What is postmodernism, and how did it shape cultural and intellectual trends in Europe?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. Postmodernism refers to a range of styles and theories that share in common a rejection of the supremacy and universalism of the scientific rationalism of Western modernity.
b. Postmodern architectural styles focused on the needs and tastes of ordinary people, reflected local traditions, and combined different forms and styles in innovative ways.
c. Postmodern art reflected a rejection of hierarchy and authority, an embrace of popular culture, and the inclusion of women artists.
d. In literary and cultural studies, postmodernism blended with poststructuralism to create theories on the roles of language and power in the production of knowledge.
e. Popular culture reflected the eclectic styles celebrated by postmodernists.
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Europeans established a presence in Asia in
a. exporting European goods to the area. b. coastal areas. c. contacts between heads of state. d. converting the Chinese to Christianity.
The middle class grew because
A) the Rockefellers, Carnegies, and Morgans regularly loaned and gave their money away. B) Americans moved from farms to towns and took on professional and managerial positions. C) Americans moved from towns to farms and invested in agriculture. D) the Civil War created a surge in prosperity.
Which of the following is true concerning the British policy of impressment?
a. The practice was greatly exaggerated by American politicians seeking votes. b. The practice led to a decision by American shippers not to trade with Britain until it was stopped. c. The practice made a mockery of U.S. citizenship and was an attack on America's sovereignty. d. The practice ended as a result of the treaty negotiated by William Pinckney and James Monroe.
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the public's attitude toward women entering the labor force during the war years? a. Women who seek gainful employment usually do so because they have not been able to find a husband. b. Women cannot adequately perform men's work because they lack sufficient physical strength. c. Women should enter the labor force for the duration of
the war, but they should return to the home when thewar is over. d. Women make better workers than men because of their determination to prove themselves.