AP European History

Review unit 1 in AP European history with our resources. Our resources analyze and contextualize the individual topics in this unit. This unit focuses on the renaissance and exploration.

Unit 1 – Renaissance & Exploration

1.6 Age of Exploration

1.9 The Slave Trade

1.7 Colonial Rivals

1.8 Columbian Exchange

1.5 New Monarchies from 1450 to 1648

1.1 Context of the Renaissance

1.10 The Commercial Revolution

1.2 Italian Renaissance

1.4 Printing

1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery

Unit 1 Overview: Renaissance and Exploration

1.3 Northern Renaissance

Review unit 2 of AP European History with our guides which analyze and contextualize the most important topics and events within the unit! This unit is centered on the Age of Reformation.

Unit 2 – Reformation

2.6 16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe

2.5 The Catholic Reformation

2.3 Protestant Reform Continues

2.7 Mannerism and Baroque Art

2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion

2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation

2.4 Wars of Religion

2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Age of Reformation

2.1 Contextualizing 16th and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments

Our AP European History unit 3 resources include an overview of the unit and an analysis of the most important concepts and terms. The unit focuses on absolutism and constitutionalism.

Unit 3 – Absolutism & Constitutionalism

3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism

Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism & Constitutionalism

3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution

3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development from 1648-1815

3.5 The Dutch Golden Age

3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism

3.6 Balance of Power 

3.1 Context of State Building from 1648-1815

Unit 3 Overview: Absolutism and Constitutionalism

3.7 Absolutist Approaches
to Power

Learn everything you need to know about unit 4 in AP European History with our resources! They include an overview and analysis of the important concepts and terms in the unit. This unit covers scientific, philosophical, and political developments. 

Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, & Political Developments

4.3 The Enlightenment

4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power

4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

4.2 The Scientific Revolution

4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts

4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics

Unit 4 Overview: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution

Study for unit 5 in AP European History! This unit covers conflict, crisis, and reaction in the late 18th century. Review unit 5 with our guides which overview and contextualize topics such as the French Revolution or the Seven Years War.

Unit 5 – Conflict, Crisis, & Reaction in the Late 18th Century

5.3 Britain's Ascendency

5.5 Effects of the French Revolution

5.6 Napoleon's Rise, Dominance, and Defeat

5.8 Romanticism

5.7 The Congress of Vienna

Unit 5 Overview: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th-Century

5.9 Continuity and Change in the 18th-Century States

5.1 Contextualizing 18th-Century States

Unit 5 Overview: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century

5.4 The French Revolution

5.2 The Rise of Global Markets

Learn everything you need to know for the AP exam about unit 6 of AP European History. This unit covers Industrailization and its effects. Our unit 6 resources provide analysis and contextualization of the most important topics in the unit.

Unit 6 – Industrialization & Its Effects

6.8 19th-Century Social Reform

6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe

6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Industrialization and Its Effects

6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform

6.6 Revolutions from 1815-1914

6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization

6.3 Second-Wave Industrialization and Its Effects

Unit 6 Overview: Industrialization and Its Effects

6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects

6.7 Ideologies of Change
and Reform Movements

6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism

6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization

Prepare for the AP European History exam with our unit 7 resources! Our resources include analysis of important events and themes, along with contextualization of the most important ideas, to help master this unit. This unit covers 19th century perspectives and political developments. 

Unit 7 – 19th Century Perspectives & Political Developments

7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity

7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods

7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions

7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts

7.1 Context of 19th Century Politics

7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects

7.4 Darwinism and Social Darwinism

7.2 Nationalism

7.9 Causation in 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Unit 7 Overview: 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments

Study unit 8 of AP European History, which covers 20th century global conflicts. Practice analyzing and contextualizing events such as World Wars I and II or the Russian Revolution!

Unit 8 – 20th Century Global Conflicts

8.9 The Holocaust

8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments

8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects

8.8 World War II

8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement

8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism

8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period

8.5 Global Economic Crisis: The Great Depression

8.2 World War I

Unit 8 Overview: 20th-Century Global Conflicts

8.11 Continuity and Changes in the Age of Global Conflict

8.1 Context of 20th Century Global Conflicts

Review for the AP European History exam by studying our unit 9 resources. These resources contextualize important events and analyze essential themes and topics to provide an in-depth understanding of the unit! This unit covers the Cold War and contemporary Europe.

Unit 9 – Cold War & Contemporary Europe

9.7 The Fall of Communism

9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies

9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries

9.12 Technological Developments Since 1914

9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities

9.3 The Cold War

9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge

9.11 Migrations within and to Europe Since 1945

9.2 Rebuilding Europe After World War II

9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends

9.13 Globalization

Unit 9 Overview: Cold War and Contemporary Europe

9.9 Decolonization

9.8 20th-Century Feminism

9.10 The European Union

9.1 Context of the Cold War and Contemporary Europe

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