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






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






4. Japanese name for the areas it occupied during World War II






5. The study of humans as a species






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






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






8. Negotiations between employees and employers for higher salaries and improved working conditions






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






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






11. Ancient underground irrigation system used in Southwest Asia and China






12. Code of conduct of the samurai class in feudal Japan that stressed self-discipline - bravery - and simple living






13. Keys to right living in the Buddhist faith






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






15. The symbol used as part of a writing system






16. 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






17. The Muslim name for God






18. A government in which the monarch's power is limited by law






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






20. South Africans of Dutch decent who were farmers






21. A woman who holds to the belief in equal rights and opportunities for both men and women






22. The five duties required of all Muslims: faith -prayer -alms -fasting during Ramadan - and the hajj






23. 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






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






25. Seasonal wind used by mariners to navigate the Indian Ocean






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






27. 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






28. A Persian king






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






30. Neutrality of developing nations during the cold war






31. A spacecraft that carries instruments capable of transmitting to earth photographs and information about the planets






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A policy under which the army of the Ottomans' sultan removed Christian boys from their families - educated them in the principles of Islam - and trained them for military service






39. 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






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






41. A 20th century style of music developed primarily by African American musicians






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






43. In ancient Rome - a military unit of 5 -000 to 6 -000 infantry






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






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






46. The Hebrew name for God






47. A corporation which constructs factories in a number of countries in order to capitalize upon inexpensive raw materials and cheap labor in those countries






48. Agricultural laborer in ancient Sparta






49. An organization established in 1960 by several of the world's oil- production counties to regulate prices and production






50. Control of a region by business interests rather than by an outside government