social and family benefits dependent on adequate knowledge of the language and integration efforts. These proposals aim to reduce the attractiveness of immigrating to Germany for the sole purpose of accessing benefits. The other options, such as setting racial quotas or establishing literacy tests, are not mentioned in the passage as part of Sarrazin's strategy.

Question 13

What was economic shock therapy as applied in Russia? How well did it work?

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Question 14

What was the outcome of the last chapter of Yugoslav disintegration, the struggle by the Albanian Muslims of Kosovo for self-rule?

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Question 15

To what extent has Poland succeeded in moving away from its Communist past?

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Question 16

On Map 30.1: Russia and the Successor States, 1991-2015, which of the republics of the former Soviet Union did not join the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991? 
A)Ukraine, Moldova, and Turkmenistan
B)Belarus and Ukraine
C)Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
D)Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan

Accepted Answer

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania did not join the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991, as they had already declared their independence from the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution.

Question 17

The following is an excerpt from William Pfaff's analysis of the 2005 French riots (Evaluating the Evidence 30.2): "The rioting in France's ghetto suburbs is a phenomenon of futility-but a revelation nonetheless. It has no ideology and no purpose other than to make a statement of distress and anger. It is beyond politics. It broke out spontaneously and spread in the same way, communicated by televised example, ratified by the huge attention it won from the press and television and the politicians, none of whom had any idea what to do.
It has been an immensely pathetic spectacle, whose primary meaning has been that it happened. It has been the most important popular social phenomenon in France since the student uprisings of 1968. But those uprisings . . . had consequences for power. The new riots have nothing to do with power."
In Pfaff's view, how were the 2005 riots different than the 1968 riots?
A)The 2005 riots had nothing to do with power.
B)The 1968 riots were much less important.
C)The 1968 riots were about distress and anger.
D)The 2005 riots were organized well in advance.

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Pfaff argues that the 2005 riots had "nothing to do with power" unlike the 1968 riots which had consequences for power.

Question 18

How have Europeans reacted to Europe's rapidly growing Muslim population?

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Question 19

What explains the growing gap between the United States and Europe?

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Question 20

What key factors help explain the emergence of a new era of globalization?

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Quiz 30: Life in an Age of Globalization 1990 to the Present

On Map 30.1: Russia and the Successor States, 1991-2015, including the inset map, which area declared its independence in 1991 and fought with the Russian Republic to try to maintain independence?

As shown on Map 30.3: The European Union, 2016, which new members joined in 2007?

Delegates to the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2012 voted to extend which protocol on climate change?