5 Steps to a 5 AP US History with CD-ROM, 2010-2011 Edition

by Armstrong Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780071702102
• ISBN10: 0071702105
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback w/CD-ROM
• Copyright: 2010-11-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Take five easy steps to your best score on the AP U.S. History exam Nearly 400,000 students have used the 5 Steps to a 5 method for exam successnow it's your turn to use this bestselling program to reach your ideal score! This book and CD-ROM set guides your preparation program and helps you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to succeed. The tests closely simulate the real AP exam, so you can get comfortable with the format.Features: The 5-Step Plan to a Perfect 5: 1. Set Up Your Study Program 2. Determine Your Test Readiness 3. Develop Strategies for Success 4. Develop the Knowledge You Need to Score High 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence 3 separate plans for 3 types of studentsone will fit you! Updated review material, geared to the most recent tests 2 complete practice AP U.S. History exams in the book On the CD-ROM: 3 interactive practice AP U.S. HistoryexamsTopics include: The Settling of the Western Hemisphere and Colonial America (1450-1650), The British Empire in America: Growth and Conflict (1650-1750), Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750-1775), The American Revolution and the New Nation (1775-1787), The Establishment of the New Political Systems (1787-1800), The Jeffersonian Revolution (1800-1820), The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820-1845), The Union Expanded and Challenged (1835-1860), The Union Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865), The Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877), Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860-1895), America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870-1910), The Rise of American Imperialism (1890-1913), The Progressive Era (1895-1914), The United States and World War I, America in the 1920s: The Beginning of Modern America, The Great Depression and the New Deal, World War II, The Origins of the Cold War, The 1950s: Prosperity and Anxiety, America in an Era of Turmoil (1960-1975), America from 1968-1988: Decline and Rebirth, America from 1988 to 2000: Prosperity and a New World Order, America from 2001 to 2006: The Threat of Terrorism and the Increase of Presidential Power, Contemporary America: Evaluating the "Big Themes" of American History, Build Your Test-Taking Confidence, Practice Test 1, Practice Test 2

Table of Contents

Set Up Your Study Program

What You Need to Know About the AP U.S. History Exam

How to Plan Your Time

Determine Your Test Readiness

Take a Diagnostic Exam

Develop Strategies for Success

Section I of the Exam: How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Questions

Section II of the Exam: How to Approach the Free-Response Essay

Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

The Settling of the Western Hemisphere and Colonial America (1450-1650)

The British Empire in America: Growth and Conflict (1650-1750)

Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750-1775)

The American Revolution and the New Nation (1775-1787)

The Establishment of the New Political Systems (1787-1800)

The Jeffersonian Revolution (1800-1820)

The Rise of Manufacturing and the Age of Jackson (1820-1845)

The Union Expanded and Challenged (1835-1860)

The Union Divided: The Civil War (1861-1865)

The Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Western Expansion and Its Impact on the American Character (1860-1895)

America Transformed into the Industrial Giant of the World (1870-1910)

The Rise of American Imperialism (1890-1913)

The Progressive Era (1895-1914)

The United States and World War I

America in the 1920s: The Beginning of Modern America

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

The Origins of the Cold War

The 1950s: Prosperity and Anxiety

America in an Era of Turmoil (1960-1975)

America from 1968-1988: Decline and Rebirth

America from 1988 to 2000: Prosperity and a New World Order

America from 2001 to 2006: The Threat of Terrorism and the Increase of Presidential Power

Contemporary America: Evaluating the "Big Themes" of American History

Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

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