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 ** wars mark historical turning points
 *** therefore ideas, discussions and themes are different before and after wars
+* you can also isolate non-historical possible answers because the language or perspective would not apply to that particular period or historical actors
-=== example of applying historical knowledge on SAT Reading ===
-* College Board practice test 10, 4hth passage, question 39:
-** the passages are from 1898 & 1900 regarding the Spanish-American War, in which the U.S. fully engaged in imperialism and colonialism
-** possible answers to question 39 are:
-<pre>A) founding and history of the United States.
-B) vibrancy and diversity of American culture.
-C) worldwide history of struggles for independence.
-D) idealism that permeates many aspects of American society</pre>
-simply by knowing the perspective of 1898/1900, we can eliminate:
-* x B) "diversity" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression
-* x C) "worldwide history" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression (which would be concerned about American and not "worldwide" history)
-* x D) "idealism that permeates" = a modern and not a c. 1900 perspective
-** without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A)
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+== Example of applying historical knowledge on SAT Reading ==
+* College Board practice test 10, 4hth passage, question 39:
+** the passages are from 1898 & 1900 regarding the Spanish-American War, in which the U.S. fully engaged in imperialism and colonialism
+** possible answers to question 39 are:
+<pre>A) founding and history of the United States.
+B) vibrancy and diversity of American culture.
+C) worldwide history of struggles for independence.
+D) idealism that permeates many aspects of American society</pre>
+simply by knowing the perspective of 1898/1900, we can eliminate:
+* x B) "diversity" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression
+* x C) "worldwide history" = a modern not a c. 1900 political value or expression (which would be concerned about American and not "worldwide" history)
+* x D) "idealism that permeates" = a modern and not a c. 1900 perspective
+** without looking at the text, we can eliminate down to the correct answer, A)
 == General SAT Reading section topics & themes ==