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Welcome to AP World History!!!. Mr. Trainor Website: mrtrainor.sharepoint.com mrtrainor1@gmail.com Texts: The Earth and Its Peoples (Fifth Edition), Bulliet . A History of Western Society , McKay World History , Spielvogel Ways of the World , Strayer Pattern of Interaction , Beck.
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Welcome to AP World History!!! Mr. Trainor Website: mrtrainor.sharepoint.com mrtrainor1@gmail.com Texts: The Earth and Its Peoples (Fifth Edition), Bulliet. A History of Western Society, McKay World History, Spielvogel Ways of the World, Strayer Pattern of Interaction, Beck
General Learning Objectives of the Course: • Understand the forces of continuity and change • Develop the skills needed to assess a diversity of interpretations • Analyze primary source documents • Understand the major social, political, cultural movements/events in World History • Understand how the events of the past impact current issues/problems • Development of listening, speaking, and organizational skills in order to improve comprehension, communication and time management. • Develop skills needed to construct and evaluate
Course Overview • January • Post-WWI Europe – Treaty of Versailles • Age of Anxiety • Post-War political order • Great Depression
Course Overview • February – Interwar Europe and Japan • Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe • Stalin Revolution • Fascism in Italy • Interwar Germany and the rise of the National Socialists (Nazi’s) • Rise of militarism in Japan • Spanish Civil War • World War II • Rise of the New nationalism – Irish Civil War • Test#1 – Friday, March 1
Course Overview • March – Nationalism and the Cold War • Nationalism in Middle East • Independence in India and Partition of Pakistan • Nationalism in Latin America – Mexico, Argentina, Brazil. • Revolution in China – Sun Yat-Sen • Development of European Union • Exam#2– Monday, March 18th • Cold War – Origins and early years
Course Overview • April – Cold War Continued • Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan – Cold War “hot spots” • Post-WWII independence in Africa • Cold War in Latin America – Cuba, Argentina, El-Salvador • Communist Rev. in China • Exam#3 – Cold War and Decolonization, April, 19th • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Revolution in Iran • Roots of Islamic Fundamentalism • Challenge to authority in China – Tiananmen Square
Course Overview • May – End of Cold War, Review for AP Exam • End of Apartheid in South Africa • End of Cold War in Europe • Exam#4 – May 10th • Term-Projects: Change and Continuity over Time (CCOT) • AP World History Exam – Wednesday, May 22nd. • AP Exam debrief • Movie!!!
Course Overview • June – Tying up Loose Ends • Groups presentations on contemporary issues. • NYS Global History Regents Exam – Thursday, June 13th.