About This Drill
AP World History Unit 9 Drill 27 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Unit 9: Globalization. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.
This drill uses a chart of global economic and environmental trends from 1900 to 2020 to explore the causes and consequences of 20th-century globalization. Study the chart carefully, then answer all five questions.
Passage
Figure 1. Global Trends, 1900–2020 (Index: 1900 = 100)
All four lines are indexed to 1900 = 100. Vertical dashed lines mark key historical events: WWI (1914–1918), Great Depression (1929), WWII (1939–1945), and USSR collapse (1991).
Questions in This Drill
- Based on Figure 1, which of the following best describes the relationship between Global Trade Volume and the other three indicators over the period 1900–2020?
- A historian using Figure 1 to argue that the post-1991 era represents a fundamentally new phase of globalization would be most strengthened by additional evidence that
- The sharp decline in Global Trade Volume visible in Figure 1 between approximately 1929 and 1945 is best explained by which combination of factors?
- Figure 1 shows CO₂ emissions rising continuously throughout the 20th century even as other indicators fluctuated. Which of the following best explains this pattern?
- Based on the trends shown in Figure 1, which of the following represents the most significant tension in 21st-century global development?