Name: Period 6 Crash Course Viewer s Guide AP World History Directions: View each of the Crash Course videos on YouTube and respond to the questions below before class. John Green speaks very quickly, so please watch the videos with captions [ON]. Pause and rewind when necessary. Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I (Crash Course #36) Consider: Because of the alliance system, is there a cultural belief that war is good and necessary for strengthening nations? What was the cost of war? How did it change people s perception of war? 1. (:45) Other than the obvious, why is World War I considered a tragedy? 2. (1:00) So what was the immediate cause of the war? 3. (3:15) How long were the trenches used on the Western Front of the war? How much land did the trenches cover? 4. (4:00) How many people were killed and wounded in the war? 5. (4:20) What was the most efficient killer in World War I? 6. (4:50) What two American technologies made their debut in the war? 7. (5:34) How destructive was WW I and what were the causes of this destruction? 8. (7:36) What were the conditions like for the soldiers in World War I? 9. (8:20) What ended the war and what were the results?
Communists, Nationalists and China s Revolution (Crash Course #37) Consider: What lengths will rulers and leaders go to in order to promote themselves and their ideologies? 1. (2:40) How did China s 1911 revolution begin? 2. (3:20) What happened upon Yuan Shikai s death in 1916? 3. (3:40) What is the period in Chinese history between 1912 and 1949 sometimes called and who are the main parties involved? 4. (5:50) The rectification program was initiated by Mao in 1942. What was its purpose? 5. (6:15) What occurred on October 1, 1949? 6. (7:20) Beginning in October 1950, the People s Republic of China, under Mao, launched a number of campaigns aimed at bolstering party support. What were some of the results of these campaigns? 7. (9:40) Between 1959 and 1962, about how many people died as a result of food scarcity? 8. (10:00) What was the Cultural Revolution?
World War II (Crash Course #38) Consider: Why did the Axis powers use of forceful expansion was a good idea. Were World War I and II just a continuation of each other? Was it just one long war? 1. (1:33) What are the different events that could be considered the beginning of World War II? 2. (1:52) What was the Rape of Nanking and why does it still matter today? 3. (2:20) What was the blitzkrieg? How effective was the blitzkrieg? 4. (3:40) Why was 1941 a significant year for the war? 5. (5:40) How many lives were lost in the Battle of Stalingrad? 6. (6:10) What happened to the Nazi 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad? 7. (8:00) On what date was victory in Europe declared by the Allies? 8. (8:15) What was the definite cause of World War II? 9. (8:40) How might German agriculture been a reason for war? 10. (9:00) How many Jews did the Nazis kill during the Holocaust? 11. (10:10) Why is it unfair to categorize World War II as the Allies fighting for democratic ideals against the totalitarian militaristic imperialism of the fascist Axis powers?
The Cold War (Crash Course #39) Consider: Mutual Assured Destruction a military strategy and national security policy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons would guarantee complete annihilation of both the attacker and defender. 1. (1:00) Why is it fair to call the Cold War a Clash of Civilizations? 2. (2:05) What was the Iron Curtain? 3. (2:30) Why did America have the immediate advantage in the Cold War? 4. (4:35) What was the United States response of containment about? 5. (5:40) How many times did the US and USSR come to engaging in nuclear war? 6. (6:10) Why was Vietnam s movement toward communism a threat to the United States? 7. (8:00) The Cold war involved almost every part of the globe and all countries were divided into three worlds. Describe each of the three worlds. 8. (9:45) Who is the individual probably most responsible for the end of the Cold War?
Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant (Crash Course #40) Consider: Why do empires collapse? Why did empires fail to arise following World War II? What struggles have nations face following decolonization? 1. (1:45) Why might World War II be responsible for the lack of emerging empires in the second half of the twentieth century? 2. (3:10) What year was the Indian National Congress formed? 3. (4:45) How many people were displaced during the decolonization of India? 4. (5:30) Why was Gandhi assassinated? 5. (6:50) How many island make up Indonesia? 6. (7:10) What practice accounted for 25% of the total Dutch national budget? 7. (8:00) What was the Khmer Rouge? 8. (9:15) According to John Green, what is one of the most problematic legacies of colonialism? 9. (10:00) Why did African nations struggle so much after Europeans decolonized?