US College AP World History Test 5

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College Entrance — Test 5 (Ap World History) 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 5 (Ap World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 5 (Ap World History) · 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 invention was by Thomas Edison?

A) Light bulb

B) Telephone

C) Oil

D) Steel

Question 2

What was the Sedition Act (1918)?

A) Ended war

B) Limited anti-war speech

C) Created draft

D) Gave vote

Question 3

Who posted 95 Theses in 1517?

A) Loyola

B) Henry VIII

C) Martin Luther

D) Calvin

Question 4

What was the Marshall Plan?

A) Military alliance

B) Aid to Asia

C) Space program

D) Aid to rebuild Europe

Question 5

Which Portuguese prince funded exploration?

A) Henry the Navigator

B) Manuel I

C) John II

D) Vasco da Gama

Question 6

Who rounded Africa to India in 1498?

A) Columbus

B) Vasco da Gama

C) Cabot

D) Magellan

Question 7

What did Watt improve?

A) light bulb

B) cotton gin

C) steam engine

D) telegraph

Question 8

Who led Nazi Germany?

A) Tojo

B) Stalin

C) Mussolini

D) Adolf Hitler

Question 9

Which Chinese dynasty built the Great Wall?

A) Qin/Han

B) Tang

C) Song

D) Ming

Question 10

Who wrote Hamlet?

A) Cervantes

B) William Shakespeare

C) Chaucer

D) Dante

Question 11

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?

A) Nimitz

B) Patton

C) Eisenhower

D) MacArthur

Question 12

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

A) Aztec

B) Olmec

C) Maya

D) Inca

Question 13

Which book was "The Prince" about power?

A) Machiavelli

B) Erasmus

C) More

D) Castiglione

Question 14

Which cities were atomic-bombed?

A) Berlin and Munich

B) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

C) Rome and Milan

D) Tokyo and Kyoto

Question 15

Which era was 1870-1900 with rapid industrial growth?

A) Progressive Era

B) Roaring Twenties

C) Gilded Age

D) Great Depression

Question 16

Who was the Prophet of Islam (570-632)?

A) Moses

B) Jesus

C) Abraham

D) Muhammad

Question 17

What was the Bay of Pigs (1961)?

A) Failed CIA invasion of Cuba

B) Peace talks

C) Trade deal

D) Successful invasion

Question 18

Why did the US Senate reject Versailles?

A) German opposition

B) Opposition to League of Nations

C) Harsh terms

D) Cost

Question 19

When did the Berlin Wall fall?

A) 1969

B) 1999

C) 1989

D) 1979

Question 20

Which university is the oldest in Europe?

A) Cambridge

B) Oxford

C) Paris

D) Bologna

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