You DO NOT have to know any dates for AP World Modern. BUT, Ben Freeman would argue knowing certain major events can give you an idea of the major themes and flow of the course.

Today, we see two major changes to the globe. That’s right: a political change with the Declaration of Independence and an economic change with Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations introducing the world to Capitalism. These two moments happened within a few months of each other, but with the American Economy being the strongest in the world for decades… they are irrevocably linked.