Chapter 28 Quiz C with References

. The struggles faced by major world powers in the 1970s included _____.

Competition from oil-producing states.

Increasing costs of military interventions.

Competition from growing economies in Asia.

All of the above.

. Stagflation is _____.

A combination of rising unemployment and rising inflation.

A stagnant economy defined by rising inflation.

Rising employment that caused rising inflation.

Flat employment.

. Gorbachev's economic reform package was called _____.

Glasnost.

Perestroika.

Neoliberalism.

Communism.

. The Polish labor movement Solidarity formed in response to rising food prices.

True.

False.

. The end of the Cold War brought both advantages and disadvantages.

True.

False.

. World Bank and International Monetary Fund loans had the potential to hurt developing countries because of _____.

Corruption in those countries.

The racism inherent in loans from former colonial powers.

Neoliberal conditions that balanced loans with cuts to education and health care.

Imposed tariffs on agricultural products.

. Nations like Brazil, India, and South Africa rebuilt prosperity in the post-Cold War world by ____.

Focusing on commodity production for export.

Building their base of heavy industry.

Encouraging small farms and craft production.

Taking advantage of global technology and markets.

. China's economic success in the late twentieth century was based on Mao Zedong's economic policies.

True.

False.

. Globalization created a global market for products and services, but labor remained regionalized or localized.

True.

False.

. Workers in industries outsourced from other nations were more likely to _____.

Emigrate to more developed countries.

Participate in the global consumer economy.

Go back to school.

Send money home to their families.

. Globalization created global activism, which sometimes protested globalization itself.

True.

False.

. Musical genres that mixed styles from all over the world include _____.

Hip-hop.

Rap.

Salsa.

All of the above.

. The environmental effects of global warming include ____.

An ozone hole over the Antarctic.

More frequent and stronger hurricanes.

Deforestation of the Amazon rain forest.

All of the above.

. Increasing global population is primarily caused by ____.

Increased life expectancy.

Decreased access to birth control.

Immigration.

Falling birth rates.

. One of the results of increased migration was an increasing tendency of politicians to blame migrants for economic and social problems.

True.

False.

. The Arab Spring was _____.

A series of terrorist attacks throughout the Middle East.

A series of antigovernment revolts in Middle Eastern nations.

A new tourist trail through the Middle East.

A newly important tech industry that developed in Arab nations.

. The worldwide financial crisis which followed the 2008 bursting of a real estate bubble in the US encouraged _____.

Increased globalization and cooperation.

Increased regulation of the global marketplace to bring benefits to all.

The rise of authoritarian figures promising easy solutions.

The overthrow of dictators around the world.

. For many people, globalization produced a sense of a loss of local culture and values.

True.

False.

. Separatist movements emerged in _____.

Sri Lanka.

Catalonia.

Scotland.

All of the above.

. The desire to maintain local identity generally focused on culture rather than economic or linguistic independence.

True.

False.

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