World History Final Exam

A unique example of how differently colonial oppressors could rule over their colonies is seen in which two countries that share one island?

• Haiti and the Dominican Republic
• India and Sri Lanka
• Yemen and Oman
• Japan and Korea

What is a totalitarian dictator?

• A dictator who control all aspects of the government & the lives of its citizens
• A dictator who believes every individual should work for the benefit of the whole nation
• A dictator who commits to "total war"
• A dictator only on the rise in Germany in the 1930s

What South American society had a massive unified empire with a network of roads, schools, & a common language?

• Aztec
• Mayan
• Incan
• Olmec

This WWI innovation that confused a ship's angle, distance, and speed to prevent torpedo attacks is called:

• Sparkle camouflage
• Dazzle camouflage
• Camoufleur
• None of the above

Apartheid in South Africa, which lasted from 1948 until the 1990s, was:

• a system of institutionalized racial segregation based specifically off of Australia
• a system of institutionalized racism and racial segregation that was based off some of the world's most racist nations and institutions, including the United States
• the Independence wars fought between indigenous people of South Africa and the English and Dutch
• None of the above

Which South American civilization has been referred to as the "mother culture" of other cultures that appeared in the region in later years but declined for unknown reasons?

• Aztec
• Mayan
• Incan
• Olmec

By 1914, what percent of Africa was colonized by European countries?

• 60%
• 70%
• 80%
• 90%

Which African nation defeated the Italians and was one of two African nations to remain independent during European colonization of Africa?

• Egypt
• Libya
• Ethiopia
• South Africa

China had the upper hand in trade deals with outside countries and empires for centuries – what was the only commodity China wanted from the British in exchange for tea?

• Gold bars
• Silver bars
• Gun powder
• Coffee

What was the cause of the Opium War?

• The British began to illegally import opium, violating Chinese law
• The British developed a way to weaponize the drug and were prepared to invade China
• The British began to illegally import alternatives to opium
• The Chinese began to use illegal markets to export opium out of China