Question 1
The Bill Cosby Show was distinguished for
A) a portrayal of a successful African-American family in American society.
B) the dramatic portrayal of a dysfunctional black American family.
C) focusing on controversial issues within the African-American community.
D) focusing on controversial issues in American society.
Question 2
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's reform agenda included
A) ending the Soviet Communist Party's monopolistic control of government.
B) encouragement of new ideas and easing of political repression in the Soviet Union.
C) transformation of the Soviet economy to capitalism.
D) transformation of the Soviet political system to parliamentary democracy.
Question 3
The Iran-Contra scandal during Ronald Reagan's presidency matches with which of the following?
A) CIA collaboration with Iranian dissidents to assassinate Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
B) negotiations for ending the Iranian occupation of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran
C) military assistance to the Contras in Nicaragua financed by the sale of weapons to Iran
D) an Iranian-Cuban plot to assassinate Reagan
Question 4
Which of the countries below did Ronald Reagan characterize as the evil empire?
A) Cuba
B) Iran
C) China
D) Soviet Union
Relative Energy Consumption per Person for Selected Countries
Beaker with ibex, dogs, and long-necked birds, from southwest Iran.
Tile mosaic mihrab, from the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Persia (Iran).
More and Less Developed Countries
The Mongol Empire
The Clean Development Mechanism allows developed countries