Welcome to AP World History!!!Mr. Trainor

Website: mrtrainor.sharepoint.commrtrainor1@gmail.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

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

Course Overview

• JanuaryI. Post-WWI Europe – Treaty of VersaillesII. Age of Anxiety III. Post-War political orderIV. Great Depression

Course Overview

• February – Interwar Europe and JapanI. Rise of Authoritarianism in EuropeII. Stalin Revolution III. Fascism in ItalyIV. Interwar Germany and the rise of the National Socialists

(Nazi’s)V. Rise of militarism in JapanVI. Spanish Civil WarVII. World War IIVIII.Rise of the New nationalism – Irish Civil WarIX. Test#1 – Friday, March 1

Course Overview

• March – Nationalism and the Cold WarI. Nationalism in Middle EastII. Independence in India and Partition of PakistanIII. Nationalism in Latin America – Mexico, Argentina,

Brazil.IV. Revolution in China – Sun Yat-SenV. Development of European UnionVI. Exam#2 – Monday, March 18th

VII. Cold War – Origins and early years

Course Overview

• April – Cold War ContinuedI. Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan – Cold War “hot

spots”II. Post-WWII independence in AfricaIII. Cold War in Latin America – Cuba, Argentina, El-SalvadorIV. Communist Rev. in ChinaV. Exam#3 – Cold War and Decolonization, April, 19th

VI. Arab-Israeli ConflictVII. Revolution in IranVIII. Roots of Islamic FundamentalismIX. Challenge to authority in China – Tiananmen Square

Course Overview

• May – End of Cold War, Review for AP ExamI. End of Apartheid in South AfricaII. End of Cold War in EuropeIII. Exam#4 – May 10th IV. Term-Projects: Change and Continuity over Time

(CCOT)V. AP World History Exam – Wednesday, May 22nd. VI. AP Exam debriefVII. Movie!!!

Course Overview

• June – Tying up Loose EndsI. Groups presentations on contemporary

issues.II. NYS Global History Regents Exam – Thursday,

June 13th.