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Home > VId. Impact of Major Global Economic Developments VId. Impact of Major Global Economic Developments Topics for VI. AP Themes: 1914-Present VIa. Periodization, Continuities & Breaks, Causes of Change VIb. Wars, Nuclear Weaponry & International Organizations VIc. New Patterns of Nationalism, Especially Outside the West VIe. Forces of Revolution & Sources of Political Innovations VIf. Social Reform and Social Revolution VIg. Internationalization of Culture and Reactions VIh. Demographic and Environmental Changes VIi. Diverse Interpretations New Deal Network Main Causes of the Great Depression Reminiscences of the Great Depression These sites consider the causes and experience of the Great Depression.   New Deal Network   Main Causes of the Great Depression   Reminiscences of the Great Depression S. Korea's Economic 'Miracle' Bursts: The Ugly Truth Exposed This site questions common assumptions about the "economic miracle" that lifted the Republic of Korea from poverty into the ranks of the world's most developed industrial nations.   S. Korea's Economic 'Miracle' Bursts: The Ugly Truth Exposed Background Briefing on Indonesia: Urgent Action Needed to Halt Communal Violence This site examines the communal violence that has followed the recent East Asian economic crisis. Though the economies of the Pacific Rim are recovering, the fallout from the crisis has shaken the old power structures and destroyed much of it in Indonesia, where the regime of President Suharto came to a sudden end, extending feelings of uncertainty brought about by the crisis.   Background Briefing on Indonesia: Urgent Action Needed to Halt Communal Violence History in the Post-Postwar Era A leading scholar of Asia critiques the assumption that recent global trends move everywhere as they have in the West (industrialization leading to greater human equality) and finds it misleading.   History in the Post-Postwar Era Worldbeater, Inc. The Economist, a journal that is a proponent of globalization, believes there is little to fear from multinational corporations.   Worldbeater, Inc. The Crash of Western Civilization: The Limits of the Market and Democracy This is a view of modern society by Jacques Attali, a major banker and financial advisor, who posits that democracy and the rapidly globalizing market economy may be opposed to each other.   The Crash of Western Civilization: The Limits of the Market and Democracy How the Information Revolution Is Shaping Our Communities City planners face the challenge of the information age.   How the Information Revolution Is Shaping Our Communities Disclaimer The Teachers' Corner contains links to suggested Web sites. The College Board neither endorses, controls the content of, nor reviews the external Web sites included here. Please note that following links to external Web sites will open a new browser window. If you discover a link that does not work, please let us know by sending an e-mail to apctechsupport@collegeboard.org. Web Guide Sections... I. The Great Exchange II. Foundations: to 1000 CE III. AP Themes: 1000-1450 IV. AP Themes: 1450-1750 V. AP Themes: 1750-1914 VI. AP Themes: 1914-Present See also... Web Guide for AP World History AP World History Course Home Page Teachers' Resources Personal Profile

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