SAT World History: Global Developments

This is an MCQ-quiz for SAT World History, which include questions on Global Developments.

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The printing press was invented in Europe by which of the following individuals?

Eli Whitney Johannes Gutenberg Tycho Brahe Galileo Galilei Robert Fulton

Many modern banking instruments and investment products first arose in __________  in the seventeenth century.

the Netherlands Germany Italy France England

Gunpowder was first invented in __________.

Arabia India China Congo the Netherlands

The Battle of Nagashino is considered a major turning point in the history of Japanese warfare and society because __________.

it resulted in the end of the Samurai feudal system it resulted in the destruction of the Japanese imperial army by the American navy, ushering in an era of American and British dominance over Japan None of these answers is correct; the battle saw China repel a Japanese invasion of Manchuria it was the first time gunpowder was used in a battle on the Japanese mainland it was the first time rotating volleys of gunfire were used in a Japanese battle, to devastating effect

The Monroe Doctrine intended to __________.

Promote the notion of American rights to the entirety of the continent Keep European countries out of Latin America Map out the territory recently acquired in the Louisiana Purchase Demand reparations from the British for the affronts of impressment and embargo Annex the territory of Mexico to the United States

The Sepoy Mutiny occurred __________.

in the British Raj immediately after the Easter Rebellion after the assassination of Gandhi in the Belgian colony of Congo during the Great Partition

Which of the following groups was interpreted by the British Empire to be at the top of the Northern Indian caste system?

Kshatriyas Brahmans Dalits Shudras Vaishyas

Social Darwinism was a factor in the growth of which of these empires?

Carthaginian Spanish Roman German Greek

The Platt Amendment concerned the presence of the United States in __________.

Panama Bolivia Mexico Cuba Nicaragua

The established elites of India were ________.

economically ruined by the arrival of the British Empire overthrown by the British and reinstated in positions of bureaucracy at the height of their power at the arrival of the British Empire radically eliminated following the arrival of the British Empire primarily reinforced by the arrival of the British Empire
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: SAT World History: Global Developments
Questions: 10
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