#AP World History: Modern - Unit 5: Revolutions - The Ultimate Study Guide 🚀

Hey there! Let's get you prepped for Unit 5. This unit is HUGE, but don't worry, we'll break it down together. Think of this as your go-to guide for acing the exam. Let's dive in!

Unit 5 is a major player on the AP exam, so make sure you nail these concepts! It's all about revolutions, industrialization, and their global impacts. Expect to see these themes in both multiple-choice and free-response questions.

#🔗 Unit Overview: Revolutions and Transformations

This unit focuses on the Atlantic Revolutions (American, French, Haitian, and Latin American), the Enlightenment, and the Industrial Revolution. We'll explore how these events reshaped the world and set the stage for the modern era. Let's get started!

#🔗 Contextualizing the Unit

#🔗 Changing Global Economy

• Remember the Columbian Exchange? It's still a big deal.
• Mercantile maritime empires and the triangular trade are key. Europeans traded manufactured goods for enslaved people in Africa, who were then sent to the Americas to produce raw materials like sugar, tobacco, and cotton. These goods went back to Europe, completing the cycle.

#🔗 Colonization

• This economic system fueled colonization, especially in North America.
• The influx of European goods, ideas, and people led to the displacement of indigenous populations and the forced labor of enslaved peoples. This created lasting economic and social inequalities. 😔

#🔗 New Systems of Thought: The Enlightenment

• The Enlightenment (17th-18th centuries) emphasized reason, rationality, and individualism. It challenged traditional authority and dogmatism. 💡

• Key thinkers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau developed ideas about natural rights, religious tolerance, and the relationship between rulers and subjects. These ideas fueled many revolutions.

  

  Caption: A gathering to hear the works of Voltaire, a key Enlightenment thinker.

#🔗 Industrial Revolutions

• The Industrial Revolution was a game-changer. 🏭
• First Industrial Revolution: Transition from cottage industries to steam-powered factories. Started in Great Britain and spread through Europe. Think steam engines and textile mills.
• Second Industrial Revolution: Built upon the firs...