US College AP World History Test 8

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College Entrance — Test 8 (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 8 (Ap World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 8 (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

Who sent first telegraph message?

A) Samuel Morse

B) Tesla

C) Edison

D) Bell

Question 2

What is Magna Carta (1215)?

A) trade pact

B) limited English king's power

C) French law

D) peace treaty

Question 3

Which movement began after 2013 police shootings?

A) Me Too

B) Occupy

C) Black Lives Matter

D) Tea Party

Question 4

What was the Iran-Contra affair?

A) Monica Lewinsky

B) Whitewater

C) Watergate

D) Reagan-era arms scandal

Question 5

Which cities were atomic-bombed?

A) Hiroshima and Nagasaki

B) Berlin and Munich

C) Rome and Milan

D) Tokyo and Kyoto

Question 6

Which Japanese warriors served lords?

A) Daimyo

B) Samurai

C) Shogun

D) Ninja

Question 7

Which event triggered WWI?

A) Sinking of Lusitania

B) Zimmermann Telegram

C) Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

D) Pearl Harbor

Question 8

Which Indian religion was founded by Siddhartha Gautama?

A) Jainism

B) Hinduism

C) Sikhism

D) Buddhism

Question 9

Who was Ignatius of Loyola?

A) Founded Jesuits

B) Founded Calvinists

C) Founded Anglicans

D) Founded Lutherans

Question 10

What split resulted?

A) East vs West

B) Protestant vs Catholic churches

C) rich vs poor

D) North vs South

Question 11

Which wonder was in Babylon?

A) Colossus

B) Pyramids

C) Hanging Gardens

D) Lighthouse

Question 12

Who sculpted David?

A) Leonardo

B) Donatello

C) Raphael

D) Michelangelo

Question 13

Which wall fell in 1989 symbolizing Cold War end?

A) Berlin Wall

B) Hadrian's Wall

C) Iron Curtain

D) Great Wall

Question 14

Which plague killed 1/3 of Europe (1347-51)?

A) Cholera

B) Black Death

C) Smallpox

D) Spanish Flu

Question 15

When was the Berlin Wall built/fallen?

A) built 1970

B) fell 1975

C) built 1961, fell 1989

D) built 1945

Question 16

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe?

A) MacArthur

B) Nimitz

C) Patton

D) Eisenhower

Question 17

Which German offensive was the last major one in 1944?

A) Battle of the Bulge

B) El Alamein

C) D-Day

D) Stalingrad

Question 18

Who first circled the globe?

A) Columbus

B) Magellan's expedition

C) Cook

D) Drake

Question 19

Which river was central to Ancient Egypt?

A) Jordan

B) Tigris

C) Nile

D) Euphrates

Question 20

What was Rosie the Riveter?

A) A nurse

B) A soldier

C) A pilot

D) Symbol of women war workers

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