AP World History Long-Essay Question on Decolonization in Asia & Africa
👋 Welcome to the AP World Unit 8 LEQ (Decolonization in Asia & Africa). These are longer questions, so you'll want to grab some paper and a pencil, or open up a blank page on your computer.
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⏱ The AP World exam has a mixture of free-response questions and allotted times. For these types of questions, there will be 1 LEQ, and you will be given 40 minutes to complete the LEQ section. (This means you should give yourself 40 minutes to go through each practice LEQ.)
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Question
Compare the processes and success of decolonization in TWO of the following regions:
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
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