Students prepare for the AP European History exam by learning how overarching themes reverberate throughout the history of Europe.
Combining archival and location footage, reenactments, commentary by historians, and insightful readings by Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States, the series provides a broad framework for piecing together the important movements, significant people, and major turning points in Western cultural history.
Each chapter begins with a brief review, explains a concept, and concludes with a summary.
Lesson titles include "The Columbian Exchange," "Early Resistance to Colonial Authority," "British Colonial Policy: A Tradition of Neglect," "Testing the Constitution: The Whiskey Rebellion and the Frontier," and "The Settlement of the Northwest Territory.
Lesson titles include "The Development of Political Parties," "The Mexican War: Was It in the National Interest?," "Assessment of Lincoln’s Presidency," and "The Populist Movement: The Value of Third Parties.
Lesson titles include "The Rise of Labor Unions and Workers’ Ambivalences, 1870–1910," “Isolation: Fact or Revisionist Battleground?," "McCarthyism and the Climate of Fear," "Economic Recovery after World War II," and "Nixon, China, and Detente.
Features: Three full-length practice tests with answers explained Thorough subject review followed by multiple-choice questions with answers explained Pacing drills that show how to use time effectively during the exam Access to online study guides and other test-prep materials The 512-page Premium Edition adds six extra tests (four in the book, two online).
The book divides human history into seven eras, from the Stone Age to the end of the 20th century, devoting chapters to topics such as the Neolithic "revolution," Byzantium, slavery and racism, the Enlightenment, the Paris Commune, and the Cold War.
A vocabulary section precedes a chronological subject review of the Italian Renaissance through the Cold War and up to the publication date, while a key themes and facts section notes prominent intellectuals, diplomatic events, and happenings, trends, and figures in women’s history.
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