AP®︎ World History: Topic 7.1 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 7.1 of AP World History – Shifting Power After 1900.
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Topic 7.1
Question 1 Easy
The political changes described in the statements are best understood in the context of which broader development?
I. In 1917, Russia withdrew from World War I after a change in government.
II. After 1917, Russia restored a constitutional monarchy under a new tsar.
III. A new state formed in 1922 that united multiple republics under a single federal government.
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Topic 7.1: Shifting Power After 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 7: Learning Objective A
Explain how internal and external factors contributed to change in various states after 1900.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.I
The West dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20th century, but both land-based and maritime empires gave way to new states by the century’s end.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.I.A
The older, land-based Ottoman, Russian, and Qing empires collapsed due to a combination of internal and external factors. These changes in Russia eventually led to communist revolution.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.II.D
States around the world challenged the existing political and social order, including the Mexican Revolution that arose as a result of political crisis.
