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ap world - mass atrocities after 1900

originally streamed in 2020 with Charly CastilloStudent
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Review major mass atrocities after 1900 for AP World History. This video covers genocides from Armenia to Rwanda, exploring causes, patterns, and international responses you need to understand for your AP exam. This AP World review helps you connect ...more

curriculum note

This video was recorded during the 2020 COVID-modified exam cycle and states that some of this content 'may not be tested' — that caveat applied only to the truncated 2020 AP exam. Mass Atrocities After 1900 (Topic 7.8) is part of the current AP World History: Modern curriculum and is fully testable.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 7 – Global Conflicts (1900-Present)Unit 8 – Cold War & Decolonization (1900-Present)
topics
7.8 Mass Atrocities After 19008.4 Spread of Communism After 1900

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Outline

  • 0:30

    Stream Overview

  • 1:00

    Major Events Preview

  • 1:32

    20th Century Contextualization

  • 2:34

    Communism and USSR

  • 3:04

    Nationalism Explained

  • 3:38

    Militarism Defined

  • 4:41

    Armenian Genocide Overview

  • 5:44

    Ottoman Empire Context

  • 6:45

    Genocide Causes

  • 7:47

    Anti-Armenian Sentiment

  • 8:49

    Turkification Process

  • 9:53

    Islamization Efforts

  • 10:24

    Holodomor Introduction

  • 11:27

    Soviet Famine Details

  • 12:28

    Ukraine Location

  • 12:58

    Nationalism and Starvation

  • 13:30

    Collectivization Policy

  • 14:31

    Crop Seizure Impacts

  • 15:33

    Gleaning Ban

  • 16:36

    Russification Explained

  • 17:37

    Kalmyk Deportation

  • 18:39

    NKVD Involvement

  • 19:42

    Cattle Car Transport

  • 20:44

    World War II Context

  • 21:47

    Cheap Labor Needs

  • 22:49

    Gulags Description

  • 23:51

    Mining Exploitation

  • 24:55

    Stalinization Period

  • 25:56

    Cambodian Genocide Start

  • 26:58

    Khmer Rouge Role

  • 27:59

    Targeted Groups

  • 29:03

    Socialist Agrarian Goals

  • 30:06

    Classism Defined

  • 31:09

    Anti-Intellectualism

  • 31:39

    Maoism Influence

  • 33:11

    Cultural Revolution

  • 34:12

    Great Leap Forward

  • 35:16

    Rwandan Genocide Intro

  • 36:18

    Ethnic Groups

  • 37:21

    President Assassination

  • 38:21

    Rwanda Location

  • 38:54

    Anti-Tutsi Racism

  • 39:54

    Belgian Colonialism

  • 40:25

    Hutu Power Ideology

  • 40:55

    Hutu Ten Commandments

  • 42:59

    Military Exclusivity

  • 44:03

    Hotel Rwanda Reference

  • 44:34

    Review Questions

  • 45:36

    Contextualization Tips

  • 46:37

    Thesis Writing Advice

  • 48:12

    Study Tools Recommendation

  • 49:45

    DBQ Tips

  • 51:20

    Practice Strategies

  • 52:52

    Holodomor Explanation

  • 54:27

    Q&A Session

  • 55:58

    AP Course Discussion

  • 57:33

    Future Streams Preview

  • 59:40

    Self-Study Advice

  • 1:01:11

    Music Theory Background

  • 1:02:13

    Closing Remarks

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