Can you imagine a world that has Italian pasta without tomato sauce to smother the noodles? How about having a hamburger without any fries? Or maybe an alternate reality where the Irish potato famine of the 19th century never happened? Well, without the Columbian Exchange all of these scenarios could have played out in very real ways.
Often times in human history, some of the most important events have been spoken words. In 1796 one such event occurred. The stage was set for one of America’s greatest leaders to give his lasting words on what he felt the young republic should entrench upon its foundation. At his farewell address, George Washington, a colossal man in American history, warned the American people of the threats as he saw them.
If you are having a hard time understanding these two concepts for your AP® Macroeconomics exam, then this article is for you. We will look into the concepts, what shifts aggregate demand and aggregate supply, and why these concepts are important. We will also see how you can be tested on these concepts on the AP® exam.
The creation of the Pendleton Act in 1883 marked a new era for the US … Read more
One of the major topics on the AP® Bio exam is homeostasis. Most of the topics that you study in AP® Biology will force you to think: how does this relate to homeostasis? It is essential that you understand homeostasis completely and are able to relate it to a variety of topics.
Because it is unique to our political system, the AP® US Government & Politics exam is almost certain to test you on your knowledge of the Electoral College. What is the Electoral College, again? No—it’s not somewhere you get accepted to if you get a lot of 5s on your AP® exams.
In this AP® Biology crash course we will be talking about the endocrine system. The endocrine system is a system that regulates the secretion of hormones in order to control the body and mind. This system allows our bodies to do certain functions and have certain emotional states. All over our bodies are glands and vital organs that are controlled by the brain to direct our flow of hormones to allow life to happen.
Classical conditioning is a type of learning where the organism learns to associate two stimuli. Association begins when a neutral stimulus happens and an unconditioned stimulus produces a response. The unconditioned stimulus naturally and automatically triggers a response that psychologists call the unconditioned response.
Otto Von Bismarck is someone you are going to want to get to know during your AP® Euro review sessions. He was a central figure in the unification of modern Germany as we know it today. But that’s not all. His entire political career represented the ongoing political changes and national unifications swept through the entirety of Europe during the 19th century.
One of the most important big-picture topics on the AP® US History exam is foreign policy. Familiarizing yourself with major foreign policy trends, as well as their legacies, will help you think critically about patterns of international relations and tackle multiple-choice questions, DBQs, and essays.