1. AP World History: Content Overview April 21, 2012
Group Timeline Introduction
&
Multiple-choice Questions & Discussions

2. Kevin Sacerdote / Scott Cason Mandarin High Duval County, FL

3. Handouts Multiple Choice Questions These are Yours
( Write on and Keep )
“Art” items for the timeline
Will Need These Back ( Please Do Not Write On )

4. Group Timeline Introduction
Groups of 2-4 members
5 Minutes
Put these items in the correct Chronological Order

5. Timeline Chronological Order

6. Timeline Chronological Order
Neolithic Revolution: 12,000-8,000 BCE
Century of Buddha, Confucius, Laozi, and Socrates: 600 – 400 BCE
Fall of Han, Roman, & Gupta Empires: 220 CE – 550 CE
Sui Dynasty Reunification of China / Grand Canal Construction: CE

7. Timeline Chronological Order
Muhammad’s First Vision: 610 CE
Aztec Triple Alliance: CE
Zheng He’s Last Voyage: CE
Guttenberg’s Printing Press: CE
Fall of Constantinople: CE
Watt’s Steam Engine: CE

8. Timeline Chronological Order
The U.S. Defeats Spain in the Spanish- American War: CE
The Boer War: (“Second”): CE
Russo-Japanese War: CE
The Peak of Decolonization of Africa: The 1960s

9. Multiple-choice Questions & Answers KEY = Best Answer

10. Q# 1
Which of the following arose out of dissatisfaction with the treaties ending the First World War?
a. The Indian National Congress
b. The Boxer Rebellion
The May Fourth Movement
The Meji Restoration

11. Q# 1 Indian National Congress: (India) Boxer Rebellion: (China)
Pre-Independence Party Led Struggle
Post-Independence (1947) Very Successful
Boxer Rebellion: (China)
Failed Anti-Foreigner Campaign in China
The Meiji Restoration (Japan)
Restored Imperial rule, Tokugawa shôgun lost his power
Accelerated Industrial Growth
Feudal to Market Society

12. Q#2
Which of the following contributed most to the growth on nationalism in the period 1750 and 1914? a. Advances in scientific knowledge b. The pressure of rapid population growth c. European imperialism d. The rise of authoritarian rulers

13. Q#2 Scientific Knowledge Rapid Population Growth
Scientific, remember the definition for Nationalism
Rapid Population Growth
Food Surplus, Increased Labor pool
Rise of Authoritarian Rulers
Who? Bismarck/Kaiser Wilhelm I? Not enough, not best answer
Better answer for Post WWI

14. Q#3
One of the main goals of the Mexican Revolution ( ) was to a. Expel Europeans from Mexico b. Close the border with the United States c. End the unequal system of land ownership d. Attract United States investment in oil exploration

15. Q#3 Expel Europeans From Mexico Close the Border With the US
Primary cause, Nope
Close the Border With the US
It is a Mexican Revolution
Attract US Investment in Oil Exploration
And…..why would “They” want to do this?

16. Q# 4
The development of Mohandas Gandhi’s political philosophy was shaped by his
Study of Mao Zedong’s writings
Meetings with conscientious objectors during the First World War
Experience with racial discrimination in South Africa
Admiration of Soviet methods of rapid industrialization

17. Q# 4 Readings of Mao’s Writings Meeting With Conscientious Objectors
Guerilla Warfare Tactics? Collectivization?
Meeting With Conscientious Objectors
Yes, Gandhi championed passivism. But this is NOT the Best answer
Admiration of Soviet methods of Rapid Industrialization
Really, Gandhi admiring Josef Stalin?
Industry at the expense of feeding peasants, Famine perhaps seven million peasants died.

18. Q# 5
Which of the following was a major goal of Mao Zedong’s Great Leap Forward in 1958?
Village-based industrialization
Expansion of literacy
Export of Communism
Eradication of political opposition

19. Q# 5 Expansion of Literacy Export of Communism
No this was the Great Leap Backwards
Industry at the expense of everything, including agriculture to feed the masses
Huge period of Famine (34-55 Million Dead)
Export of Communism
This was a Domestic Chinese Policy
Eradication of Political Opposition
Always a good guess for a question about Mao, but this would be a better answer for Mao’s Cultural Revolution ( )

20. Q# 6
Political stability in sub-Saharan Africa after 1960 was often hindered by
Persistent attempts at re-conquest by former colonial rulers
The spread of apartheid from South Africa to other countries in the area
The rise of militant religious movements
Internal ethnic and tribal conflicts as a result of arbitrary colonial boundaries

21. Q# 6 Persistent Re-conquest of former Colonial Rulers
Rebuilding in Western Europe / need Every Cent, Cold War well under way, NATO defense is eating up budgets
Spread of Apartheid from South Africa
Peak of Decolonization in Africa was in the 1960’s, spread of Tribal conflict perhaps, but not the spreading of a white/black racist policy
The Rise of militant Religious Movement
Such as what religion? Militant? Tribal conflicts perhaps, some even including religious differences, but NOT the best answer

22. Q# 7
Which of the following statements about the Iranian Revolution of 1979 is most accurate?
It marked the end of British colonialism in Iran
It overthrew a monarchy and installed a liberal democracy
It was guided by a non-Western ideology
Its leaders withdrew Iran from the Organization of Petroleum exporting Countries (OPEC)

23. Q# 7 Marked the end of British Imperialism in Iran
Very Logical Guess (CIA Assistance Overthrowing the Democratically Elected Mosadeq in 1953)
But this was Khomeini's return from exile
Anti-Western turn against the Shah & America
Overthrew a Monarchy and Installed a Liberal Democracy
While one could make the point about a type of Monarchy, an Islamist Theocratic state was established
Leaders withdrew from OPEC: Founding Member of OPEC

24. Q# 8
What was the leading cause of unprecedented increase in global population in the twentieth century?
The end of international epidemics
Global warming and other types of climate change
The impact of medical innovations and public health measures
The reduction of world hunger

25. Q# 8 End of International Epidemics
Unpredictable, eradicated???
Global Warming/Other Climate Changes
Some still doubt its existence, Warming would increase population?
Reduction of World Hunger
Yet to be accomplished

26. Q# 9
“We shall not repeat the past. We shall eradicate it by restoring our rights in the Suez Canal. This money is ours. The canal is the property of Egypt” This quotation by Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser (in power ) best expresses support for
Communism
Liberalism
Nationalism
Imperialism

27. Q# 9 Communism (Know Your Definitions) Liberalism Imperialism
How so? Have a working definition of
Communism
Liberalism
Once again know your “ISMs”
Learn your definitions, this becomes easy
Imperialism
Seems partially logical but Nasser is talking about a domestic concern, not the best answer

28. Q# 10
Which of the following describes a major change in international relations in the 1980s and 1990s?
The rapid establishment of large overseas colonial empires by European powers
The disbanding of most regional political organizations
The decline in power of multinational corporations
The reduction of confrontations between communist and noncommunist countries

29. Q# 10 Large overseas empires by the European powers
Since the 1980s and 1990s?
Disbanding of most Regional political Organizations
Can you name one other than the European Union? By the way it has not disbanded either. Attempt to fool due to a possible lack of information to really know the answer. Thus it sounds correct to some.
Decline of Multinational Corporations
Repeat of the answer above, and are they are the rise, or at least staying constant?