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Publisher's Noteguaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Get ready to ace your AP European History Exam with this easy-to-follow study guide5 Steps to a 5: AP European History introduces an easy to follow, effective 5-step study plan to help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to achieve a high score on the exam. This essential guide reflects the latest course syllabus and includes three full-length practice exams, an index of key ideas and concepts, plus the most up-to-date scoring information. 5 Steps to a 5: AP European History 2020 features: *3 Practice Exams *Comprehensive overview of the AP European History Exam format*Hundreds of exercises with thorough explanations*Review material and proven strategies specific to each section of the test
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Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction: The Five-Step Program Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program 1 What You Need to Know About the AP European History Exam Background Information Frequently Asked Questions About the AP European History Exam 2 Determine Your Test Readiness Three Approaches to Preparing for AP Exams Detailed Calendar for Each Plan Setting Up a Study Group Step 2 Understand the Skills That Will Be Tested 3 The Ways Historians Think Introduction Reasoning Chronologically Putting Information in Context Arguing from Evidence Developing Your Historical Thinking Skills Rapid Review 4 Take a Diagnostic Exam AP European History Diagnostic Exam Answer Sheet Section I, Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions Section I, Part B: Short-Answer Questions Section II, Part A: Document-Based Question (DBQ) Section II, Part B: Long-Essay Question Diagnostic Exam Answers and Explanations Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success 5 The Multiple-Choice Questions Introduction Passive Knowledge and the Process of Elimination Putting Your Historical Thinking Skills to Use About Guessing Further Practice with Multiple-Choice Questions 6 The Short-Answer Questions Introduction Putting Your Knowledge and Historical Thinking Skills to Use Further Practice with Short-Answer Questions 7 The Document-Based Question (DBQ) Introduction The High-Quality History Essay Five Steps for Creating an Outline for Your Essay Characteristics of the Document-Based Question (DBQ) Applying the Principles of the High-Quality History Essay to the Document-Based Question (DBQ) Scoring the Document-Based Question (DBQ) Further Practice for the Document-Based Question (DBQ) 8 The Long-Essay Question Introduction Choosing Your Topic Applying the Five Steps to a High-Quality History Essay Scoring of the Essays Further Practice for the Long-Essay Question Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High 9 Major Themes of Modern European History Introduction Interaction of Europe and the World Changes in Wealth and Who Had It Changes in Knowledge Systems and World View Changes in Society and Its Institutions The Individual and Society National and European Identity The Organization of the AP Course into Units 10 From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance 11 The Challenge of the Renaissance Introduction Italian Society of the Renaissance Renaissance Values Artistic Achievement of the Renaissance The Renaissance and Scientific Advancements The Spread of the Renaissance Review Questions Rapid Review 12 The Reformation and the Fracturing of Christianity Introduction The Need for a Religious Reformation The Lutheran Revolt Creation and Spread of the Protestant Movement The English Reformation Calvin and Calvinism Social Dimensions and the Radical Reformation The Catholic Response Review Questions Rapid Review 13 The Great Voyages of Exploration and Early Colonization Introduction Exploration and Expansion The Spanish Empire in the New World England, France, and the Triangular Trade Networks Review Questions Rapid Review 14 Economic Change and Political Consolidation Introduction Economic Stress and Change Thirty Years' War Britain: The Rise of Parliament France: The Construction of a State Central and Eastern Europe: Compromise Review Questions Rapid Review 15 Economic Change and the Expansion of the State Introduction Great Britain: The Triumph of Constitutionalism France: The Triumph of Absolutism Russia: Tsarist Absolutism Breaking the Traditional Cycle of Population and Productivity