US College SAT Subject World History Test 7

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College Entrance — Test 7 (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 7 (Sat Subject World History) · Education: High School (College Prep) · Part: College Entrance — Test 7 (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 feudalism?

A) land-for-service system

B) trade union

C) democracy

D) city league

Question 2

Which hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?

A) Harvey

B) Katrina

C) Andrew

D) Sandy

Question 3

What changed daily life most after 2000?

A) typewriters

B) radio

C) internet and smartphones

D) telegraph

Question 4

Which scientist was tried for heliocentrism?

A) Kepler

B) Copernicus

C) Newton

D) Galileo

Question 5

Which English explorer claimed North America for England (1497)?

A) John Cabot

B) Henry Hudson

C) Francis Drake

D) Walter Raleigh

Question 6

What was the Tet Offensive (1968)?

A) US victory

B) Viet Cong surprise attack

C) Peace treaty

D) Withdrawal

Question 7

Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific?

A) Guadalcanal

B) Okinawa

C) Midway

D) Iwo Jima

Question 8

Which financial crisis was in 2008?

A) Savings and loan

B) Depression

C) Dot-com bust

D) Great Recession

Question 9

Who posted 95 Theses in 1517?

A) Martin Luther

B) Loyola

C) Henry VIII

D) Calvin

Question 10

What was the Marshall Plan?

A) Military alliance

B) Aid to rebuild Europe

C) Aid to Asia

D) Space program

Question 11

Who invented the printing press (c.1440)?

A) Erasmus

B) Martin Luther

C) Johannes Gutenberg

D) Copernicus

Question 12

Who was Montezuma II?

A) Maya king

B) Inca emperor

C) Spanish king

D) Aztec emperor

Question 13

What was the Columbian Exchange?

A) plants, animals, diseases swapped continents

B) money trade

C) slave ships only

D) map sales

Question 14

What was the Sedition Act (1918)?

A) Ended war

B) Limited anti-war speech

C) Created draft

D) Gave vote

Question 15

What was the Double V campaign?

A) Two fronts

B) Victory in Europe and Pacific

C) Victory over fascism and racism

D) Two bombs

Question 16

Which crisis in 1962 was over missiles in Cuba?

A) Berlin Crisis

B) Bay of Pigs

C) Suez Crisis

D) Cuban Missile Crisis

Question 17

Which alliance was the US not part of at start?

A) Central Powers

B) Allies

C) Entente

D) Allied Powers

Question 18

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Free trade

Question 19

What treaty ended WWI?

A) Treaty of Paris

B) League Treaty

C) Treaty of Versailles

D) Geneva Pact

Question 20

What is humanism?

A) worship of gods

B) hatred of art

C) fear of science

D) focus on human potential

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