Modern Era (1990-2010)
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1. When Slobodan Milosevíc stripped Kosovo of its autonomy in 1989,
a) inhabitants of the region benefited from a stronger economic base.
b) a brutal war broke out between Serbs and Albanians.
c) the Albanians voted Milosevíc out and elected Loran Djindic as their new prime minister.
d) Albania joined Serbia and Montenegro to form a new republic.
2. One of the European Union’s first goals was the establishment of ____.
a) a common European currency
b) a unified European military
c) a unified song
d) a common European flag
3. Russian President Vladimir Putin used military force to suppress a rebellion in the state of
Willy Brandt b) Václav Havel c) François Mitterand d) Jacques Chirac
6. Attacks on foreigners became common in Germany during the 1990s, partly because
a) ethnic minorities in Germany were politically opposed to one another.
b) many minority groups supported unpopular foreign policies.
c) increased unemployment made many Germans angry that foreigners may have been taking jobs away.
d) new laws gave neo-Nazi groups new rights to attack foreigners.Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the
7. British government struggled to address fighting in Northern Ireland between
a) Christians and Muslims. c) Catholics and Muslims.
b) Protestants and Muslims. d) Catholics and Protestants.
8.In 1986 a nuclear accident at ____ released radiation that killed hundreds of people.
Belarus. b) Chechnya. c) Moldavia. d) Latvia.
4. After the war between Bosnia and Serbia, new tensions arose when Serbia refused to allow ____ to continue to exist as an autonomous province.
a) Turkey b) Kosovo c) Herzegovina d) Albania
5. The Socialist president ____ nationalized major banks and industries in France in the 1980s.
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a) The Hague
b) Chernobyl c) São Paulo d) Bhopal