A List of all Important Events you need to know - AP World History

Partition of India

The creation of Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India, led to the biggest migration of people in history but also led to a lot of deaths due to fights between the religions. 

Arab Spring

Muslim students protested against the dictatorship in the Middle East

Prague Spring

Czechoslovakia protested against Soviet Control of Eastern Europe.

Reconquista

Reconquista of Spain from the Muslims

Sepoy Rebellion

The Hindu and Muslim Sepoy soldiers of India rebelled against the British using pig and cow fat in rifle cartridges. This event led to Britain’s total control over India.

Meiji Restoration

The Tokugawa Shogunate is removed and Japan modernizes under the control of the Emperor.

Treaty of Versailles

a treaty formed at the end of WWI, It was decided in the treaty that Germany take full blame and responsibility for the war and pay for all damages for all countries. A direct cause of WWII.

Champa Rice

Came from Vietnam and was brought into China. This helped China prosper due to a surplus of food and substantial population growth. Also led to new inventions.

Gunpowder Empires

Conquered Lands and made warfare much more deadly. M.O.M.S. (Mughal, Ottomans, Manchu, Safavids)

Rise of Ottoman Jizya

Tax on non-muslims in the Ottoman Empire forced Europeans to find a new way to trade in the Indian Ocean Basin. Leads to the Age of Exploration.

Tiananmen Square

Chinese Communist leader Deng Xiaoping killed thousands of student protestors in Tiananmen Square that were advocating for democracy in China. Cause of the famous “Tank Man” photo.

Green Revolution

Norman Borlaug's genetically modified food (wheat).

Rachel Carson

Wrote “Silent Spring,” which detailed the harm pesticides caused to the environment. 

Treaty of Nanking

Ended the Opium Wars in China. Gave Britain control of Hong Kong, and also allowed for a great amount of European influence in China.

Communist Manifesto

Written by Karl Marx, the book detailed the evils of capitalism and how the bourgeoisie(working class) would rise for equality. The beginning of Communism.

Treaty of Kanagawa

Opened Japan for trade with the United States and Europe.