US College SAT Subject World History Test 8

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

Which city was the Islamic center for learning?

A) Baghdad

B) Cairo

C) Medina

D) Mecca

Question 2

What was predestination in Calvinism?

A) Free will

B) God already chose who is saved

C) No salvation

D) Works save

Question 3

What were Wilson's Fourteen Points?

A) Economic plan

B) Colonial claims

C) Peace plan for WWI

D) War goals

Question 4

Which era was 1870-1900 with rapid industrial growth?

A) Progressive Era

B) Roaring Twenties

C) Great Depression

D) Gilded Age

Question 5

What was the Truman Doctrine (1947)?

A) Support free peoples against communism

B) Isolationism

C) Nuclear ban

D) Free trade

Question 6

What was the Counter-Reformation?

A) Protestant expansion

B) Catholic reform to counter Protestantism

C) Orthodox split

D) Islamic reform

Question 7

What was the Domesday Book (1086)?

A) Bible

B) Tax record

C) William the Conqueror's survey

D) Law code

Question 8

What was the Homestead Strike (1892)?

A) Textile strike

B) Coal strike

C) Railroad strike

D) Steelworkers vs. Carnegie

Question 9

Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

A) Michelangelo

B) da Vinci

C) Shakespeare

D) Gutenberg

Question 10

What was trench warfare?

A) Naval battles

B) Fighting from defensive ditches

C) Air combat

D) Guerrilla war

Question 11

What was the Middle Passage?

A) Trade route to Asia

B) Return voyage

C) Slave voyage across Atlantic

D) Exploration route

Question 12

Who sculpted David?

A) Leonardo

B) Donatello

C) Raphael

D) Michelangelo

Question 13

What happened on September 11, 2001?

A) terrorist attacks on the US

B) an election

C) a hurricane

D) an earthquake

Question 14

What was laissez-faire?

A) No business

B) Government hands off business

C) Government controls business

D) Workers control business

Question 15

Which empire built Machu Picchu?

A) Aztec

B) Inca

C) Olmec

D) Maya

Question 16

Who sent first telegraph message?

A) Tesla

B) Edison

C) Bell

D) Samuel Morse

Question 17

Which ship sinking angered the US?

A) Lusitania

B) Mayflower

C) Bismarck

D) Titanic

Question 18

Which was the largest empire in the Americas?

A) Aztec

B) Inca

C) Olmec

D) Maya

Question 19

Which trade route connected Europe and Asia?

A) Amber Road

B) Tea Road

C) Silk Road

D) Spice Route

Question 20

Which movement began after 2013 police shootings?

A) Me Too

B) Occupy

C) Tea Party

D) Black Lives Matter

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