SAT II World History : 1500 C.E. to 1900 C.E.
Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT II World History
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Southeast Asia From 1500 C.E. To 1900 C.E.
The First Indian War of Independence, sometimes called the Sepoy Rebellion, took place in which century?
The seventeenth century
The twentieth century
The sixteenth century
The eighteenth century
The nineteenth century
The nineteenth century
The First Indian War of Independence took place in 1857. It began when Indian and Muslim troops serving British authorities rebelled against those authorities and tried to overthrow British influence in India. The most significant consequence of the rebellion was that the British government decided to drop the pretense and take direct control of the Indian subcontinent. For the next ninety years, Britain would govern India as a colony, until India gained full independence in 1947.
Example Question #21 : Other Global Regions
This Empire had control over much of the Indian subcontinent prior to the arrival of the British Empire.
The Mongols
The Khmers
The Tamils
The Mughals
The Kazakhs
The Mughals
Prior to the arrival of the British, the Mughal Empire controlled much of the Indian subcontinent—particularly northern India. Their capital city was Delhi. The Mughal rulers claimed descent (although this is disputed by historians) from Genghis Khan and the other notable Mongolian Khans, but it is fairly certain they were Central Asian people with a mixture of Turkish and Mongolian ethnicity. They arrived in the Indian subcontinent in the sixteenth century.
Example Question #22 : Other Global Regions
The British Empire emerged from this conflict with primary economic control over the Indian subcontinent.
The Seven Years' War
The Crimean War
The War of Austrian Succession
The Napoleonic Wars
World War One
The Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War is often referred to by historians as the first truly global war. At the time, the colonial possessions of France and Britain were extensive, spanning North America, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Central America. The war resulted in a victory for the British, and the French ceded certain territorial possessions on the Indian subcontinent, agreeing to recognize British economic superiority on the subcontinent. This is the beginning of British domination over India, which would last until Indian independence, two centuries later.
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