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






2. The belief in one god






3. Ancient Japanese religion centered around the veneration of ancestors and spirits of nature






4. Member of the elite social class of colonial Spanish america - composed of person who has been born in Spain






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






6. A method of dating artifacts by determining the rate of change in DNA






7. A policy adopted in the 1980s in the People's Republic of China stating that a couple is allowed only one child






8. Divine approval used to grant authority to Chinese dynasties






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






10. An object shaped by humans






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






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






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






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






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






16. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






17. A US program of economic assistance to European nations to aid them in restoring their economies and societies after WWII






18. An intellectual movement of the Renaissance period which emphasized reason and concerned itself with everyday human problems






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






20. Hindu god portrayed as both creator and destroyer






21. An Enlightenment-era monarch who embraced reform and ruled with the welfare of his or her subjects in mind






22. Artistic and literary movement of the early 19th century that reflected an admiration for nature and and emphasis on individual thought and feelings






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






24. President Nixon's plan for the gradual withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam while at the same time increasing the combat responsibilities of the south Vietnamese






25. The period between 8000 BCE and approximately 3000 BCE; also known as the New stone age






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






27. An Islamic fundamentalist group that gained control of Afghanistan in 1997






28. A Latin American military dictator






29. Also called the Jesuits - an organization founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola to promote education - establish missions - and stop the spread of Protestantism






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






31. The treaty imposed on Germany by the Allied powers in 1920 after the end of World War I which demanded exorbitant reparations from the Germans






32. Form of drama developed by the Greeks that often satirizes a society






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






34. Slave boy taken by the Ottoman Turks from conquered Christian territories






35. A former colonial territory that is supervised by another country during its translation to an independent nation






36. Agreement between the united states and the Philippines that granted the Filipinos war damages in exchange for the establishment of free trade between the Philippines and the United States






37. Muslim social and ethical law






38. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






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






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






41. The german air force






42. 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






43. A member of the priestly class in Aryan society






44. A family of chemicals used in industry - air conditioning refrigeration and consumer products; one of the chief destroyers of the earth's ozone layer






45. A mid-19th century artistic movement that reacted against realism by portraying subjects as they appeared to the artist at a given moment in time






46. The period between 1250 and 1350 -in which the Mongols restored the security of trade over the Silk Roads between Europe and Asia






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






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






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






50. Large collective farm