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SAT Subject Test: World History

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






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






3. Landowning classes in the 18th century Russia used as officers in the prussian army






4. The termination of slavery






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






6. The scattering of specific ethnic groups throughout various parts of the world






7. The german air force






8. 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






9. The willingness of a country to go to the point of war to defend its interests; -






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






11. A government unit in which several countries or peoples are under the authority of one ruler






12. One who disagrees; a dissenter






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






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






15. The Muslim name for God






16. Russian emperor






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






18. A government of three rulers






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






20. According to Marx and Engels - the middle class; in prerevolutionary France - a portion of the Third Estate comprised of a middle class of artisans and merchants






21. The organized elimination of an entire population group






22. Also called the counter- reformation - a period of renewal with in the Roman Catholic Church as a response to the protestant reformation






23. Theory proposed by Elbert Einstein which stated that the measurement of motion varies relative to a specific observer and that a small amount of mass can be converted into a vast amount of energy






24. The right to vote






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






26. 1945 Meeting with US president FDR - British Prime Minister(PM) Winston Churchill - and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war






27. Policy of murder and other violent acts directed against a particular ethnic group by another; initially applied to the killing of Bosnian Muslims by Serbia after the breakup of Yugoslavia






28. The use of passive resistance - or public refusal to obey a law that is perceived to be unjust






29. A member of French Legislative Assembly who wanted immediate - drastic change in French government






30. The theory of the greek astronomer Ptolemy - stating that the earth was the center of the universe






31. Israeli communal agricultural settlements






32. A compilation of Roman laws - legal treatises - and Byzantine laws passed after 534 that were codifies by the emperor Justinian






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






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






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






36. An agreement singed in 1968 by several nations who pledged to help prevent the spread of nuclear weapons






37. An association of world nations created by the treaty of Versailles after WWI






38. 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






39. The wives and concubines of households in Africa - Arabia - or southwest Asia






40. A country dominated politically and economically by another nation - especially by the Soviet Union during the Cold War






41. The global culture inspired and promoted by US advertising






42. A Muslim ruler






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






44. An untouchable of person whose status is below that of the Hindu castes






45. The technology associated with the application of robots






46. Notes the chronological sequence of th annual growth rings in trees






47. A nomadic group from central Asia who undertook a mass migration toward the Roman empire in the 400s Ce






48. Lenin's policy to improve the soviet economy by permitting small private businesses






49. A shrine which contained the Black stone - a relic of the polytheistic beliefs of the early Arabs and later the destination of the Muslim hajj

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






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