1940's Education | "History DE-American History and Contemporary Civilization"

Exam, Chart

By: College Entrance Examination Board

Date: 1941

Source: College Entrance Examination Board. "History DE-American History and Contemporary Civilization." In Questions Set at the Examinations of June, 1941. Boston: Athenaeum, 1941, 88–90.

About the Organization: The College Entrance Examination Board, now known simply as the College Board, was established in 1900. A membership organization first composed of the Ivy League, Seven Sister, and other selective colleges, the College Board was interested in centralizing the admissions examination process to colleges and universities. It did so by developing standardized tests such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), with which students could apply to a number of institutions without having to sit for entrance examinations at each one.

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