Ch 16

Question 1

In order for a European state to take part in the monetary unification envisioned by the Maastricht Treaty of 1991, the nation must

Answer 1

comply with the economic requirements to reduce government deficits and inflation.

Question 2

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the American president who envisioned a coming era of peace and international cooperation that he labeled the “new world order” was

Answer 2

George H. W. Bush.

Question 3

The financial crisis of 2008 was caused by the following except

Answer 3

Excessive taxation.

Question 4

Alvin Toffler’s Third Wave is the

Answer 4

technological revolution

Question 5

Divisive religious fervor is still apparent today in

Answer 5

Northern Ireland and the Middle East.

Question 6

Current rainforest destruction is infamously notable in

Answer 6

Brazil and Indonesia.

Question 7

The author of The End of History and the Last Man is

Answer 7

Francis Fukuyama.

Question 8

The text claims that the scenario of the first several decades of the twenty-first century will be

Answer 8

both globalization and fragmentation.

Question 9

“McWorld culture” refers to the

Answer 9

influence of Western popular culture.

Question 10

T/F The collapse of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War but left many world leaders unprepared to face the new realities.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

T/F Human destruction of the earth’s environment began only in the late nineteenth century with the beginning of the industrial revolution.

Answer 11

False