European history from 1450 to the present
Know the structure before you walk in.
55 questions, 55 minutes, 40% of score.
Plus 3 Short Answer Questions, 40 minutes, 20% of score.
1 DBQ (60 min, 25%) + 1 LEQ (40 min, 15%).
Total free-response portion: 100 minutes, 40% of score.
No calculator.
Total exam time: 3 hours 15 minutes.
Approximately 13% of students score a 5.
Scores of 3+ typically earn college credit.
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Unit 1Humanism, art, and the age of discovery
Unit 2Protestant and Catholic reform, religious wars, and witch hunts
Unit 3Divine right, parliamentary systems, and Enlightenment absolutism
Unit 4Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, and political philosophy
Unit 5French Revolution, Napoleon, and revolutionary upheaval
Unit 6Industrial Revolution, social change, and imperialism
Unit 7Nationalism, liberalism, socialism, and women's rights
Unit 8WWI, Russian Revolution, fascism, and WWII
Unit 9Division of Europe, European integration, and post-Cold War
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Everything you need to master AP European History.
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