Ap world history unit 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AMSCO AP World History Modern- Unit 2 magnetic compass - correct answers Chinese invention that aided navigation by showing which direction was north rudder - correct answers the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat, used for steering junk - correct answers A very large flat bottom sailing ship produced in the Tang and Song Empires, specially designed for long-distance commercial travel. Mongol Empire - correct answers an empire founded in the 12th century by Genghis Khan, whi...

AP World History Unit 5 Latest 2022 Already Passed Seven Years War 1756-1763 England vs. France England wins India and midwest territories in the US Both countries raised taxes The Englightenment liberal movement that applied Scientific Revolution to everyday life; most philosophers were French John Locke most influential to Revolutions/Declarations; believed people are born good, have natural rights, limited government, citizens have duty to overthrow bad governments Jean Jacques Rousseau be...

Russian Revolution of 1917 two revolutions, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. Mexican Revolution (1910-1920 CE) Fought over a period of almost 10 years form 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Triple Alliance An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before ...

Russian Revolution of 1917 two revolutions, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. Mexican Revolution ( CE) Fought over a period of almost 10 years form 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Triple Alliance An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. Tri...

Cold War A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. Non-Aligned Movement The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR during the Cold War. Sukarno Leader of Indonesian independence movement; first president of Indonesia Kwame Nkrumah founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an...

Cold War A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. Non-Aligned Movement The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR during the Cold War. Sukarno Leader of Indonesian independence movement; first president of Indonesia Kwame Nkrumah founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an...

Cold War A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years. Non-Aligned Movement The group of nations that didn't side with either the US or the USSR during the Cold War. Sukarno Leader of Indonesian independence movement; first president of Indonesia Kwame Nkrumah founder of Ghana's independence movement and Ghana's first priesident NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an...

Russian Revolution of 1917 two revolutions, the first of which, in February (March, New Style), overthrew the imperial government and the second of which, in October (November), placed the Bolsheviks in power. Mexican Revolution ( CE) Fought over a period of almost 10 years form 1910; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Triple Alliance An alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy in the years before WWI. Tri...

AP World History Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections Latest 2022 Caravel A small, highly maneuverable three-masted ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish in the exploration of the Atlantic; used for long voyages at great speed from 15th to 17th centuries; used for exploration, not trade Carrack a large trading merchant ship operating in European waters (especially by the Portuguese) in the 14th to the 17th century. Fluyt Dutch sailing vessel that allowed them to control the Baltic trade; de...

Mexican Revolution ( CE) Armed rebellion in which the Mexican people fought for political and social reform, especially against neocolonialism; resulted in ouster of Porfirio Diaz from power; opposition forces led by Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Total War A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort; most notably WWI Propaganda information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political c...