1. Welcome to AP World History!!!
Mr. Trainor
Website: mrtrainor.sharepoint.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

2. 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

3. Course Overview January Post-WWI Europe – Treaty of Versailles
Age of Anxiety
Post-War political order
Great Depression

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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!!!

8. Course Overview June – Tying up Loose Ends
Groups presentations on contemporary issues.
NYS Global History Regents Exam – Thursday, June 13th.