Question 1

After the postwar economic boom ended in the 1960s,people were generally feeling less satisfied with:

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A)   feminism.
B)   environmentalism.
C)   material comfort.
D)   politics.
E)   religion.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Why was perestroika the best hope for the Soviet Union,and why did it fail?

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In many ways,perestroika (economic restr...

Question 3

How did new patterns of consumption spur changes in mass culture?

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The social transformations of the 1950s ...

Question 4

The new culture of mass consumption in Western Europe was marked by:

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A)   the institution of credit payments for purchases.
B)   an expanded advertising industry.
C)   the creation of marketing divisions by industry.
D)   a shift in values.
E)   all of theseF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

One of the primary goals of the Peace Corps was to show Americans' benevolence and good intentions to foreign nations in light of the growing communist threat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What was one of the first consequences of the Soviet policy of glasnost in Eastern Europe?

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A)   the mass migration of East German citizens to the West
B)   the reunification of Germany
C)   the overthrow of a conservative communist regime in Czechoslovakia
D)   a renewed revolution in Hungary by the survivors of the 1957 revolution
E)   the resurgence of the solidarity movement and other dissidents in PolandF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 7

The hopes raised by the changes in Eastern Europe in the late 1980s were,by 1989:

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A)   fully realized throughout most of the region.
B)   understood to be taking longer and would be harder than thought.
C)   co-opted by the communist establishment and diverted.
D)   deferred by the military action taken by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan.
E)   dashed completely by the repressive measures taken by the Warsaw Pact military.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Although he had backed Mikhail Gorbachev in the summer of 1991,Boris Yeltsin,from his position as _________,joined with others to declare the end of the Soviet Union in the fall of 1991.

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A)   president of the Soviet Politburo
B)   president of Byelorussia
C)   president of the Russian Federation
D)   president of the Supreme Soviet
E)   president of the Soviet UnionF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 9

After the success of the "velvet revolution" in Czechoslovakia,the first open elections resulted in the playwright _________ being elected president.

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A)   Háry János
B)   Václav Havel
C)   Jan Masaryk
D)   Eduard Benes
E)   Janos KadarF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What were the goals of the feminist movement?

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The revived women's movement of the 1960...

Question 11

Contrast the goals and methods of Martin Luther King Jr.and Malcolm X.

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A Baptist minister,King embraced the phi...

Question 12

By the 1960s,industrial labor meant something far different than what it did in the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following statements best characterizes the status of Eastern European economies of the 1970s in comparison to their counterparts in Western Europe?

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A)   Eastern European economies faced their own difficulties and restrictions, centered on debt.
B)   Eastern European economies were tied more tightly to a relationship with their largest market, the Soviet Union.
C)   Eastern European economies were unaffected by the oil embargo, continuing to operate on an even course.
D)   Eastern Europeans enjoyed a period of unprecedented industrial and commercial expansion.
E)   all of theseF) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

One of the contributing factors to the "sexual revolution" of the 1960s was the ready availability of:

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A)   automobiles.
B)   leisure time.
C)   abortions.
D)   rock 'n' roll music.
E)   oral contraceptives.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

How did governmental support of compulsory education impact the mass culture of the 1960s?

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Much of the new mass culture of the 1960...

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