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SAT Subject Test: World History

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






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






3. A grant of land in medieval Europe






4. One who pursues the meaning of truth






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






6. Russian emperor






7. One who disagrees; a dissenter






8. According to Darwin;s theory of evolution - process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest






9. A Japanese feudal lord who had a private army of samurai serving under him






10. The termination of slavery






11. Characteristic of a culture in which the comsuption of goods and services has reached a level where it satisfies wants rather than needs only






12. A common European currency introduced in January 2002 by European Union






13. Government in which citizens are ruled by elected representatives






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






15. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






16. A Roman Catholic Church court especially powerful in Spain and Italy during the Counter- reformation






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






18. A sole ruler with absolute power






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






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






21. Territory under the dominion of the papacy






22. The governing committee of the communist party in the USSR






23. The process - lasting from about 100 to 1492 - by which Christians drove the Muslims from Spain






24. In feudal Japan - a superior military leader who ruled in the name of the emperor






25. Great shrines of stone constructed to house relics of the Buddha






26. A widely spoken language among east Africans which is a blend of Arabic and the Bantu languages






27. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






28. An effort begun the 20th century to increase the global food supply by the use of pesticides - fertilizers and developments in disease-resistant crops






29. A form of warfare in which opposing armies dig parallel trenches from which they engage in combat - used in WWI






30. Ancient Egyptian picture writing






31. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






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






33. 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






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






35. The change from hunting and gathering to agriculture






36. Hard -reddish-brown clay used in pottery






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






38. An independent state whose citizens are bound by a common cultural identity






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






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






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






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






43. One of the first 4 books of the Christian new testament






44. Imperial officials under Charlemagne's empire who had the duty of overseeing the records of the counts - or local rulers






45. Document singed by Englands King John in 1215 that limited the power of the kind and protected the rights of nobles






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






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






48. A linguistic blend of Arabic and Hindi which is currently the official language of Pakistan






49. A privilege that exempts foreign residents from the laws of the nation in which they are residing






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