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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A 1945 conference help at post damn - Germany in which Truman and Churchill met with Stalin to attempt to persuade him to abandon his policy of domination of the soviet satellite nations






2. Russian Parliament






3. The German word for 'living space' a goal Hitler wished to attain by conquering Eastern Europe and Russia






4. Russian emperor






5. A policy assuring that no one nation becomes powerful enough to threaten the status of another






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






7. A cooling of Cold War tensions - initiated during the administrations of U.S. President Nation and Soviet Premier Brezhnev






8. Ancient Chinese class of scholars






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






10. The trans-Atlantic route of slaves from Africa to the Americas






11. In medieval Europe - a privilege granted to a vassal in exchange for military service or agricultural labor






12. A territory under the direct control of a stronger country






13. A grant of land in the Spanish American colonies that carried with it the right to exploit the Native Americans living on the land






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






15. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






16. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






17. The study of cells that have the capacity to divide in a culture and produce specialized cells






18. A 'lighting war' in which initial rapid surprise attacks by aircraft are followed by massive attacks of group forces - as in the 1939 German invasion of Poland






19. The production of manufactured goods in the homes of workers






20. Copying human DNA sequence to create a new human being






21. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






22. A national legislature assembly






23. A 1955 defense alliance organized by the Soviet Union - Czechoslovakia - Hungry - East Germany - Poland - Albania - Bulgaria - and Romania






24. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






25. The symbol used as part of a writing system






26. Agriculture carried out on large scale to produce crops for sale to competitive global markets






27. A European intellectual movement of the seventeenth and 18th centuries stating that human beings were basically good and could be further improved through education - and upholding reason as the key to truth






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






29. A Hellenistic religion that involved faith in eastern deities and the promise of eternal life to believers






30. Triangular sail that permitted greater control of ships






31. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






32. Person in colonial Spanish America who was mixes European and Native American heritage






33. An instrument that allowed mariners to determine altitude by measuring the position of the stars -






34. The French assembly (1200s-1789) made up of clergy - nobles - and the common people






35. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






36. A 1928 agreement to outlaw war that was signed by most countries






37. The code of conduct required of a knight in feudal Europe






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






39. Practice in some areas of India in which widows threw themselves onto the burning funeral pyre of their husband






40. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






41. The organized elimination of an entire population group






42. A 1975 pledge to pratice detente and promote human rights that was signed by the Soviet Union - the Unites States - and 33 other nations






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






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






45. The study of humans as a species






46. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






47. Idea prevalent during the Cold War period that - if one nation fell to communism - neighboring nations would likewise fall






48. The scripture that contains the history of the ancient Jewish people and their covenant with their God






49. WWII Japanese suiside piolets who flew their bomb-loaded planes into American ships; the Japanese mane a 'divine wind' that drove back Mongol invasions of the Japanese Islands in the 13th century






50. Those factors essential to initialization: land - labor - capital - and entrepreneurship






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