You’ve spent the year gaining advanced knowledge. Now it’s time to reap the rewards: money-saving college credit or advanced placement, and an admissions edge. Yet a top score on the AP exam requires more than knowing the material. Even if your instructor was great and you worked hard in class, you need to get comfortable with the test format itself, preparing for pitfalls and arming yourself with foolproof strategies. That’s where the Kaplan plan offers the clear advantage. With more than 70 years of proven test-prep experience, Kaplan has developed unique study guides that provide cutting-edge review while honing your test-taking skills.

Kaplan’s AP exam preparation guides include everything you need to know to score higher on the test—guaranteed.

Let your score soar with these Kaplan features:

Tips from students who earned a perfect 5 on the AP European History examStrategies from AP European History teachers.

A new group study guide, helping all group members make the most of their study sessions.

Breakthrough advice for parents—on everything from using the book as a coaching aid to preparing for exam day.

2 full-length practice tests (essential for learning how to beat the clock).

An intensive diagnostic test so that you can use your time efficiently, targeting weak areas and feeling confident in your strengths.

Detailed explanations to the answers, showing you how to think like the authors of the test.

In-depth reviews of all AP European History tested subjects.

Proven skill-building techniques that are guaranteed to raise your score.

A user-friendly design for navigating the book in a flash.

Preparation makes the difference, but quality preparation delivers results that can transform your life. Packed with exclusive tips you can only get from Kaplan, this is the ultimate guide for conquering jittery nerves and boosting brain power. Unlock your potential with Kaplan AP European History 2010: the unrivaled, one-stop resource.

About the Author

Kaplan AP European History Experts

PART ONE- THE BASICS

Chapter 1: Inside the AP European History Exam

Overview of the Test Structure

How the Exam Is Scored

Registration and Fees

Additional Resources

Chapter 2: Strategies for Success

General Test-Taking Strategies

Multiple-Choice Strategies

Free-Response Question (FRQ) Strategies

Document-Based Question (DBQ) Strategies

The Scoring Rubric

Tackling Each Core Point

Time Management

Stress Management

Countdown to the Test

Prioritizing What to Study

PART TWO: DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Diagnostic Test

Answers and Explanations

Sample Document-Based Question

Three Sample Essay Responses with Evaluation and Analysis

How to Make This Book Work for You Based on the Results of Your Diagnostic Test

PART THREE: AP EUROPEAN HISTORY REVIEW

Unit One: Early Modem Europe 1450-1600

Chapter 3: l-he Renaissance

Pre-1450 History

The Italian Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance

Chapter 4: The Reformation and Religious Wars

Crises in the Roman Catholic Church

Impact of the Renaissance

Martin Luther and the German States

Calvinism and Its Expansion

The English Reformation

Catholic Counter-Reformation

Wars of Religion 1559-1648

Chapter 5: Discovery, Expansion, and Commercial Revolution

New Knowledge and Technologies

Portuguese Exploration

Spanish Exploration

Colonization

Price Revolution

Mercantilism

Unit One Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Two: The 17th Century

Chapter 6: The Age of Absolutism--Western Europe

Characteristics and Philosophies of Absolutism

Development of French Absolutism: 1588-1643

The Age of Louis XIV

Wars of Louis XIV

Chapter 7: The Age of Absolutism--Eastern Europe

Decline of the Holy Roman Empire, Polish Kingdom, and the Ottoman Empire

Characteristics of Absolutism in Eastern Europe

Absolutism in Russia

Absolutism in Austria

Absolutism in Prussia

Chapter 8: Constitutionalism in England and the Dutch Republic

England

The Dutch Republic

Chapter 9: The Scientific Revolution

Astronomy

Medicine

Impact of the Scientific Revolution on European Society

Unit Two Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Three: The 18th Century

