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SAT Subject Test: World History

Subjects : sat, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Policy of Soviet Premier Khrushchev to eliminate the memory of Josef Stalin and his policies in the Soviet Union






2. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






3. The view of the earth as one human community in which people of all cultures share common needs - wants - and experiences






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






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






6. The belief of absolute monarchs that they were granted their right to rule from God






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






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






9. Soviet policy introduced in 1985 by Mikhail Gorbachev in which the soviet people were permitted to own small private businesses






10. 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






11. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






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






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






14. The branch of Islam that supported the authority of the earliest caliphs






15. Letter of credit issued by Islamic banks; forerunner of modern checks






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






17. A five- year plan launched by Mao Zedong in China in 1958 to increase industrial and agricultural output under which e set up communes in china






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. Muslim social and ethical law






20. Involves obtaining samples of the genetic material of DNA from living donors and comparing it with the DNA from other persons or from animals computers and then are used to determine the rate of change in the DNA






21. Hitler's 1941 invasion of the soviet union






22. A government of three rulers






23. Studying fossil remains






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






25. A Roman Catholic council convened in 1545 to examine the Church's teachings






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






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






28. Serious Greek drama dealing with the downfall of the main character






29. Hunting and gathering






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






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






32. Program begun under the US President John Kennedy to send volunteer workers to developing nations to assist them in improving education - agricultural methods - sanitation - and other areas of need






33. Measures radioactivity released from electrons in heated flint and clay allowing for dating of objects made from these two materials






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. An African storyteller who passes on oral tradition






36. A form of imperialism under which land and mineral rights were granted to private businesses with investments in colonial territories()






37. Thinking man; the species to which modern humans belong






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






39. The power to prevent the execution of law






40. Philosophy that holds that life in itself has no meaning and that each person deiced the meaning of life for himself or herself






41. The Muslim community of faithful






42. The mass extermination of Jews and other civilians in Nazi Germany






43. 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






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






45. A bone or shell used by Chinese to determine the will of goals






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






47. A policy passed by the US congress in 1941 to allow President Roosevelt to lend or lease arms and other supplies to any nation considered vital to the security of the USA






48. A floating plot of land created by the Aztecs to expand the agricultural capacity of Tenochtitlan






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






50. An architectural school of the twentieth century which held that building should be constructed so that their design reflected their function