AP®︎ World History: Topic 5.2 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.2 of AP World History – Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900.
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Topic 5.2
Question 1 Easy
Lola Rodríguez de Tió is most closely associated with nationalist movements in
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Topic 5.2: Nationalism and Revolutions in the Period from 1750 to 1900
Thematic Focus: GovernanceGOV
A variety of internal and external factors contribute to state formation, expansion, and decline. Governments maintain order through a variety of administrative institutions, policies, and procedures, and governments obtain, retain, and exercise power in different ways and for different purposes.
Learning Objective: Unit 5: Learning Objective C
Explain causes and effects of the various revolutions in the period from 1750 to 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3.II.ii
People around the world developed a new sense of commonality based on language, religion, social customs, and territory. This was sometimes harnessed by governments to foster a sense of unity.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3
The 18th century marked the beginning of an intense period of revolution and rebellion against existing governments, leading to the establishment of new nation-states around the world.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3.IV.A.i
Discontent with monarchist and imperial rule encouraged the development of systems of government and various ideologies, including democracy and 19th-century liberalism.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3.III.B
Colonial subjects in the Americas led a series of rebellions inspired by democratic ideals. The American Revolution, and its successful establishment of a republic, the United States of America, was a model and inspiration for a number of the revolutions that followed. The American Revolution, the Haitian Revolution, and the Latin American independence movements facilitated the emergence of independent states in the Americas.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3.I.B
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers, as reflected in revolutionary documents— including the American Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution, the French “Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen” during the French Revolution, and Bolívar’s “Letter from Jamaica” on the eve of the Latin American revolutions— influenced resistance to existing political authority, often in pursuit of independence and democratic ideals.
Historical Developments: KC-5.3.II.iii
Newly imagined national communities often linked this new national identity with borders of the state, and in some cases, nationalists challenged boundaries or sought unification of fragmented regions.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Propaganda Movement in the Philippines
- Maori nationalism and the New Zealand wars in New Zealand
- Puerto Rico—writings of Lola Rodríguez de Tió
- German and Italian unifications
- Balkan nationalisms
- Ottomanism
