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Algeria’s Independence from the French Empire for AP World History

Algeria’s Independence from the French Empire is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World...

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The Decolonization of French West Africa for AP World History

The decolonization of French West Africa is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World History....

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The Gold Coast’s Independence from the British Empire for AP World History

The Gold Coast’s independence from the British Empire is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP...

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India’s Independence from the British Empire for AP World History

India’s independence from the British Empire is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World...

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Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt for AP World History

Gamal Abdel Nasser in Egypt is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could...

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Kwame Nkrumah in the British Gold Coast for AP World History

Kwame Nkrumah in the British Gold Coast is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World History....

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Ho Chi Minh in French Indochina for AP World History

Ho Chi Minh in French Indochina is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You...

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The Indian National Congress for AP World History

The Indian National Congress is an illustrative example of the Decolonization after 1900 topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could...

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Decolonization after 1900 for AP World History

Decolonization after 1900 marks a pivotal era in global history, characterized by the dismantling of European empires and the emergence...

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The White Revolution in Iran for AP World History

The White Revolution in Iran is an illustrative example of the Spread of Communism topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could...

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Land Reforms in Kerala for AP World History

The land reforms in Kerala is an illustrative example of the Spread of Communism topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could reference...

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Mengistu Haile Mariam in Ethiopia for AP World History

Mengistu Haile Mariam in Ethiopia is an illustrative example of the Spread of Communism topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could...

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Communist Revolution for Vietnamese Independence for AP World History

The communist revolution for Vietnamese independence is an illustrative example of the Spread of Communism topic in Unit 8 of AP World...

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The Spread of Communism after 1900 for AP World History

The Cold War was an ideological war between communism and capitalism. As decolonization spread, so did communism. New leaders wanted to...

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The Sandinista-Contras Conflict in Nicaragua for AP World History

The Sandinista-Contras conflict in Nicaragua is an illustrative example of the Effects of the Cold War topic in Unit 8 of AP World...

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The Angolan Civil War for AP World History

The Angolan Civil War is an illustrative example of the Effects of the Cold War topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could reference...

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The Korean War for AP World History

The Korean War is an illustrative example of the Effects of the Cold War topic in Unit 8 of AP World History. You could reference this...

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The Effects of the Cold War for AP World History

The Cold War had effects all over the world in the form of proxy wars and the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Read the Google Slides to...

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Setting the Stage for the Cold War and Decolonization for AP World History

World War II has ended, and the Allies are dealing with the aftermath of the war. Unfortunately, the Allies are divided into the...

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FREE Presentations for AP World History Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization

This page contains links to all of the suggested topics within AP World History Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization. These pages cover...