Market-Oriented Agriculture Rural Manufacturing Technical Innovations in Agriculture and Manufacturing Eastern Ambition War and Diplomacy Review Questions Rapid Review 16 The Rise of Natural Philosophy, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment Introduction The Traditional View of the Cosmos Alternative Traditions of Knowledge Before the Scientific Revolution Development of New Institutions The Rise of Copernicanism Kepler's Laws Galileo and the Value of Empirical Knowledge Advances in Anatomy, Physiology, and Medicine Contributions of Women During the Scientific Revolution Cartesian Skepticism and Deductive Reasoning The Enlightenment The Triumph of Newtonian Science New Ideas About Natural Law, Human Nature, and Society New Political Ideas The Philosophes and Enlightened Despotism Salons and Lodges Skepticism, Religion, and Social Criticism The Arts in the Enlightenment The Radical Enlightenment The Other Enlightenment Review Questions Rapid Review 17 The French Revolution and Empire Introduction The Ancien Regime in Crisis The Moderate Phase of the French Revolution (1789-1791) The Radical Phase of the French Revolution (1791-1794) The Final Phase of the French Revolution: Thermidor and the Rise of Napoleon (1794-1799) Post-Revolutionary France and the Napoleonic Code Napoleon's Empire The Decline and Fall of Napoleon and His Empire Restoration Review Questions Rapid Review 18 The Industrial Revolution Introduction The Industrial Revolution Begins in Great Britain The Factory System and the Division of Labor Iron and Steel New Sources of Power The Railway Boom The Reciprocal Nature of Heavy Industry The Spread of Industrialization Social Effects of Industrialization Second Industrial Revolution Science in an Industrial Age Review Questions Rapid Review 19 Cultural Responses to Revolution and Industrialization Introduction Political Ideologies in the Nineteenth Century Cultural Ideologies in the Nineteenth Century Review Questions Rapid Review 20 Mass Politics and Nationalism Introduction Nationalism and State-Building The Triumph of Conservative Nationalism The Unification of Italy The Unification of Germany Mass Politics and Nationalism in the Habsburg Empire Mass Politics and Nationalism in France Mass Politics and Nationalism in Russia Mass Politics and Nationalism in Great Britain Review Questions Rapid Review 21 Mass Politics and Imperialism Introduction Causes of the New Imperialism The Scramble for Africa Dominance in Asia Review Questions Rapid Review 22 Politics of the Extreme and World War I Introduction Labor Unions Begin in Britain, Then Spread to Other Countries Socialist Parties in Britain, France, and Germany Women's Suffrage Movements and Feminism Anarchist Activity Ultranationalism and Anti-Semitism Zionism The Causes of World War I The Beginning of the War: 1914-1915 Total War 1916: "The Year of Bloodletting" Russian Revolution and Withdrawal Germany's Disintegration and the Peace Settlement Review Questions Rapid Review 23 The Interwar Years and World War II Introduction Problems and Challenges After World War I The Weimar Republic in Germany The Soviet Union in Economic Ruins The Great Depression The Rise of Fascism World War II Assessment and Aftermath of World War II Review Questions Rapid Review 24 The Cold War, Integration, and Globalization Introduction The Development of Nuclear Weapons The Settlement Following World War II The Cold War The European Union The Disintegration of the Iron Curtain and the Soviet Union The Rise of Nationalism in Eastern Europe Social, Economic, and Political Changes in Post-Cold War Europe Challenges to the Welfare State Review Questions Rapid Review 25 Science and Culture Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence AP European History Practice Exam 1 Answer Sheet Section I, Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions Section I, Part B: Short-Answer Questions Section II, Part A: Document-Based Question (DBQ) Section II, Part B: Long-Essay Question AP European History Practice Exam 1 Answers and Explanations AP European History Practice Exam 2 Answer Sheet Section I, Part A: Multiple-Choice Questions Section I, Part B: Short-Answer Questions Section II, Part A: The Document-Based Question (DBQ) Section II, Part B: The Long-Essay Question AP European History Practice Exam 2 Answers and Explanations Resource Guide Using Literary Works in European History General Websites General Background Resources by Historical PeriodNER(01): WOW
