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What was a positive result of the protests during the Arab Spring of 2011?

A
Free elections for leaders were held for the first time.
B
Leaders of three countries were forced out of power.
C
Protesters gained unwavering support from the United States.
D
Protesters were able to overthrow their governments.
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What kind of economy might a country have if it was influenced by Western thought?

A
communist
B
capitalist
C
democratic
D
republican
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What is the best explanation for how diffusion can cause culture to lose its uniqueness?

A
Culture can become valueless.
B
Culture can become generic.
C
Culture can become irrelevant.
D
Culture can become boring.
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Which are examples of modern technologies that can spread culture more quickly than in the past? Check all that apply.

A
cell phones
B
satellites
C
Internet
D
railroads
E
jet planes
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Which cultures in the world have shown the most resistance to Westernization?

A
some Asian cultures
B
some Middle Eastern cultures
C
some Eastern European cultures
D
some Western European cultures
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Which are positive effects of the connection between cultural diffusion and technology? Check all that apply.

A
Students can study the past.
B
Traditions can be erased.
C
People can become more alike.
D
It can become easier to document ideas.
E
People can record their customs.
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As societies exchange ideas, globalization

A
is unable to keep up with the speed at which culture has spread.
B
becomes more challenging at the speed that culture has spread.
C
increases at the same speed at which culture has spread.
D
is unaffected by the speed at which culture spreads.
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Western influences are changing how some cultures view what aspects of society? Check all that apply.

A
technology
B
the status of children
C
the status of women
D
the status of men
E
political freedoms
F
social freedoms
G
popular culture
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The best example of cultural diffusion is when

A
someone uses modern technology.
B
culture spreads from one place to another.
C
someone keeps his or her culture private.
D
one country conquers another.
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The image shows an NFL Europe football team.

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A
Americanization.
B
globalization.
C
cultural dilution.
D
Westernization.

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