AP World History

Advanced Placement examinations (AP exams) are exams offered in United States by the College Board and are taken each May by students. The tests are the culmination of year-long Advanced Placement (AP) courses. AP exams (with few exceptions) have a multiple-choice section and a free-response section.

AP World History: Modern is an introductory college-level modern world history course. Students cultivate their understanding of world history from c. 1200 CE to the present through analyzing historical sources and learning to make connections and craft historical arguments as they explore concepts like humans and the environment, cultural developments and interactions, governance, economic systems, social interactions and organization, and technology and innovation.

Outline

 * /The Global Tapestry/
 * /Networks of Exchange/
 * /Land-Based Empires/
 * /Transoceanic Interconnections/
 * /Revolutions/
 * /Consequences of Industrialization/
 * /Global Conflict/
 * /Cold War and Decolonization/
 * /Globalization/