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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






2. A deep sense of pride in one's nation






3. Russian Marxist group who desired radical change carried out by a small group of extremely committed revolutionaries






4. Currently know and the Commonwealth of Nation - an association of nations whose members accept the British monarch as a symbolic head; most member nations were at one time associated wit the British empire or with another current member nation






5. A movement of the 1950's and 1960's in the united states to alter laws in order to eliminate segregation for African Americans and to assure them the right to vote






6. Hellenistic philosophy that sought inner peace and please - defined as avoidance of pain






7. The Jewish day of atonement






8. The organized elimination of an entire population group






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






10. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






11. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






12. A term used to denote those European decent who were born in French or Spanish colonies in the Americas






13. Movement of a military force to an area in conflict






14. A society ruled by a number of equal kinship groups rather than by a central government






15. In ancient Greece - a ruler who seized power and ruled with the sole authority






16. Developed by Louis Pasteur - the process of destroying bacteria in milk and other liquids






17. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






18. A social class in medieval and pre-revolutionary France






19. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






20. The belief that persons revive eternal salvation thought their faith in Jesus Christ as the savior of the world






21. The alphabet of the Russian and other Slavic languages






22. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






23. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.






24. A nomadic people from central Asia who eventually settled in modern Hungary






25. Spacecraft that serves as an orbiting scientific type of work






26. The period in European history from about 1300 to 1600 in which a return to classical themes dominated art - literature - and education






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






28. Organization founded in 1921 by black Africans to campaign for their rights






29. A political movement that emphasizes extreme nationalism and loyalty to the sate and features one-party rule by an authoritarian ruler






30. The fight of muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE - and the first year of the Muslim calender






31. According to Joan Calvin - the concept that God - before the beginning of the world - had chosen some people for heaven and others for hell






32. The U.S. plan to develop an atomic bomb






33. A tactic of burning in the path of an invading army






34. 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






35. A road developed by Scottish engineer John McAdam in which a pavement was created of small stones compacted together into layers






36. An economic system to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests.






37. Post WWII trials held in Nuremberg - Germany to try Nazi leader charged with war crimes






38. A people whose religious philosophy blended Hinduism - Buddhism - and Sufism






39. 'Southern apes' ; hominids who emerged about four million years ago in southern and eastern Africa and were the first to make stone tools






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






41. In medieval Europe - a merchant organization founded to regulate production standards and prices within specific trades






42. Inns that provided loading for caravan travelers across the Sahara Desert






43. Early 20th- century Marxist group in Russia that wanted to engage popular support for revolution in Russia






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






45. International organization dedicated to investigating human rights violations and providing humanitarian aid






46. A reform program initiated by US president Franklin Roosevelt to restore the US economy during the great depression






47. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






48. Offering concessions to an aggressive ruler or nation in order to avoid conflict and/or war






49. An artistic movement in the early 20th century that produces works that were meaningless and whimsical ()






50. Stone pillar that was the characteristic architectural structure of Aksum