Chapter 10: The Enlightenment

Impact of the Scientific Revolution

Enlightenment Philosophy

Exceptions to Enlightenment Thought

The Philosophes

Impact of the Enlightenment on European Society

Enlightened Despotism: Austria, Prussia, and Russia

Chapter 11: 18th-Century Economics and Politics

Agricultural Revolution

Cottage Industry

Midcentury Wars

The Impact of the American Revolution

Chapter 12: The French Revolution

Long-Term Causes

1789-1791

1792-1799

Impact of the Revolution

Napoleonic France

Unit Three Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Four: The 19th Century 1815-1848

Chapter 13: The IndustrialRevolution

Why England Was the First to Industrialize

Hallmarks: Steam Engine, Iron, and Railroads

Social Impact

Reforms

Industrialism on the Continent

Chapter 14: Conservatism (1815-1848)

Concert of Europe: 1815-1823

Russia

France: 1815-1830

German States: 1815-1830

England: 1815-1832

Austrian Empire

Chapter 15: The Rise of Liberalism (1815-1848)

Characteristics

England

France: Revolutions of 1830 and 1848

Chapter 16: The Rise of Nationalism (1815-1848)

Greece and Belgium: Independence

Germany: Philosophies of Nationalism and the Revolutions of 1848

Italy: Revoiutions of 1830 and 1848

Austria: Multiethnic Empire and the Revolution of 1848

Summary of the Revolutions of 1848

Chapter 17: Romanticism

Characteristics, Contrasts with the Enlightenment, and National Revolution

Romantic Literature

Romantic Art and Music

Unit Four Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Five: The 19th Century 1848-1914

Chapter 18: The Age of Realpolitik (1848-1871)

Aftermath of the Revolutions of 1848

Crimean War

The Second French Empire under Louis Napoleon

Unification of Italy

Unification of Germany

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Chapter 19: The Rise of Socialism

Utopian Socialists

Marxian Socialism

Impact of Socialism on European Politics: 1815-1871

Chapter 20: ~he Age of Mass Politics (1871-1915)

Characteristics

The Third French Republic

The German Empire

Great Britain

The Irish Question.

Austro-Hungarian Empire

Impact of Socialism

Realism in Literature

Social and Political Reforms

Chapter 21: Intellectual Movements (1850-1914)

Science

Artistic Movements

Chapter 22: The New Imperialism.

Characteristics of the New Imperialism

Imperialism in Africa

Imperialism in Asia

Unit Five Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Six: Europe 1914-1945

Chapter 23: World War I

Long-Term Causes

Modern Warfare

Society During the War

The Treaty of Versailles

Aftermath of the War

Chapter 24: The Russian Revolution

Russian Society Since 1850

Revolution of 1905 and Afterward

The February Revolution

The October Revolution

The Russian Civil War

Chapter 25: Europe Between the Wars

The Age of Anxiety

Totalitarianism in the Soviet Union

Fascist Italy

The Weimar Republic

The Great Depression

Totalitarianism in Nazi Germany

Spanish Civil War

Chapter 26: World War II

Failure of Collective Security

German Expansion

Turning Points of the War

Diplomacy During the War

European Society During the War

The Holocaust

Aftermath of the War

Unit Six Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

Unit Seven: 1945 to the Present

Chapter 27: Immediate Postwar Issues

European Recovery

The Restructuring of Europe

Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, United Nations, NATO

Chapter 28: The Cold War

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s and the Revolution of 1989

Fall of the Soviet Union

Chapter 29 Nationalism

Decolonization

Nationalism in Western Europe

Nationalism in Eastern Europe

Yugoslavia

Chapter 30: Post-World War II Society

Class Structure

Gender Issues

Youth

Immigration

Religion

Unit Seven Review Questions

Answers and Explanations

PART FOUR: PRACTICE TESTS

How to Take the Practice Tests

How to Compute Your Score

Practice Test 1

Answer Key to Multiple-Choice Questions

Answers and Explanations

Practice Test 2

Answer Key to Multiple-Choice Questions

Answers and Explanations

Glossary