Unit 10. The Contemporary World

What organisation raised the prices of crude oil during the oil crisis?

• The EEC

• OPEC

• The CIA

• ASEAN

Which president and country are perestroika and glasnost associated with?

• Boris Yeltsin, the Russian Federation.

• Vladimir Putin, the USSR.

• Lech Walesa, Poland.

• Mikhail Gorbachev, the USSR.

Which was NOT a cause of the fall of the Eastern Bloc?

• Communist parties maintained political repression.

• The USSR removed its troops from Eastern Europe.

• There were demonstrations calling for democracy.

• The Communist parties were not supported by the USSR army.

Which Eastern-Bloc country was divided after the fall of communism?

• Germany

• Poland

• Yugoslavia

• Czechoslovakia

What system replaced the bipolar system, and which countries became world leaders?

• The tripolar system; USA, Japan and China

• The multi-polar system; the USA, Japan, China, Brazil and Mexico.

• The unipolar system; the USA.

• The neutral system; no countries became world leaders.

What was the objective of neoliberalism in the 1980s?

• To increase provision of social services such as education, healthcare etc.

• To reduce inflation.

• To increase the taxes paid by companies in order to generate a higher income.

• To reduce intervention in the private sector.

What is the EU?

• An economic agreement between European countries

• A political and economic agreement between European countries

• A political agreement between European countries.

• A cultural agreement between European countries.

Which continents are ASEAN and MERCOSUR in?

• Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.

• Latin America and Europe

• Africa and Asia.

• Asia and Latin America.

What type of economic crisis took place in 2008, and which sector was affected?

• A stock market crisis, the financial sector.

• An energy crisis, the industrial sector.

• A financial crisis, the housing market.

• A stock market crisis, the housing market.

Which Spanish monarch and prime minister initiated Spain’s transition to democracy?

• Juan Carlos I and Adolfo Suárez.

• Juan Carlos I and Arias Navarro.

• Felipe VI and Felipe González.

• Felipe VI and Adolfo Suárez