Department: Social Studies Course Title: Advanced Placement World History Length: One 18-week semester (Block Scheduling) Credit: One Course Overview: Advanced Placement World History is like no other class you have ever taken. We will be looking at the history of the world via the examination of five time periods. In this class we will study 10‚000 years of history over six continents. European and United States history account for no more than 30% of the total class‚ so be prepared to look
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SparkNotes Editors. (2005). SparkNote on Thomas Jefferson. Retrieved January 17‚ 2013‚ from http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jefferson/ Trask‚ H [ 2 ]. Kennedy‚ D. M.‚ Cohen‚ L.‚ Bailey‚ T. A.‚ & Bailey‚ T. A. (2002). The American Pageant: A History of the Republic. Boston‚ MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. [ 4 ]. Trask‚ H. S. (2010‚ July 12). The Ludwig von Mises Institute. Was Thomas Jefferson a Great President? Retrieved January 21‚ 2013‚ from http://mises.org/daily/4473/ [ 5 ] [ 6 ]. Trask‚ H
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Technology is a wonderful thing‚ but in the words of Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben‚ "With great power‚ comes great responsibility." If we are not careful‚ the technology we know and love could be used against us‚ even subtly. In reality the technology of today better resembles dystopian visions represented by George Orwell’s ‘1984’ following Winston Smith’s fight against the totalitarian state rule of England‚ Steven Spielberg’s film “Minority Report”‚ set in a dystopic future where pre-crime bears the
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The 1870s-1900s was a great era for the government and as well as the people. The farmers‚ however‚ did not have well-running businesses due to manufacturers hitting a huge growth rate‚ railroad companies and banks abusing them‚ as well as overproduction. There was‚ in a way‚ agricultural depression. Farmers began to over come this by forming the Populist Party. Farmers were seeing monopolization and a shortage in money becaue of the government’s decisions. In document G Leading Economic
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Colonial America 1607-1763 Prince Henry The Navigator – Portuguese prince who encouraged navalmen to explore the African coast for weak spots in the muslim defense‚ started famous navigation school in Portugal Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1509) – Italian navalman who sailed under the Spanish flag‚ in october 12 1492 sailed the ocean blue‚ discovered the islands off the Bahamas‚ discovery marked the beginning of the exploration and the conquest of the new world Amerigo Vespucci – Italian navigator
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1. Invasion of Canada (1813) - 2. USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") - the nickname given to the super-frigate Constitution during the War of 1812 3. Adm. Oliver Perry - American naval officer; managed a fleet on the shores of Lake Erie in 1813; captured a British fleet on Lake Erie‚ his victory slogan "We have met the enemy and they are ours" brought new life and inspiration to the American troops‚ he was a hero during the war 4. Battle of the Thames (1813) - The Battle of Thames was fought
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and the Standards in Historical Thinking Resources 2 2 3 3 3 6 23 37 54 54 Correlations to National and State Standards 58 World History for Us All A project of San Diego State University In collaboration with the National Center for History in the Schools (UCLA) http://worldhistoryforusall.sdsu.edu/ World History for Us All Big Era 7 Panorama Unit Why this unit? All too often‚ we restrict our study of modernization to the trappings of modernity—industrial capitalism
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industrialization‚ journalists‚ and outsiders. Supporters of the industrialization of Manchester were typically British politicians or businessmen‚ impressed by the progress and production of Manchester. One of these was Englishman W.H. Thomson‚ writer of History of Manchester to 1852. Thomson provides a map that shows the growth of Manchester over a period of one hundred years in which in transformed from a small town into a robust industrial city with railroads and canals. This map shows how industrialization
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APWH Exam Review Guide This is basically everything we’ve ever learned in APWH‚ which I’ve compiled all into one study guide for use on the AP Exam. I know it’s a lot‚ and I apologize: but we’ve learned a lot. I’ve gone through the entire Princeton Review Book: reading‚ highlighting‚ and annotating to make sure I’ve covered everything important‚ along with outlines‚ handouts‚ websites‚ and other books. I really want everyone to do well‚ and I know you all will anyway—but I think this will help.
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Subjects such as college and AP classes were far from my mind. Sure I cared about doing well in school‚ but my concerns revolved more around the fun activities I planned outside of school. However‚ as I entered high school my concerns changed greatly. “Ugh my parents want me to take the AP and SAT II test for Chinese‚ the regular SATs‚ and I have to take three APs next year as well‚” I complained to my friends. “Well‚ that’s not horrible‚ I took AP World History last year and I wanted to drop
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