AP World History Unit 6 | Consequences of Industrialization (1750–1900)

In this AP World History video, we introduce Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization (c. 1750–1900) and explain why this period reshaped global power, inequality, and resistance.You will learn:How industrialization intensified imperialism and global competitionWhy industrial states expanded empires to secure raw materials and marketsHow ideologies like Social Darwinism justified dominationHow people around the world resisted industrial and imperial pressureWhy Unit 6 builds directly on Unit 5 but shifts the focus to consequencesThis introduction connects directly to AP World History themes, including Governance, Economic Systems, Technology and Innovation, Social Interactions and Organization, and Environmental Impacts, while reinforcing key historical reasoning skills such as causation, comparison, and continuity and change over time.