Unit VI: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments, c. 1900 to the Present
By the end of this unit, you will understand the following Key Concepts:
6.1 Science and the Environment
A. Researchers made rapid advances in science that spread throughout the world assisted by the development of new
technology.
B. As the global population expanded at an unprecedented rate, humans fundamentally changed their relationship with the
environment.
C. Disease, scientific innovations, and conflict led to demographic shifts.
6.2 Global Conflicts and Their Consequences
A. Europe dominated the global political order at the beginning of the 20 th century, but both land-based and transoceanic
empires gave way to new forms of transregional political organization by the century’s end.
B. Emerging ideologies of anti-Imperialism contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.
C. Political changes were accompanied by major demographic and social consequences.
D. Military conflicts occurred on an unprecedented global scale.
E. Although conflict dominated much of the 20th century, many individuals and groups – including states – opposed this trend.
Some individuals and groups, however, intensified the conflicts.
6.3 New Conceptualizations of Global Economy, Society, and Culture
A. States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the 20 th century.
B. States, communities, and individuals became increasingly interdependent, a process facilitated by the growth of institutions
of global governance.
C. People conceptualized society and culture in new ways; some challenged old assumptions about race, class, gender, and
religion, often using new technologies to spread reconfigured traditions.
D. Popular and consumer culture became global.
DAY 1
Previously Completed
Topic
Questions of
Periodization
DAY 2
April 04/07
Topic
World War I and the
Russian Revolution
DAY 3
April 08/09
Topic
Russian, Chinese, and
Mexican Revolutions
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture:
Questions of
Periodization
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture: World
War I
2. Video Lecture:
Russian
Revolution
Classroom Activities
1. Continue Video
Lecture: Russian
Revolution
2. Lecture: Mexican
and Chinese
Revolutions
Homework/Due on
1. Read Duiker
Chapter 23 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due
NEXT CLASS
April 04/07)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 20 (pages
482 to 495) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
10/11)
3. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
498 to 510) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
23/24)
4. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
5. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
6. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
7. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 20 (pages
482 to 495) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
10/11)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
498 to 510) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
23/24)
3. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
4. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
5. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
6. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 20 (pages
482 to 495) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due
NEXT CLASS
April 10/11)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
498 to 510) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
23/24)
3. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
4. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
5. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
6. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 4
April 10/11
Topic
20th Century
Revolutions and the
Interwar Years and
World War II
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture: Mexican
and Chinese
Revolutions
2. Lecture: The
Interwar Years
and World War II
DAY 5
April 21/22
Topic
The Interwar Years
and World War II
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
498 to 510) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
23/24)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
3. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
4. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
5. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
498 to 510) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due
NEXT CLASS
April 23/24)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
3. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
4. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
5. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture: The
Interwar Years
and World War II
DAY 6
April 23/24
Topic
The Cold War
DAY 7
April 25 and 28
Topic
The Cold War
DAY 8
April 29/30
Topic
Decolonization
Classroom Activities
1. Video Lecture:
The Cold War
Classroom Activities
1. Video Lecture:
The Cold War
2. Return CCOT
Essay
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture:
Decolonization
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due April
29/30)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
3. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
4. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 21 (pages
510 to 532) and
take online quiz
by 8am (due
NEXT CLASS
April 29/30)
2. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due May
01/02)
3. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
4. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Homework/Due on
1. Read Wood
Chapter 22 and
take online quiz
by 8am (due
NEXT CLASS
May 01/02)
2. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
3. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 9
May 01/02
Topic
Globalization and the
Changing World
Classroom Activities
1. Lecture: Global
Interdependence
2. UN Universal
Declaration of
Rights Scavenger
Hunt
Homework/Due on
1. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
2. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 10
May 05/06
Topic
AP Exam Review –
Content Review
Classroom Activities
1. Historical Content
Review
Homework/Due on
1. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
2. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 11
May 07/08
Topic
AP Exam Review –
Content Review and
CCOT Activity
Classroom Activities
1. Continue
Historical Content
Review
2. CCOT Activity
Homework/Due on
1. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(on May 12/13)
2. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 12
May 09 (A-day
ONLY)
Topic
AP Exam Essay
Review
Classroom Activities
1. Review of DBQ,
Comparative, and
CCOT Essay
Writing Strategies
Homework/Due on
1. Study for the
FINAL
EXAM!!!!!!!!!
(NEXT CLASS
on May 12/13)
2. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 13
May 12/13
Topic
AP World History
Final Exam
Classroom Activities
1. AP World History
Final Exam
Homework/Due on
1. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
DAY 14
May 14 (B-day
ONLY)
Topic
AP Exam Essay
Review
DAY 15
May 15 (ALL
CLASSES)
Topic
AP World History
National Exam
Classroom Activities
1. Review of DBQ,
Comparative, and
CCOT Essay
Writing Strategies
Homework/Due on
1. STUDY FOR
THE AP
EXAM!!!!!!!!!!
(on May 15)
Classroom Activities
1. Decompress after
the AP Exam
Homework/Due on
1. STUDY FOR
THE SOL
You must complete a 2nd CCOT Essay during a one
week period from April 28th to May 6th. You will be able
to take the essay ANY DAY before school starting at 8
AM during this week. Remember, the essay will take you
40 minutes to complete. Please plan to arrive no later
than 8am!