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By 1980 the Soviet Union was experiencing;
a) a declining economy.
b) a rapidly falling infant morality rate.
c) extensive political reforms.
d) substantial improvement in working conditions.
How did the budget deficits during the Reagan administration compare to those in 1970?
a) They fell slightly as a result of cuts of welfare policies.
b) Remained basicly the same.
c) Result was it tripled.
d) They became one half of what they were in 1970.
An increase in the average age of population is a result of China’s ;
a) one-child policy.
b) repression of student protesters.
c) improvements of agriculture.
d) modernizations.
In the Middle East , territorial disputes over Jerusalem continue to provoke violence between the Israelis and the;
a) Palestinians.
b) Afghans.
c) Libyans.
d) Tunisians.
After the Cold War, a great risk of nuclear proliferation has come from ;
a) countries that have not joined or have violated the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.
b) the United States, the Soviet Union, and Soviet Satellite States.
c) the International Atomic Energy Agency.
d) the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Which of the following occurred after 9/11?
a) The United States and its allies took action of Afghanistan.
b) Many nations began to decrease airport security.
c) Many nations began to decrease airport security.
d) Many nations began to decrease airport security.
To foster prosperity, the United States, Canada and Mexico created the free trade agreement known as;
a) NAFTA.
b) Mercousur.
c) Mercousur.
d) GATT.
The civil war and genocide was sparked by ethnic conflict in the African country of _________.
a) Rwanda
b) Ethiopia
c) South Africa
d) Egypt
What has China introduced to slow its population explosion?
a) one-child policy
b) global migration
c) national family welfare program
d) population graying
The world’s largest computer network, the ________, revolutionized communication and made the world more interconnected than ever before.
a) internet
b) communications satellite
c) personal computer
d) world wide web
Some fear genetic engineering will;
a) create deadly strains of bacteria.
b) unlock the secrets of DNA.
c) increase the cost of chemical fertilizers.
d) introduce hormones to livestock feed.
Seven out of ten biologists warn that the planet is currently experiencing;
a) a surprising extinction of plants and animals.
b) a surprising extinction of plants and animals.
c) a massive buildup of ozone in the atmosphere.
d) massive reductions in acid rain and ultraviolet rays.
The term autonomous means:
a) self-governing.
b) automatically eliminated.
c) group government.
d) no government.
Entertainment created for a profit and for a mass audience.
a) popular culture
b) teen culture
c) adult culture
d) everyday culture
When per capita income increase a person has;
a) more income.
b) more food.
c) more opportunities.
d) more housing.
glasnost
a) Gorbachev’s policy of encouraging open dissuasion
b) movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy
c) widespread outbreak of disease
d) Gorbachev’s initial restructuring of economic policy
perestroika
a) Gorbachev’s initial restructuring of economic policy
b) movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy
c) Gorbachev’s policy of encouraging open dissuasion
d) military forces drawn from neutral members of the UN to settle conflicts
pandemic
a) widespread outbreak of disease
b) movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy
c) Gorbachev’s policy of encouraging open dissuasion
d) military forces drawn from neutral members of the UN to settle conflicts
peacekeeping forces
a) military forces drawn from neutral members of the UN to settle conflicts
b) movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy
c) widespread outbreak of disease
d) Gorbachev’s initial restructuring of economic policy
globalization
a) movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy
b) Gorbachev’s policy of encouraging open dissuasion
c) Gorbachev’s initial restructuring of economic policy
d) military forces drawn from neutral members of the UN to settle conflicts
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