Asked in a 1992 paper

What is the term used by Francis Fukuyama (1992) to describe the triumph of Western-style democracy has over other forms of government ?

Correct answer: B. the end of history

  • A. the rise of neoliberalism
  • B. the end of history
  • C. the fall of communism
  • D. the birth of nationalism

Explanation

Fukuyama used “the end of history” to suggest that Western liberal democracy had emerged as the dominant final form of government after the ideological struggle with communism. The phrase refers to an ideological conclusion, not simply the fall of one regime.

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