Chap 28 - Europe 1945 Flashcards
The Marshall Plan was a program of
a. religious renewal
b. economic aid
c. political restructuring
d. social reform
b.economic aid
After World War II, Western Europe was primarily
a. Reformist
b. Socialist
c. Communist
d. Democratic
d.Democratic
Who was the founder of the French Fifth Republic?
a. Charles de Gaulle
b. Jacques Chirac
c. Pierre Pinochet
d. Francois Mitterrand
a.Charles de Gaulle
In 1979, the Conservatives returned to power in Britain under
a. Thatcher
b. Major
c. de Gaulle
d. Blair
a.Thatcher
The election of Jacques Chirac in 1995 represents a political move to the ________ in France.
a. middle
b. left
c. right
c.right
Who was the “founding hero” of the West German Federal Republic?
a. Helmut Kohl
b. Konrad Adenauer
c. Ludwig Erhard
d. Richard von Weizsacker
b.Konrad Adenauer
Who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his policy of Ostpolitik in 1972?
a. Willy Brandt
b. Walter Ulbricht
c. Helmut Schmidt
d. Helmut Kohl
a.Willy Brandt
Which of the following was NOT a feature of the establishment of the British welfare state?
a. nationalization of labor unions
b. nationalization of health service
c. nationalization of public transportation
d. nationalization of the Bank of England
a.nationalization of labor unions
Who was the first female prime minister in British History?
a. Antonia Blair
b. Margaret Thatcher
c. Betty Friedan
d. Simone Williamson
b.Margaret Thatcher
The European Economic Community (EEC) was also known as the
a. Common Market
b. Euro
c. European Coast and Steel Community (ECSC)
d. Benelux Countries
a.Common Market
Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the European Community (EC) by 1986?
a. West Germany
b. Greece
c. Albania
d. Great Britain
c.Albania
The common currency adopted by the European Union is called the
a. lira
b. franc
c. unio
d. euro
d.euro
The New Deal pattern of American politics included
a. deficit spending
b. rise of organized labor
c. increased power for the federal government
d. All of these answers
e. commitment to a restricted welfare state
d.All of these answers
Which president initiated a program called The War on Poverty in the 1960s?
a. Lyndon Johnson
b. Earl Warren
c. Joseph McCarthy
d. Gerald Ford
a.Lyndon Johnson
What year did the U. S. Congress enact the Civil Rights Act?
a. 1959
b. 1968
c. 1964
d. 1962
c.1964
The Watergate scandal disgraced President
a. Lyndon Johnson
b. Richard Nixon
c. George Bush
d. Gerald Ford
b.Richard Nixon
Which of the following was NOT a part of the “Reagan Revolution”?
a. school lunch program cuts
b. expanding the welfare state
c. tax cuts
d. increased military spending
b.expanding the welfare state
President Bill Clinton was elected to office in 1992 as a
a. new Republican
b. right-wing Republican
c. new Democrat
d. moderate Independent
c.new Democrat
The Official Languages Act encouraged the growth of ________ culture and language in Canada.
a. English
b. Canadian
c. French
d. Quebecois
c.French
Which of the following is an example of an Abstract Expressionist painter?
a. Albert Camus
b. Bob Dylan
c. Jean-Paul Sartre
d. Jackson Pollock
d.Jackson Pollock
