15.) During his tenure as leader of China, Deng Xiaoping created several Special Economic Zones. In what way did they differ from previous economic policies?
a) They permitted some free market practices.
b) They nationalized private companies and industries.
c)They gave away communal land to private citizens.
d) They distributed private property to citizens.
16.) In 1973, _____ withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam; in 1975 the forces of _____ captured the capital of Saigon.
a) the U.S.; the Soviet Union
b)China; the U.S.
c)North Vietnam; Cambodia
d)the U.S.; North Vietnam
17.) Which Chinese leader reformed China's economy by introducing free market elements in the late 1970s?
a)Mao Zedung
b)Deng Xiaoping
c)Jiang Zemin
d)Zhou En Lai
18.) The nations of the European Union collaborate in all of the following areas EXCEPT _____.
a) immigration rules
b) tariff policies
c) labor laws
d) political actions
19.) The U.S. government tolerates Russian leader Vladimir Putin's policies, such as censoring the press and hindering free market systems, because _____.
a) his country invests heavily in the U.S.
b) he is an ally of the War on Terror
c) his country has many nuclear weapons
d) he supports the Iraq War
20.) Which of the following events or situations have become part of the Global War on Terror?
a) Chechnya's fight for independence from Russia
b) The al Qaeda attacks on New York and Washington
c) Terrorist bombings in Madrid, London, and Istanbul
d) All of the answers are correct.
21.) One of the most serious concerns to Western European countries is that their _____.
a) economies are unstable
b) political parties are dissolving
c) populations are aging and shrinking
d) citizens are oppressed
22.) All of the following are examples of proxy wars that took place during the Cold War EXCEPT _____.
a)the Cuban Missile Crisis
b)the Salvadoran Civil War
c)the Afghan War
d)the Vietnam War
23.) Which militant Islamic group declared war on the United States in 1996?
a)Haganah
b)Hamas
c)Wahhabi
d)al Qaeda
24.) In what year did the Soviet Union dissolve, becoming the independent states of Russia, Ukraine, and many others?
a)1989
b)2000
c)1991
d)1985
25.) What is another name for the Vietcong, the Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam?
a)Vietnamese Independence Coalition
b)National Liberation Front
c)Alliance for Free Vietnam
d)Movement for Independent Vietnam
26.) As of 2005, the U.S. had a national debt of over 7 trillion dollars. Who does the U.S. government owe that money to?
a)Citizens of the U.S.
b)The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c)Many private citizens, companies, and governments, including the governments of Japan and China
d)Mainly oil companies operating in Saudi Arabia and Iran
28.) Since 1980, the U.S. prison and jail population _____.
a)has dropped by 50% because the crime rate has gone down
b)has risen from around 500,000 to over 2,000,000
c)has risen a little, but only because the U.S. total population has increased
d)has been smaller than the prison populations in Europe or Japan
29.) How does the new global market affect the U.S. today?
a) U.S. companies compete with companies in China or India which often make products more efficiently and cheaper.
b)Foreign citizens, companies, and governments cannot invest in U.S. companies nor can they buy government debt.
c) U.S. universities are attracting more students now than in the 1990s.
d) All answers are correct.
30.) Prison labor and undocumented illegal alien workers are "captive labor forces" because _____.
a) they work while they are in chains
b) they do not get paid for their work
c) they do not have health insurance and other benefits
d) their rights to defend their property and other rights are restricted|||Here's a concept: research.
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