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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. German submarines






2. Indian soldiers serving under the command of British army officers






3. A 1494 treaty that divided the land in the Americans between Portugal and Spain






4. Economic theory proposed by Adam Smith which argued that government should not interfere with the natural laws of supply and demand






5. A region in southeastern Europe currently composed of the republics of the former Yugoslavia - the European portion of Turkey - Greece - Albania - and Bulgaria






6. According to Marx and Engels - the members of the working class






7. Magnificent Eastern Orthodox Church constructed in Constantinople by the emperor Justinian






8. Those conditions that compel individuals to leave their country and those that pull persons to another location






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






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






11. A fatal flaw of overconfidence - often displayed by the main character in Greek tragedy






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






13. A belief that spirits inhabit the features of the natural world






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






15. 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






16. A blend of Buddhism with some of the teachings of Daoism to form a faith dependent upon meditation and enlightenment






17. A series of demonstration - boycotts - and violent attacks employed by Palestinians from 1987 onward to attract would attention to their desire for a Palestine homeland






18. A mild 19th century movement in art and literature that focused on the ills of industrialism






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






20. The Hebrew name for God






21. A blend of eastern and western culture characteristics (Greek - Egyptian - Persian - and Indian) in the period between the reign of Alexander the great and the Roman occupation of Greece






22. An advocate of philosophy which held that government actions and policies were useful only when they promoted the common good






23. Payments for war damages imposed upon losing nation






24. Leading bishop pf the eastern orthodox church






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






26. A Muslim ruler






27. A 1948 statement in which the United Nations declared that all human beings have rights to life - liberty - and security.






28. Goals issued by China's Deng Xiaoping that included changes in industry - agriculture - defense - and science and technology






29. U.S. post- World War II policy of forging alliances to assist vulnerable countries in their resistance against communism






30. A temporary alliance of a number of small political parties






31. 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






32. The relocation of people across long distance or international borders






33. An organization whose chief aim is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in southwest america






34. A region that is controlled by an outside power but is allowed to maintain its own government






35. A traditional form of Islam that supported the election of only the family members of Muhammad






36. A member of the class in ancient Rome that included farmers artisans and merchants and comprised the majority of the population






37. Studying fossil remains






38. 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






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






40. Resolution passes by the US congress to authorize President Lyndon Johnson to send U.S troops into Vietnam






41. 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






42. Government controlled by religious rulers or by a ruler considered divine






43. An almost treeless flat grassland stretching across central Asia and eastern Europe






44. The era of scientific thought in europe during which careful observation of the natural world was made - and accepted beliefs were questioned






45. A culture characterizes by advance cites - specialized workers - complex institutions - a system of writing or alternate form of record keeping - and advanced technology






46. A soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhall Gorbchev emphasizing openness in the sharing of information and ideas






47. The political - economic - or social domination of a strong country over another






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






49. In Buddhism - a state of perfect peace






50. The Muslim name for God