AP®︎ World History Unit 9: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 9 of AP World History – Globalization.
Unit 9: Globalization
This unit looks at the processes of globalization from 1900 to the present, including advances in technology, communication, and international cooperation. It also explores cultural exchange, economic shifts, environmental concerns, and global resistance movements.
Begin with Topic 9.1: Advances in Technology an...To review Unit 9, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 9 test, pulled directly from the AP® World History: Modern curriculum.
Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
Advances in Technology and Exchange After 1900
- How Technology Reshaped the World After 1900
- Communication and Transportation Reduced Geographic Distance
- Energy Increased Productivity and Material Output
Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
Technological Advances and Limitations After 1900: Disease
- How Disease Patterns Changed After 1900
- Diseases Associated with Poverty
- Emergent Epidemic Diseases
Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
Technological Advances: Debates About the Environment After 1900
- How Human Activity Reshaped the Environment After 1900
- Major Environmental Changes and Their Effects
- The Aral Sea as the Best Case Study
Economics in the Global Age
Economics in the Global Age
- What Economic Globalization Was in the Late 20th Century
- Governments That Encouraged Free-Market Policies
- Knowledge Economies and the New Geography of Production
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
Calls for Reform and Responses After 1900
- How Rights-Based Reform Challenged Social Hierarchies After 1900
- Major Rights-Based Movements and Ideas
- How States Expanded Inclusion in Politics, Education, and Public Life
Globalized Culture After 1900
Globalized Culture After 1900
- What Globalized Culture Was After 1900
- How Political and Social Change Reshaped the Arts
- Forms of Global Popular Culture
Resistance to Globalization After 1900
Resistance to Globalization After 1900
- What Resistance to Globalization Was
- Why People Resisted Economic Globalization
- Anti-IMF and Anti-World Bank Activism
Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
Institutions Developing in a Globalized World
- How Globalization Changed Relations Among States
- From the League of Nations to the United Nations
- How the United Nations Works
Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
Continuity and Change in a Globalized World
- How Science and Technology Reshaped the World After 1900
- Communication, Transportation, and Production in a Smaller World
- Agriculture, Medicine, and Population Change
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