US College SAT Subject World History Test 1

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College Entrance — Test 1 (Sat Subject 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 1 (Sat Subject World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 1 (Sat Subject 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

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Free trade

Question 2

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

A) Aztec

B) Inca

C) Olmec

D) Maya

Question 3

Which trade route connected Europe and Asia?

A) Amber Road

B) Tea Road

C) Silk Road

D) Spice Route

Question 4

What pandemic followed WWI?

A) polio

B) cholera

C) plague

D) influenza of 1918

Question 5

Who sailed in 1492 for Spain?

A) Christopher Columbus

B) Cartier

C) Hudson

D) Magellan

Question 6

Which German offensive was the last major one in 1944?

A) D-Day

B) Battle of the Bulge

C) El Alamein

D) Stalingrad

Question 7

Who was Ulrich Zwingli?

A) French

B) English

C) Swiss reformer

D) German

Question 8

What did Ford pioneer?

A) phones

B) radios

C) airplanes

D) assembly line cars

Question 9

Who were the Cold War rivals?

A) USA and USSR

B) France and Germany

C) USA and Britain

D) Japan and China

Question 10

What was the Northern Renaissance focused on?

A) Classical myths

B) Christian humanism

C) Science

D) Trade

Question 11

Which ship sinking helped push US to war?

A) Maine

B) Titanic

C) Arizona

D) Lusitania

Question 12

Which war began after 9/11 in 2001?

A) Afghanistan

B) Korea

C) Iraq

D) Vietnam

Question 13

Who first circled the globe?

A) Drake

B) Magellan's expedition

C) Columbus

D) Cook

Question 14

Who was Atahualpa?

A) Maya king

B) Spanish conquistador

C) Last Inca emperor

D) Aztec emperor

Question 15

Who was assassinated starting WWI?

A) Czar Nicholas

B) Woodrow Wilson

C) Kaiser Wilhelm

D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Question 16

What was the Middle Passage?

A) Slave voyage across Atlantic

B) Trade route to Asia

C) Return voyage

D) Exploration route

Question 17

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

A) Moses

B) Muhammad

C) Jesus

D) Abraham

Question 18

Who was Ignatius of Loyola?

A) Founded Calvinists

B) Founded Anglicans

C) Founded Jesuits

D) Founded Lutherans

Question 19

Who was president during WWI?

A) Warren Harding

B) Theodore Roosevelt

C) Herbert Hoover

D) Woodrow Wilson

Question 20

Which war was Catholics vs Protestants in Germany (1618-48)?

A) Seven Years War

B) Thirty Years' War

C) Napoleonic Wars

D) Hundred Years War

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