AP Euro - Cold War + Contemporary Europe Quiz

Which of the following accurately characterizes a major cause of the Cold War?

The superpowers’ differing political systems

The statement below is taken from which of the following Cold War agreements?

NATO

U.S. policy toward Europe after WWII differed most strongly from U.S. policy toward Europe after WWI in that the U.S….

Guaranteed Western European security through the NATO alliance

Which of the following most accurately describes the post-WWII trend in European politics?

Movement toward continental cooperation and unity

The most significant change in German politics after 1950 was:

The reunification of West and East Germany in 1990

How did the economic policies of Western European governments after WWII differed most strongly from those in the interwar period (1919-1939)?

Emphasis was placed on regulation and management of the economy

As leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev’s (1985-1991) primary goal was to…

Save socialism through reform and openness

Which of the following individuals played a major role in helping to bring about the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe?

Lech Walesa

Which Western European power experienced the greatest degree of conflict in its decolonization efforts after 1945?

France

The Maastricht Treaty of 1991 did which of the following?

Established a common currency for most European Union members

Following WWII, up to the 1960s, Europe’s population:

Rose because of an increasing birth rate

Which of the following best describes the economic policies of Western European governments after WWII?

Provision for welfare programs such as old-age pensions

Major technological developments in postwar Europe included all of the following EXCEPT?

Cure for AIDS

The quotes below represent ideas associated with?

Students protesting the rigidity and alienation of modern society

Compared with feminists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, feminists in the post-WWII period focused on?

Securing equality in the workforce and political power

In the postwar period, which of the following represents the most accurate characterization of the environmental movement?

It led to the establishment of Green parties, which gained some political power

Existentialism is a post-WWII philosophy focusing on:

The importance of human choice and responsibility

One artistic style that dominated the contemporary era, which used the canvas and paint to express emotional attitude or mood was?

Abstract expressionism

At the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), a major goal of the Catholic Church was to:

Open dialogues with other faiths and modernism

All of the following represent domestic European groups employing violence for political means EXCEPT?

Palestinian Liberation organization