AP®︎ World History: Topic 7.8 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 7.8 of AP World History – Mass Atrocities After 1900.
Questions List
Topic 7.8
Question 1 Easy
Selected Events, 1915-1919
Adapted from historical records
The events listed on the timeline are best understood in the broader context of which development?
What You’re Being Tested On:
Explore the learning objectives taken directly from the College Board’s AP® World History: Modern Curriculum. Ensure you’re prepared for the exact topics covered on the AP® exam, in-class tests, and quizzes, and gain confidence in your mastery of the material.
Topic 7.8: Mass Atrocities
Thematic Focus: Social Interactions and OrganizationSIO
The process by which societies group their members and the norms that govern the interactions between these groups and between individuals influence political, economic, and cultural institutions and organization.
Learning Objective: Unit 7: Learning Objective H
Explain the various causes and consequences of mass atrocities in the period from 1900 to the present.
Historical Developments: KC-6.2.III.C
The rise of extremist groups in power led to the attempted destruction of specific populations, notably the Nazi killing of the Jews in the Holocaust during World War II, and to other atrocities, acts of genocide, or ethnic violence.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
- Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I
- Cambodia during the late 1970s
- Tutsi in Rwanda in the 1990s
- Ukraine in the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s
