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    AP European History Beth Bartolini-Salimbeni Wendy Petersen Kelsey Arata, MA New York Chicago San Francisco Athens London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto

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    CONTENTS 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

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    Section II, Part A: Document-Based Question (DBQ) Section II, Part B: Long-Essay Question 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

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    Introduction Interaction of Europe and the World Economic and Commercial Developments Cultural and Intellectual Developments States and Other Institutions of Power Social Organization and Development National and European Identity Technological and Scientific Innovation The Organization of the AP Course into Units 10 From the Middle Ages to the Renaissance Further Resources 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 Further Resources 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 Reformation in Eastern Europe Calvin and Calvinism Social Dimensions and the Radical Reformation The Catholic Response Review Questions Rapid Review Further Resources

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    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 Further Resources 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 Further Resources 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 Further Resources

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    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 Further Resources 17 The French Revolution and Empire Introduction The Ancien Régime 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)

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    Post-Revolutionary France and the Napoleonic Code Napoleon’s Empire The Decline and Fall of Napoleon and His Empire Restoration Review Questions Rapid Review Further Resources 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 Further Resources 19 Cultural Responses to Revolution and Industrialization Introduction Political Ideologies in the Nineteenth Century Cultural Ideologies in the Nineteenth Century Review Questions Rapid Review Further Resources 20 Mass Politics and Nationalism Introduction Nationalism and State-Building The Triumph of Conservative Nationalism The Unification of Italy

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    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 Further Resources 21 Mass Politics and Imperialism Introduction Causes of the New Imperialism The Scramble for Africa Dominance in Asia Review Questions Rapid Review Further Resources 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 Further Resources

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    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 Further Resources 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 Further Resources 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)

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    Section II, Part B: Long-Essay Question 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 Answers and Explanations Resource Guide Using Literary Works in European History General Websites General Background Resources by Historical Period

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    PREFACE Welcome to the world of Advanced Placement (AP) European History. Whether you are, or have been, enrolled in an AP European History course at your school or are preparing on your own, this guide will help you to move smoothly and confidently from your individual starting point through a five- step process that will bring you to the level of preparation you desire. Along the way, you will be evaluating your current level of preparation, evaluating your learning strategies, reading widely, analyzing primary documents, taking practice multiple-choice tests, and writing practice essays. As you go, you will be developing the strategies and confidence you need to score a 5 on the AP European History Exam. Each of the content chapters concludes with questions that focus on mastery of content. In general, they follow AP Exam formats, though not strictly as do the practice exams. The five-step process is described in detail in the Introduction. Here, I simply want to urge you to enter into your preparation with enthusiasm. The intricate story of European history is dramatic, fascinating, and extremely relevant to the world in which you live. The information, understanding, and skills that you will learn by working through this guide will help you to do well on the AP European History Exam, but they will also help you to excel in college and to become a well-informed, critically thinking human being. New to this edition is a section labeled Further Resources at the end of each content chapter. These resources include offerings of fiction and nonfiction, films, music, and artwork that can be used to supplement (though not to supplant) the text. As you begin, it is important that you not think of this guide as some large book to “get through.” This guide is a tool and, like many tools, it can be used in a number of different ways. You can follow it through from beginning to end, or you can jump around, using the information and exercises contained in it in any way that suits you best. So take some time to familiarize yourself with the contents of this guide; get a feel for how it “works.” Then, when you are ready, read Chapters 1 and 2; they will help

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