Chapter 31

Chapter 31Revolution, Rebuilding, and New Challenges: 1985 to the Present

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Question

In the first week the Berlin Wall was opened, almost ________ million East Germans poured across the border into West Germany.

a) two

b) three

c) seven

d) nine


Answer

In the first week the Berlin Wall was opened, almost ________ million East Germans poured across the border into West Germany.

a) two

b) three

c) seven

d) nine (correct)

Hint: See page 1029.


Question

The leader of Solidarity was

a) Karol Wojtyla.

b) Lech Walesa.

c) Mikhail Gorbachev.

d) János Kádár.


Answer

The leader of Solidarity was

a) Karol Wojtyla.

b) Lech Walesa. (correct)

c) Mikhail Gorbachev.

d) János Kádár.



Question

Which of the following countries has NOT made it into the European Union yet?

a) Hungary

b) Bulgaria

c) Poland

d) The Czech Republic


Answer

Which of the following countries has NOT made it into the European Union yet?

a) Hungary

b) Bulgaria (correct)

c) Poland

d) The Czech Republic



Question

By 2006, Europe’s Muslim population was estimated to be at

a) 2 billion.

b) 12 million.

c) 15 million.

d) 6 million.


Answer

By 2006, Europe’s Muslim population was estimated to be at

a) 2 billion.

b) 12 million.

c) 15 million. (correct)

d) 6 million.



Question

The revolutions of 1989 were largely peaceful in all of the following countries EXCEPT

a) Romania.

b) Hungary.

c) Poland.

d) Czechoslovakia.


Answer

The revolutions of 1989 were largely peaceful in all of the following countries EXCEPT

a) Romania. (correct)

b) Hungary.

c) Poland.

d) Czechoslovakia.



Question

The life expectancy of the average Russian male declined from ________ in 1991 to ________in 1996.

a) 69; 58

b) 72; 61

c) 63; 55

d) 78; 60


Answer

The life expectancy of the average Russian male declined from ________ in 1991 to ________in 1996.

a) 69; 58 (correct)

b) 72; 61

c) 63; 55

d) 78; 60



Question

Afghanistan’s reactionary Muslim government is known as

a) the PLO.

b) al-Qaeda.

c) the Northern Alliance.

d) the Taliban.


Answer

Afghanistan’s reactionary Muslim government is known as

a) the PLO.

b) al-Qaeda.

c) the Northern Alliance.

d) the Taliban. (correct)



Question

It is estimated that ________ illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

a) 250,000

b) 700,000

c) 425,000

d) 300,000


Answer

It is estimated that ________ illegal immigrants enter the United States each year.

a) 250,000

b) 700,000

c) 425,000

d) 300,000 (correct)



Question

Gorbachev’s economic “restructuring” of the Soviet Union was known as

a) glasnost.

b) shock therapy.

c) Solidarity

d) perestroika.


Answer

Gorbachev’s economic “restructuring” of the Soviet Union was known as

a) glasnost.

b) shock therapy.

c) Solidarity.

d) perestroika. (correct)



Question

Which of the following countries had the world’s lowest birthrate in the year 2000?

a) The United States

b) Germany

c) Italy

d) Iraq


Answer

Which of the following countries had the world’s lowest birthrate in the year 2000?

a) The United States

b) Germany

c) Italy (correct)

d) Iraq


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