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title: "Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today - AP World History: Modern"
description: "Review Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today for AP World History: Modern with Fiveable study guides and practice resources."
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# Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today - AP World History: Modern
## Overview
Review Unit 9 – Globalization: 1900 to Today for AP World History: Modern with Fiveable study guides and practice resources.
## Study Guides
- [9.9 Continuity and Change in a Globalized World](/ap-world/unit-9/continuity-change-globalized-world/study-guide/vbCZZWClp3PAalusHKcN)
- [9.5 Calls for Reform and Responses after 1900](/ap-world/unit-9/calls-for-reform-responses-after-1900/study-guide/GKa6c5flQkJLnpjgZdhs)
- [9.3 Technological Advances: Debates about the Environment after 1900](/ap-world/unit-9/debates-about-environment-after-1900/study-guide/JeyI62of9IWAyXWuLB7k)
- [9.2 Technological Advances and Limitations after 1900: Disease](/ap-world/unit-9/disease-20th-century/study-guide/NQicQaZlslSZ0O6IHp8s)
- [9.7 Resistance to Globalization After 1900](/ap-world/unit-9/resistance-globalization-after-1900/study-guide/UNOZnXixKCtpAMnEyT1Y)
- [9.6 Globalized Culture after 1900](/ap-world/unit-9/globalized-culture-after-1900/study-guide/cJVE4EUt67Izah4u1L11)
- [9.1 Advances in Technology and Exchange after 1900](/ap-world/unit-9/advances-technology-exchange-after-1900/study-guide/iTXqQOkeeD9jQ9FpRc7x)
- [9.8 Institutions Developing in a Globalized World](/ap-world/unit-9/institutions-developing-globalized-world/study-guide/j1k5vEb4YtDxfRAHMgeC)
- [9.4 Economics in the Global Age](/ap-world/unit-9/economics-global-age/study-guide/qLnqL6mdv0Yuu8RlabGZ)
## FAQs
### What topics are covered in AP World Unit 9?
AP World Unit 9 covers 9 topics on globalization from 1900 to the present: Advances in Technology and Exchange, Disease in the 20th Century, Debates about the Environment, Economics in the Global Age, Calls for Reform and Responses, Globalized Culture, Resistance to Globalization, Institutions Developing in a Globalized World, and Continuity and Change in a Globalized World. See the full breakdown at [/ap-world/unit-9](/ap-world/unit-9).
### How much of the AP World exam is Unit 9?
AP World Unit 9 makes up 8-10% of the AP exam. That slice covers globalization from 1900 to the present, including topics like economics in the global age, advances in technology and exchange, debates about the environment, and resistance to globalization. It's a smaller unit by weight, but the themes connect directly to the long-essay and document-based questions.
### What's on the AP World Unit 9 progress check (MCQ and FRQ)?
The AP World Unit 9 progress check includes MCQ and FRQ parts that test globalization content from 1900 to the present. The MCQ section draws on topics like advances in technology and exchange, economics in the global age, globalized culture, and resistance to globalization. The FRQ part typically asks you to analyze continuity and change or causation across those same themes. For matched practice questions that mirror the progress check format, visit [/ap-world/unit-9](/ap-world/unit-9).
### How do I practice AP World Unit 9 FRQs?
AP World Unit 9 FRQs most often focus on globalization themes like resistance to globalization, calls for reform and responses, and continuity and change in a globalized world. The question types you'll see are SAQ (short-answer), LEQ (long-essay), and DBQ (document-based question), all asking you to argue causation or continuity and change. To practice, write timed responses using specific evidence from topics 9.1-9.9, then check your thesis and evidence against the College Board rubric. Find practice prompts and study guides at [/ap-world/unit-9](/ap-world/unit-9).
### Where can I find AP World Unit 9 practice questions?
The best place to find AP World Unit 9 practice questions, including MCQ sets and practice test questions on globalization, is [/ap-world/unit-9](/ap-world/unit-9). There you'll find multiple-choice questions covering all 9 topics, from advances in technology and exchange to debates about the environment and economics in the global age. Working through unit-specific MCQs is the fastest way to spot the topics you need to review before the exam.
### How should I study AP World Unit 9?
Start studying AP World Unit 9 by building a timeline of globalization from 1900 to the present, anchoring key events to each topic. Focus first on advances in technology and exchange (9.1) and economics in the global age (9.4) since those underpin almost every other topic. Then work through calls for reform and responses (9.5), resistance to globalization (9.7), and debates about the environment (9.3), because those show up most often in FRQ prompts asking for causation or continuity and change. After reading, do a short MCQ set to check retention, then write one timed SAQ or LEQ using specific evidence. Repeat that read-quiz-write cycle for each topic. Find guides and practice sets at [/ap-world/unit-9](/ap-world/unit-9).
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