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HIEU 242: Exam 4(Prof. Black) Questions
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Anthropocene - Answer✔A proposed geological era marked by significant human impact on
Earth. Indicators include increased CO2 levels and global microplastics
Anthropocene historical context - Answer✔Coined in the early 2000s to highlight human-
induced environmental changes, debated in origin, from agriculture to post-WWII
industrialization
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) - Answer✔A Cold War doctrine deterring nuclear war
through the threat of total annihilation
Mutally Assured Destruction(MAD) historical context - Answer✔Shaped the geopolitical
landscape, particularly during the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race
Castle Bravo Test - Answer✔A U.S. hydrogen bomb test in 1954, resulting in catastrophic
environmental contamination
Castle Bravo Test historical context - Answer✔Highlighted the unanticipated scale of nuclear
fallout and its global effects
Runit Dome - Answer✔A containment site for nuclear waste in the Marshall Islands
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Runit Dome historical context - Answer✔Symbolizes lasting environmental harm from Cold
War-era nuclear testing
Preservationism vs. Conservationism - Answer✔Philosophical divides in early
environmentalism; preservationism advocates for untouched nature, while conservationism
supports managed resource use.
Preservationism vs. Conservationism historical context - Answer✔Emerged in the 19th-20th
centuries, with figures like John Muir and Gifford Pinchot
Environmental Justice Movement - Answer✔Focuses on the intersection of social inequity and
environmental harm.
Environmental Justice Movement historical context - Answer✔Originated in Warren County,
NC, responding to hazardous waste in marginalized communities
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" - Answer✔A pivotal 1962 book exposing the ecological harm of
pesticides like DDT
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring historical context - Answer✔Catalyzed modern environmentalism
and legislation such as the 1964 Wilderness Act
Risk Society - Answer✔A concept by Ulrich Beck, highlighting the uncontrollable risks of
technological and environmental changes
Risk Society historical context - Answer✔Explains the transition from visible to invisible
pollution concerns
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HIEU 242: Exam 4(Prof. Black) Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Anthropocene - Answer✔A proposed geological era marked by significant human impact on
Earth. Indicators include increased CO2 levels and global microplastics
Anthropocene historical context - Answer✔Coined in the early 2000s to highlight human-
induced environmental changes, debated in origin, from agriculture to post-WWII
industrialization
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) - Answer✔A Cold War doctrine deterring nuclear war
through the threat of total annihilation
Mutally Assured Destruction(MAD) historical context - Answer✔Shaped the geopolitical
landscape, particularly during the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race
Castle Bravo Test - Answer✔A U.S. hydrogen bomb test in 1954, resulting in catastrophic
environmental contamination
Castle Bravo Test historical context - Answer✔Highlighted the unanticipated scale of nuclear
fallout and its global effects
Runit Dome - Answer✔A containment site for nuclear waste in the Marshall Islands
1
, ©JASONMcCONNELL 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Runit Dome historical context - Answer✔Symbolizes lasting environmental harm from Cold
War-era nuclear testing
Preservationism vs. Conservationism - Answer✔Philosophical divides in early
environmentalism; preservationism advocates for untouched nature, while conservationism
supports managed resource use.
Preservationism vs. Conservationism historical context - Answer✔Emerged in the 19th-20th
centuries, with figures like John Muir and Gifford Pinchot
Environmental Justice Movement - Answer✔Focuses on the intersection of social inequity and
environmental harm.
Environmental Justice Movement historical context - Answer✔Originated in Warren County,
NC, responding to hazardous waste in marginalized communities
Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" - Answer✔A pivotal 1962 book exposing the ecological harm of
pesticides like DDT
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring historical context - Answer✔Catalyzed modern environmentalism
and legislation such as the 1964 Wilderness Act
Risk Society - Answer✔A concept by Ulrich Beck, highlighting the uncontrollable risks of
technological and environmental changes
Risk Society historical context - Answer✔Explains the transition from visible to invisible
pollution concerns
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