Who were the nomenklatura?
A. loyal Communist Party members appointed to key positions in government and industry
B. former members of the KGB who were recruited to work under Mao in communist China
C. politicians who traveled internationally, advising countries on how to instill capitalist values in their citizens
D. newly decolonized Africans who were appointed to important positions in their governments
Answer: A
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A) modernized and revived B) weakened and challenged by reform movements C) torn by Wahhabism and economically weak D) divided but modernized
Difficulties confront scholars trying to understand the ancient civilizations of the Americas because
a. Andean civilizations never developed writing. b. Mesoamerican civilizations never developed writing. c. Andean writing displays a pro-Spanish bias. d. the writing systems have never been deciphered.
Many of the international laws were created by
A) a conglomeration of lawyers, representative of each of the European states into one treatise called Law of War and Peace. B) French King Louis XIV, to prevent the great loss of life seen during the Thirty Years' War. C) Ferdinand II, after his role in starting the Thirty Years' War. D) Hugo Grotius, in response to the atrocities committed during the Thirty Years' War. E) the pope, as a response to the great loss of life that accompanied the Thirty Years' War.
In practice, globalization according to the Washington Consensus did what?
A) Exactly what it was supposed to do, promote the economic growth of the world B) Failed if not implemented worldwide C) Executed the plan of vast tariff restrictions to countries that had not signed on D) Often turned out to limit the spread of capitalist prosperity E) Was often divisive among participating countries forced to adhere to one model of capitalism