AP World History Unit 7 Podcast: Global Conflict Audio Review

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Unit 7: Global Conflict

World War I, the interwar period, World War II, the Holocaust, and the emergence of new world powers.

🎙 Episode 7 · 23:14

0:00 23:14

0:00 – Intro — Why the 20th century was the century of conflict
1:30 – Causes of WWI — MAIN: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
5:00 – WWI in detail — Trench warfare, total war, the Armenian Genocide
8:30 – Russian Revolution and Versailles — Lenin's revolution and Wilson's failed peace
11:30 – The interwar period — Great Depression and the rise of fascism
14:30 – WWII — Blitzkrieg, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and the Pacific War
18:00 – The Holocaust — Nazi genocide and the moral reckoning that followed
20:30 – Atomic bombs and the new world order — Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the UN
22:30 – Wrap-up — The 4 big ideas in one minute

First listen: Play at 1× speed with no distractions. Don't try to take notes — just absorb.

Second listen: Speed up to 1.25× or 1.5× and follow along with the Cheat Sheet or Essentials page open.

Right before the exam: Play at 1.5–2× as background while reviewing flashcards. Repetition locks in the names and dates.