#AP World History: Modern - Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization

Hey there, future AP World History master! Let's get you prepped for exam day with this super-focused review of Unit 6. We're going to break down the key concepts, trends, and vocab you need to know, all while keeping it chill and easy to digest. Let's do this! 💪

#Unit 6 Overview: Consequences of Industrialization

#Contextualizing the Unit

• Before this unit, European powers already had colonies in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
• Industrialization 🏭 provided the tools (mass-produced goods, steamships, railroads, better weapons) that allowed states to expand their power.
• The British abolition of the slave trade in 1807 led to a rise in indentured servitude.
• Charles Darwin's Origin of Species (1859) was later used to justify imperialism through racist ideologies.

#Main Events

💡 STUDY TIP: Dates aren't the main focus, but knowing the order of events helps with cause and effect. Here are the most important ones to remember:

• 1780-1782: Tupac Amaru II rebellion
• 1839-1842: First Opium War
• 1857: Great Rebellion in India (aka Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny)
• 1859: Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species
• 1868: Kimberley Diamond Strike, South Africa
• 1869: Suez Canal opens
• 1884: Berlin Conference divides Africa
• 1894-1895: First Sino-Japanese War
• 1898: Spanish-American War
• 1901: White Australia Policy begins

#Major Trends

• Imperialism: European, American, and Japanese states expanded overseas. 🌍
• Racism: Racist ideas were used to justify imperialism.
• Resistance: Indigenous people fought back against imperial powers. ✊
  • Armed resistance
  • Religious movements
• Global Capitalism: State power supported a global capitalist system that benefited businesses in imperialist countries but impoverished workers in colonized areas.
• Deindustrialization: China and India experienced deindustrialization as factory-made goods from Europe and the US replaced their own.
• Economic Imperialism: Imperialist governments interfered in the economies of other...