US College AP World History Advanced Test 1

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College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History Advanced) High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) USA College Board (SAT/ACT/AP) — USA

What is this test? for College Entrance prep (SAT/ACT/PSAT/AP), USA — high school to college transition — High School (Grades 11-12, College Entrance, USA) level, USA.
Is this for you? For High School students (grades 11-12) preparing for SAT, ACT, PSAT or AP in the USA
Section: College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History Advanced) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 1 (Ap World History Advanced) · Country: USA

Knowledge of history is essential for understanding the vast accumulation from past to present and for establishing cause-and-effect relationships among historical events.

This test will help you develop chronological thinking and prepare for history questions on your exams.

By solving this test of 20 questions, you can both test your knowledge and identify the topics you need to improve.

Question 1

Which invasion began June 6, 1944?

A) D-Day (Normandy)

B) Market Garden

C) Torch

D) Battle of the Bulge

Question 2

What pandemic began in 2020?

A) SARS 2003

B) COVID-19

C) Ebola

D) Zika

Question 3

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

A) da Vinci

B) Shakespeare

C) Michelangelo

D) Gutenberg

Question 4

Which alliance was the Western bloc?

A) Warsaw Pact

B) OAS

C) SEATO

D) NATO

Question 5

Which university is the oldest in Europe?

A) Bologna

B) Cambridge

C) Oxford

D) Paris

Question 6

What was the League of Nations?

A) Colony

B) World peace organization

C) Military alliance

D) Trade bloc

Question 7

Which Indian religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama?

A) Jainism

B) Hinduism

C) Buddhism

D) Sikhism

Question 8

Who was John Calvin?

A) German monk

B) Italian humanist

C) English king

D) French reformer in Geneva

Question 9

Which was the first national labor union?

A) Knights of Labor

B) IWW

C) AFL

D) CIO

Question 10

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?

A) Harvey

B) Katrina

C) Andrew

D) Sandy

Question 11

When was the Korean War?

A) 1941-1945

B) 1990-1991

C) 1950-1953

D) 1965-1973

Question 12

Who was Atahualpa?

A) Maya king

B) Spanish conquistador

C) Aztec emperor

D) Last Inca emperor

Question 13

Who was Charlemagne?

A) King of the Franks, Holy Roman Emperor

B) Caliph

C) Pope

D) Byzantine emperor

Question 14

Which doctrine was "massive retaliation"?

A) Kennedy

B) Eisenhower

C) Nixon

D) Truman

Question 15

What was the Peace of Augsburg (1555)?

A) Freedom of religion

B) One religion for all

C) Rulers choose religion of their state

D) No religion

Question 16

What was the Space Race?

A) Arms race

B) Trade race

C) Olympics

D) US-Soviet competition in space

Question 17

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Free trade

Question 18

Where did Industrial Revolution start?

A) France

B) Britain

C) Germany

D) USA

Question 19

What was Rosie the Riveter?

A) A nurse

B) A soldier

C) Symbol of women war workers

D) A pilot

Question 20

What was Watergate?

A) Terrorist attack

B) Economic crisis

C) War

D) Scandal leading to Nixon resignation

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