Question 1

The primary reason for the dramatic increase in the global population during the late twentieth century was an increase in the birthrate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the 1970s,which of the following led to declining migration northward from southern European countries,such as Spain and Italy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Immigrants from North Africa were willing to work for less money and supplanted southern Europeans as workers in Germany and France.
B)   Northern European countries established limits on immigration to maintain their countries' ethnic homogeneity.
C)   The economic situation improved in southern Europe,slowing the emigration rate.
D)   Japan replaced northern Europe as the economic magnet,luring immigrants with the promise of high-paying jobs and permanent residency.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following contributed to the globalization of the late twentieth-century world?

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A)   The growth of empires
B)   The Cold War
C)   The increasing primacy of the nation-state
D)   The emergence of a unified world marketE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The development of the Internet and online trading not only helped capital to move more freely around the world,but it also led to more economic volatility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did discrimination against women hurt developing countries' efforts to combat poverty at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Customs preventing women from participating in the marketplace limited the opportunities for economic transactions in these countries.
B)   Imbalances in the numbers of men and women in the population reduced the number of productive households below what it ideally would have been.
C)   The lack of effective antidiscrimination laws drove wages down throughout these countries' workforces.
D)   Women's lack of access to education and high rates of illiteracy limited their abilities to become effective economic actors.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

During the 1980s,which of the following was an effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)   Soviet citizens marched in support of the military invasion.
B)   India tested new nuclear weapons in fear of further Soviet expansion.
C)   The Soviet army developed new weapons,which were later used to crush the Polish Solidarity movement.
D)   The Soviet army lost prestige in the stalemate that developed.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

During the 1990s,global feminism was propelled primarily by government committees working in cooperation with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the last decades of the twentieth century,which of the following had the largest impact on family life?

Accepted Answer

A)   Countries with more traditional cultures adopted the nuclear family.
B)   Divorce rates rose dramatically,diminishing the number of nuclear families.
C)   The legal definition of family became more rigid.
D)   The number of out-of-wedlock births decreased throughout the world.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Why did the nation-state's political and cultural power to define its citizens' collective identity decline in the latter part of the twentieth century,and what other patterns of organization emerged?

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Question 10

Despite heated rhetoric,the overall levels of military spending by the superpowers decreased during the 1970s and 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

By the end of the twentieth century,which of the following permitted large numbers of people to communicate across global networks more easily than with their neighbors?

Accepted Answer

A)   Commercial Web browsers and the Internet
B)   Satellite phones
C)   Smart phones
D)   Streaming videoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

By the end of the twentieth century,what type of marketable products had become key to any country's acquisition of wealth and power?

Accepted Answer

A)   Steel and textiles
B)   Agricultural products and precious minerals
C)   Automobiles and consumer electronics
D)   Pharmaceuticals,computers,and software,as well as servicesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which regional trade group expanded its scope to include the creation of a new international currency?

Accepted Answer

A)   NAFTA
B)   OPEC
C)   The European Union
D)   The IMFE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following led to increased agricultural production in China in the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)   The government sponsored new farming methods that were superior to their competitors.
B)   Chinese agronomists bred new strains of rice that were immune to plant diseases.
C)   China's climate was well suited for food production,especially in the western and northern parts of the country.
D)   The government broke up some collectives and restored the family as the basic economic unit in rural areas.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

While many things about the global economy changed during the latter twentieth century,countries that depended on production of raw materials remained poor and vulnerable to economic fluctuations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 16

In the late twentieth century,which type of states saw the most economic growth?

Accepted Answer

A)   Those with laissez-faire economic policies
B)   Those with robust social welfare systems
C)   Those with strong government support for domestic industries
D)   Those focused on the continued extraction of raw materialsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above C

Question 17

Which of the following was a reason why the populations of poorer regions of the world suffered more often from preventable diseases such as cholera than the populations of wealthier regions?

Accepted Answer

A)   More people were migrating from country to country,searching for farmland or work,spreading the disease.
B)   Doctors from more affluent Western countries refused to go to stricken areas because of concerns for the doctors' safety.
C)   People living in urban slums in underdeveloped countries often lacked proper sewage treatment and safe water supplies.
D)   For religious reasons,laws prohibited vaccination in much of the underdeveloped world.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Which of the following was an outcome of the end of colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnic and religious rivalries that colonial rule had previously kept in check came to the surface.
B)   Many postcolonial states were divided into smaller,ethnically homogeneous,political units.
C)   Armed conflicts that started with the Cold War quickly died out.
D)   Rigid dictatorships stifled cultural and economic innovation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

In the latter part of the twentieth century,weak states and limits to the rule of law led to many gruesome outbreaks of violence in which of the following regions?

Accepted Answer

A)   Southeast Asia
B)   Latin America
C)   Africa
D)   The CaribbeanE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Why did the populations of richer nations grow more slowly than the populations of poorer nations at the end of the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)   Access to birth control,education,and better career prospects encouraged women to postpone childbearing.
B)   The expense of raising children became so prohibitive that few people wanted to undertake it.
C)   Effective border controls ended most international migration,eliminating a factor that had inflated population growth.
D)   Cities were unhealthy places to live,so many children died at young ages.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) A

Exam 21: Globalization 1970-2000

The primary reason for the dramatic increase in the global population during the late twentieth century was an increase in the birthrate.

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In the 1970s,which of the following led to declining migration northward from southern European countries,such as Spain and Italy?

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Which of the following contributed to the globalization of the late twentieth-century world?

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The development of the Internet and online trading not only helped capital to move more freely around the world,but it also led to more economic volatility.

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How did discrimination against women hurt developing countries' efforts to combat poverty at the end of the twentieth century?

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During the 1980s,which of the following was an effect of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?

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During the 1990s,global feminism was propelled primarily by government committees working in cooperation with each other.

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In the last decades of the twentieth century,which of the following had the largest impact on family life?

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Why did the nation-state's political and cultural power to define its citizens' collective identity decline in the latter part of the twentieth century,and what other patterns of organization emerged?

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Despite heated rhetoric,the overall levels of military spending by the superpowers decreased during the 1970s and 1980s.

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By the end of the twentieth century,which of the following permitted large numbers of people to communicate across global networks more easily than with their neighbors?

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By the end of the twentieth century,what type of marketable products had become key to any country's acquisition of wealth and power?

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Which regional trade group expanded its scope to include the creation of a new international currency?

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Which of the following led to increased agricultural production in China in the late 1970s?

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While many things about the global economy changed during the latter twentieth century,countries that depended on production of raw materials remained poor and vulnerable to economic fluctuations.

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In the late twentieth century,which type of states saw the most economic growth?

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Which of the following was a reason why the populations of poorer regions of the world suffered more often from preventable diseases such as cholera than the populations of wealthier regions?

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Which of the following was an outcome of the end of colonial rule in sub-Saharan Africa?

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In the latter part of the twentieth century,weak states and limits to the rule of law led to many gruesome outbreaks of violence in which of the following regions?

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Why did the populations of richer nations grow more slowly than the populations of poorer nations at the end of the twentieth century?

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