Unit 8 mcq ap world

Unit 8 of AP World History covers two main topics in the post-war era: the Icy War and Decolonization. These two topics can be considered large-scale effects of the second earth war in their impacts on global political balance and the lasting effects that the war had on the shifting global stage. This unit focuses intimately on how World War II pushed the world into a new era with new powers and trends that eventually led to the modern world. The Cold War began as a power struggle after the war, and the trend of decolonization kickstarted from the post-war autonomy movements in Africa and Asia.

Contextualizing Unit 8

To truly understand the historical context, look through the lens of the global conflicts during the first half of the twentieth century. As you probably already know, WWI can be attributed to growing nationalism in the warring countries, increased military power due to the Industrial Revolution, imperialism, and alliances. Unfortunately, the war was not successful in solving these rising disputes, and 21 years later, WWII broke out. 

The failure of the Treaty of Versailles exacerbated these issues disputed in the first world war, enough to cause another. Ec