US College SAT Subject World History Test 2

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College Entrance — Test 2 (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 2 (Sat Subject World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 2 (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

Who was Atahualpa?

A) Last Inca emperor

B) Maya king

C) Spanish conquistador

D) Aztec emperor

Question 2

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

Question 3

How long was the Cold War?

A) 1945-1960

B) 1939-1945

C) 1947-1991

D) 1960-1980

Question 4

Which Greek city-state was militaristic?

A) Olympia

B) Athens

C) Delphi

D) Sparta

Question 5

What was Rosie the Riveter?

A) Symbol of women war workers

B) A nurse

C) A soldier

D) A pilot

Question 6

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

A) Aztec

B) Inca

C) Olmec

D) Maya

Question 7

Who wrote Hamlet?

A) Cervantes

B) Chaucer

C) William Shakespeare

D) Dante

Question 8

Which invention spread Reformation ideas?

A) Telegraph

B) Internet

C) Radio

D) Printing press

Question 9

What was the Manhattan Project?

A) Developed the atomic bomb

B) Created radar

C) Planned D-Day

D) Built ships

Question 10

Who was Montezuma II?

A) Maya king

B) Aztec emperor

C) Inca emperor

D) Spanish king

Question 11

What was the Bessemer Process?

A) Made textiles

B) Made food

C) Made steel cheap

D) Made oil

Question 12

When was the Korean War?

A) 1941-1945

B) 1990-1991

C) 1965-1973

D) 1950-1953

Question 13

Which doctrine was "massive retaliation"?

A) Eisenhower

B) Kennedy

C) Nixon

D) Truman

Question 14

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Free trade

Question 15

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?

A) Harvey

B) Andrew

C) Katrina

D) Sandy

Question 16

Who painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

A) Raphael

B) Titian

C) Leonardo

D) Michelangelo

Question 17

Who were conquistadors?

A) Spanish conquerors

B) Dutch traders

C) English farmers

D) French priests

Question 18

Where was democracy born?

A) Rome

B) Athens, Greece

C) Egypt

D) China

Question 19

Which empire was the continuation of Rome in the East?

A) Holy Roman Empire

B) Ottoman Empire

C) Byzantine Empire

D) Persian Empire

Question 20

Who was Ignatius of Loyola?

A) Founded Calvinists

B) Founded Anglicans

C) Founded Lutherans

D) Founded Jesuits

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