Which of These Statements About Colonialism Is False

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about colonialism is false?

• A) Colonialism began as early as the 1600s.
• B) Much of Africa, Asia, and the Americas was colonized.
• C) All colonial powers were western European countries.
• D) Colonialism came to an end soon after WWII.

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Definitions:

Good Samaritan Effect

The phenomenon where people are more likely to offer help to others in need without expecting anything in return.

Commons Dilemma

A situation in shared-resource systems where individual users acting independently according to their own self-interest behave contrary to the common good of all users by depleting or spoiling that resource.

Bystander Effect

The phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Kitty Genovese

An American woman whose 1964 murder in New York City became influential in the study of the bystander effect and social psychology.