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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does de Blij think may eventually happen to the European Union?

2. What country's model should be followed by the U.S. in responding to terrorist attacks, according to de Blij?

3. Why do the Chechens feel particularly strong about pursuing their independence?

4. How does the Chechen independence movement affect Groznyy?

5. What is a fatwa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What long-standing dispute does Russia have with Japan?

2. Why does de Blij say that Chinese nationalists see the U.S. as arrogant?

3. What are some different definitions of terrorism?

4. Describe China's Cultural Revolution.

5. How does de Blij think that the United States could avoid another Cold War?

6. How did European actions produce havoc in Africa?

7. Where do terrorist groups get money to carry out their training, preparations and attacks?

8. Describe Russia's geographic advantages and disadvantages.

9. Who is Usama (or Osama) bin Laden?

10. Why does de Blij quote Napoleon's remark that China was a sleeping giant and that whoever woke it up would regret it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What lessons does de Blij think that we can learn from the U.S. war with Iraq?

Essay Topic 2

How does population growth vary from one country to another around the globe? In broad strokes, sketch out the differences in population growth between regions.

Essay Topic 3

How did Chairman Mao Zedong change China? Does de Blij think that Mao changed China for the better? Why or why not?

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