“Whatever happens, we have got The Maxim gun, and they do not”. Hilaire Belloc My absolute favorite unit. Here we are going to see Europe take that technology and expand and control the world. New fighters appear like the United States, Russia, Germany, and Japan that rise up and challenge the old dogs of England, Spain, and France. Can not forget about the racial theories that spawn either! What a wild ride. 

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Unit 6-Imperialism

"The industrial revolution allowed us, for the first time, to start replacing human labour with machines." Vitalik Buterin This is all about new ways of thinking and getting to the pinnacle turning point of world history...the INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION!!!

Unit 5-Revolutions

"We came to serve God and to get rich, as all men wish to do." - Bernal Diaz del Castillo, conquistador, on Spanish motivations in the New World.  This episode focuses on the maritime empires of Portugal, Spain, England, Dutch, and France. Their motivations for exploring and the results of exploration. 

Unit 4-Maritime Empires

Mr. Hinson takes the role of Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, and ask his advisors, Mr. Guthrie and Mr. Meizler, the ultimate question...should we drop the atomic bomb on Japan? 

Truman's Dilemma

"I am the state."-King Louis XIV of French With the schoolyard bully defeated there are new kids to take over the playground. These kids expand and change how people rule. 

Unit 3-Land Based Empires

“Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.”-Ghenkis Khan It is that time where the Mongols come in and kill everybody. On the flip it brings about global interaction and trade so win? You decide. 

Unit 2-Invasion of the Mongols

This is a quick review session of all of modern AP World.

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