Chapter 32
According to Map 32.4, "The European Union, 2017," beginning in what year were countries that were formerly a part of the Soviet sphere of influence granted admission to the European Union?
2004
What was an important component of Deng Xiaoping's agricultural policies?
Allowing peasants to farm in small family units
Which of the following describes China's economic situation in the 1990s?
China's policies coupled economic freedom with political repression.
What contributed to the discrediting of the PRI in Mexico after 1968?
Corruption and failed neoliberal policies
During the 1980s, most of Latin America returned to what form of government?
Democracy
U.S. president Jimmy Carter brokered a historic peace treaty between what two Middle East political entities at the 1979 Camp David Accords?
Egypt and Israel
Why did Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf go into exile in 2008?
He had been defeated in the polls and was certain he was going to be impeached.
How did Europeans respond to the oil shocks of the 1970s?
Increasing bicycle and mass transit use
Hamas won a majority of seats in the Palestinian legislature, which led to
Israel suspending aid to the Palestinian Authority.
Why was Brazil especially vulnerable to the "oil shock" of 1979?
It had the largest foreign debt in the developing world.
How did the neoliberalism of the 1980s change the world economy?
It increased the influence of free-market political ideals in the global economy.
What characterized the development of capitalism in postwar Japan?
Managed and protected
What happened when Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha died suddenly in 1998?
Nigerians established a new constitution and shifted to civilian rule.
What did Yasir Arafat agree to do in 1993?
Renounce the use of violence
According to Map 32.2, "The Breakup of Yugoslavia," the city in which Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated was home to what ethnic majority in the early 1990s?
Serbians
What happened to Benazir Bhutto in 2007 in Pakistan?
She was assassinated.
What contributed to the outbreak of war between Iran and Iraq in 1980?
Shi'ite and Sunni tensions
What characterized the global economy in the 1970s and 1980s?
Stagflation and boom/bust cycles
Who led the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989?
Students
Which of the following does China claim to be an integral part of its country?
Taiwan
Who took control of the South African government in the 1970s?
The "securocrats," a group of military and intelligence officers who enforced apartheid
The educated middle-class professionals pictured here are representative of which of the following?
The impact of postindependence governments on African society
What did the government of Pakistan announce in 1998?
They had developed nuclear weapons.
How did Chinese-American relations change after 1969?
They improved in limited but lasting ways.
Which of these led the OPEC cartel to impose an oil embargo in 1973?
U.S. support for Israel in the Yom Kippur War
What was the intifada of the 1980s?
WRONG An Iranian uprising
According to Map 32.4, "The European Union, 2017," what do the candidate countries of the European Union have in common?
WRONG They were among the first countries conquered by Hitler's armies during World War II.
What was the objective of the Chinese Cultural Revolution?
WRONG To overthrow Mao and the Red Guards To foment a worldwide Communist revolution
What led to Rhodesia's declaration of independence in 1965?
White supremacist attitudes
