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US AP World History Test 8

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20 questions · All questions on one page

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History Ap World History (High School) High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) USA USA History Standards & AP
What is this test? for High School History (9-12, AP US History), USA — High School (USA History, 9-12, AP) level, USA.
For High School students (9-12) including AP History in the USA
Section: History Ap World History (High School) · Education: High School · Part: History Ap World History (High School) · 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 Berlin Wall fall?
A) 1989
B) 1979
C) 1991
D) 1985
Question 2
Which 1206 empire was Mongols?
A) Ottoman
B) Mongol Empire
C) Mughal
D) Qing
Question 3
What ended Cold War?
A) Treaty 1980
B) Wall 1975
C) 1991 Soviet fall
D) War 1985
Question 4
What is Gothic style?
A) Round Roman
B) Flat modern
C) No style
D) Pointed medieval
Question 5
Which empire was Mali under Mansa Musa?
A) Mali Empire
B) Songhay
C) Ghana
D) Kanem
Question 6
What is cuneiform?
A) Pictures
B) Wedge writing
C) Alphabet
D) No writing
Question 7
What was Cold War?
A) Hot war
B) Trade pact
C) US-Soviet rivalry
D) Alliance
Question 8
When was printing?
A) 1300s
B) 1600s
C) 1200s
D) 1440s
Question 9
Who sculpted David?
A) Michelangelo
B) Leonardo
C) Raphael
D) Bernini
Question 10
What is decolonization?
A) world war
B) colonies gaining independence
C) more colonies
D) trade boom
Question 11
Which of the following best defines Cuban Missile Crisis?
A) Bay win
B) Missile gift
C) 1962 standoff
D) Trade deal
Question 12
Which of the following best defines WWII?
A) Trade pact
B) Cold war
C) No war
D) 1939 to 1945 war
Question 13
Which term means "1340s plague"?
A) Black Death
B) the Ottoman Empire
C) decolonization
D) Indian Ocean trade
Question 14
What best defines Indian Ocean trade?
A) Arctic furs
B) monsoon-route commerce
C) Atlantic slavery
D) Pacific whaling
Question 15
What best defines WWI?
A) Trade pact
B) Peace era
C) 1914 to 1918 war
D) Cold war
Question 16
Who was "English playwright"?
A) Cleopatra
B) Hammurabi
C) Alexander
D) Shakespeare
Question 17
Provide the definition of Holocaust:
A) Nazi genocide
B) War battle
C) Famine
D) No killings
Question 18
Which of the following best defines Hundred Years War?
A) Ten years
B) 1337 to 1453 clash
C) One battle
D) No war
Question 19
Which term means "Empire republic"?
A) the Ottoman Empire
B) decolonization
C) Rome
D) Indian Ocean trade
Question 20
Which of the following best defines Great Depression global?
A) US only
B) Boom
C) No effect
D) 1930s slump

About This Test

For Elementary to University (USA) — U.S. History from Colonial to modern era and World History across ancient to contemporary, including state history and AP. Section: History, USA.

History USA — 3,900+ tests. U.S. History (Colonial, Revolution, Civil War, WWII, Civil Rights to modern), World History (Ancient, Medieval, Modern), State History (51 jurisdictions (50 states + District of Columbia)) and AP U.S./World. Leveled: Elementary, Middle, High School, University. AP-style sourcing & chronology. Each leaf 8×20Q.

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