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Quiz for Sources of The Making of the West, Chapter 29

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Quiz for Chapter 29: A New Globalism, 1989 to the Present

Document Links:

Document 29-1: The Diary of Zlata Filipović

Document 29-2: Paresh Nath, EU Membership Prospect Cartoon

Document 29-3: The European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050

Document 29-4: The African National Congress, Introductory Statement to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Document 29-5: Chinese Olympic Committee, Announcements on Preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games

Document 29-6: Amartya Sen, A World Not Neatly Divided

Question 29.1

1. Which of these generalizations about the nature of warfare in late-twentieth-century Europe does Zlata Filipović’s diary support (Document 29-1)?

Regionalized conflicts replaced cold war rivalries.

Nation-states reemerged as independent military powers.

New military technologies reduced civilian casualities.

European powers adopted a policy of military intervention.

Question 29.2

2. What does the political cartoon by Paresh Nath (Document 29-2) suggest was a major challenge to EU expansion?

Strength of regional ties and cooperation among nonmember states

Lack of appeal of EU membership outside Western Europe

Economic strength and modernization of Eastern Europe

Strength of independent national identities and rivalries

Question 29.3

3. Which of these views do many of the individual responses to the European Union’s Energy Roadmap (Document 29-3) have in common?

European societal challenges were best addressed on the national level.

Europe must address transnational problems with transnational solutions.

The European public was disinterested in effecting lasting change.

European national interests should take precedence over global issues.

Question 29.4

4. According to the African National Congress’s (ANC’s) statement (Document 29-4), what had to be accomplished before the goal of national reconciliation in postapartheid South Africa could be realized?

Granting the black majority full control of the government

Providing monetary reparations to all apartheid victims

Dismantling white domination in all facets of society

Prosecuting white perpetrators of human rights violations

Question 29.5

5. Which of these changes did the Chinese Olympic Committee seek to make in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games (Document 29-5)?

Ensure that all Beijing residents learn to speak English

Promote human and civil rights across China

Lift pollution restrictions to provide adequate energy

Impose new norms of public civility and behavior

Question 29.6

6. In his article (Document 29-6), what does Amartya Sen assert is a key characteristic of the post-9/11 world?

Homogenous civilizations and cultures

Diverse and interconnected societies

Uniformity of religious beliefs

Distinct civilizational camps