20th Century Global Conflicts
The Frankfurt School is associated with which of the following intellectual trends that critiqued Western capitalist societies during the mid-20th century?
Existentialism
Critical Theory
Positivism
Structural Functionalism
Which treaty ended World War I and imposed punitive conditions on Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Treaty of Trianon
During the Cold War, what terminology was used to describe the separation of the Communist East and Capitalist West?
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Wall
The Great Divide
The Cold Frontier
Which intellectual development best illustrates Existentialist philosophy’s influence on post-World War II European thought?
The revival of classical liberal economics advocating for minimal state intervention in personal freedoms.
The resurgence of romantic nationalism emphasizing cultural identity and collective memory shaping history.
The questioning of absolute truths and emphasis on individual subjective experience over universal norms.
The spread of structuralist ideas focusing on understanding the underlying systems governing human culture.
What was one significant achievement for women after WWI and WWII?
Developing nuclear weapons
Leading countries into war
Gaining the right to vote
Writing novels about war experiences
How did Western popular culture reflect the Cold War divide during the late twentieth century?
Pop music often incorporated themes of freedom and individualism as a pushback against Communist repression.
Architecture became focused on orbital designs as a symbol of defiance against communism.
Television showed a growing interest in science fiction as an escape from oppressive political climates.
Modern exhibitions highlighted aesthetics of consensus building rather than divisions.
Which government policy development was closely linked to the spread of green consciousness and the rise of environmentalism in Europe during the late twentieth century?
Subsidies for heavily polluting industries promoting economic growth
Immigration reforms encouraging multiculturalism
Environmental regulation promoting sustainability
Enactment of tariff barriers encouraging local production

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Who was responsible for pioneering psychoanalysis in early twentieth-century Vienna?
Sigmund Freud
Carl Jung
Alfred Adler
Melanie Klein
Which philosophical framework became increasingly significant in critiquing art & culture leading up towards post-modern skepticism about objectivity & truth?
Naturalism
Structuralism
Romanticism
Realism
How did the emergence of existentialism after World War II reflect broader societal changes in Europe?
It highlighted individual freedom and responsibility as a response to the disillusionment with traditional institutions.
It emphasized rationalism and scientific understanding as a means to reconstruct war-torn economies.
It reinforced the importance of divine authority by promoting religious values in post-war societies.
It supported collectivist ideals that were crucial for rebuilding community-based social welfare programs.