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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pre- WWI pact amount Great Britain - France - and Russia






2. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






3. The belief in one god






4. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






5. A business that was forerunner of the modern corporation in which investors pooled their resources and shared in the profits






6. A 1598 decree that granted religious freedom to the Huguenots






7. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






8. The people of southern India who speak the Tamil language






9. The Allied invasion of Normandy in the northwestern France on June 6th 1994






10. In Kenya - a secret organization of primarily Kikuyu farmers driven out of the farmland of the northern highlands by the British






11. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






12. The development of and use of skills in a specific type of work






13. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






14. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






15. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






16. The 19th and early 20th century application of the theories of Charles Darwin to social science in a effort to create the notion that some races were superior to others






17. A city and its surroundings territory under the rule of a single government






18. Also called star wars - a 1983 program launched by President Reagan to protect of the US against incoming enemy missiles






19. Economic system in which decisions are in the hands of the government rather than the consumer.






20. Science developed by Sigmund Freud that focused on psychological rather than physiological causes of mental disorders






21. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






22. A government characterized by the rule of only one party whose beliefs support the welfare of the sate above all else






23. A manuscript copied by hand by medieval monks - who enhanced its beauty with elaborate lettering and detailed pictures






24. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






25. A period of violence in Russia between 1598 and the choice of Mikhail Romanov as czar in 1613






26. A school of art in which the normal shapes of objects or persons are changed into geometric forms






27. In Hinduism - a person's good or evil deeps while on earth






28. Nationalist party founded in China by Sun Yician; after 1925 - headed by Jinang Jieshi






29. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






30. A Muslim ruler






31. The concept of Enlightenment philosopher Montesquieu that each branch of government be granted distinct powers that served to limit those of the other branches of the government






32. Soviet reform initiated in 1987 by Mikhail Gorbachev by which the political system was moderated to allow votes to choose from a slate of candidates






33. An elected representative of the plebeians - who sat as a member of Tribal Assembly in republican Rome






34. Local council of peasants - laborers - and soldiers organized by Russian revolutionaries






35. A small ship with triangular and rectangular sails as well as stern post rudder that permitted greater control in steering the vessel






36. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






37. A policy of advocating military power and maintaining a standing army






38. Peace plan for the post world war I world proposed by President Woodrow Wilson; its major points included the principle of self- determination and the establishment of an association of nations






39. US WWII strategy of seizing control of key islands of strategic importance around Japanese stronghold in the Pacific






40. The Muslim name for God






41. A philosophy of life's struggles according to the buddhist faith: everything in life is suffering; the cause of all suffering is people's desire; suffering can be ended by ending all desires; desires may be overcome by following the eightfold path






42. A literally technique by psychoanalysis that reveals the character's thoughts and feelings a the moment in which they occur






43. A movement in the 1700s in england in which wealthy landowners purchased the lands of smaller farmers or took control of common areas and then fenced off their larger land holdings






44. A ritualized bow required of all visitors to the Chinese court






45. A grant of land in medieval Europe






46. Workers who have migrated from developing countries to industrial ones to take advantage of employment opportunities and ultimately to stay as permanent residents






47. Hitler's systematic elimination of the Jews and other populations he considered inferior






48. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






49. The third empire of Germany established in the 1930s by Adolph HItler






50. Ancient Chinese class of scholars







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