Exam 26: World History

The final country to abolish slavery was:

Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years primarily at this location before his release and subsequent election to the South African presidency:

Mohandas Gandhi cited The Kingdom of God Is Within You and A Letter to a Hindu by this Russian writer as integral to the formation of his personal ideology:

Nearing the end of her 1937 world flight, American aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean as they were flying to this destination:

The final years of this Dynasty were marred by dual assassinations which claimed one regent, and less than 40 years later, claimed his grandson, the final member of the family to rule:

Napoleon Bonaparte was twice forced into island exile when his political career floundered, first in 1814, then again after a comeback that was squandered on a defeat at Waterloo in 1815. The two islands to which he was remanded were:

World War I was ignited by the assassination of:

Other than its primary headquarters in New York City, the United Nations has three other main offices in:

James Joyce's Ulysses, often ranked as one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century, was inspired by Homer's Odyssey and set in which city?

The combined population of European Union member states constitutes approximately how much of the world population?

When used in reference to politics or geography the acronym UAE stands for: