AP World History Unit 9 Podcast
A 24-minute audio review of Unit 9: Globalization. Listen on the bus, during a walk, or while you work out — turn dead time into study time.
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What's in this episode
- 0:00 – Intro — The world after 1991: globalization unleashed
- 1:30 – End of the Cold War — Soviet collapse and the rise of US unipolarity
- 4:30 – Neoliberalism — Thatcher, Reagan, and the spread of free-market ideology
- 7:30 – The digital revolution — Internet, mobile phones, social media reshape the world
- 11:00 – China's rise — From Deng's reforms to global power
- 14:00 – Climate change — The defining environmental challenge of our century
- 17:00 – 9/11 and the Arab Spring — How the Middle East reshaped the 21st century
- 20:00 – Backlash and populism — Resistance to globalization in the 2010s
- 22:30 – Wrap-up — The 4 big ideas in one minute
How to use the podcast
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.