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About This Book | p. v |
About Our Author | p. vi |
Acknowledgments | p. vi |
Introduction | |
Eight Keys for Success on the AP European History Exam | p. 1 |
Key Terms | p. 7 |
Chronological Review | |
The Italian Renaissance | p. 23 |
The Northern Renaissance | p. 33 |
The Reformation | p. 41 |
The Catholic Reformation and the Wars of Religion | p. 51 |
The Age of Exploration and the Commercial Revolution | p. 61 |
Constitutionalism: The Dutch Republic and England, 1600-1689 | p. 69 |
Absolutism in Western Europe: France and Spain, 1589-1715 | p. 81 |
Absolutism in Eastern Europe, 1600-1725 | p. 91 |
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightment | p. 99 |
Peace, War, and Enlightened Despots, 1715-1789 | p. 111 |
Life and Culture in Eighteenth-Century Europe | p. 119 |
The French Revolution and Napoleon | p. 125 |
Restoration, Romanticism, and Revolution | p. 137 |
The Industrial Revolution | p. 149 |
Nationalism, Realpolitick, and Realism, 1850-1871 | p. 157 |
Industry, Mass Politics, and Culture, 1871-1914 | p. 167 |
War and Revolution | p. 179 |
The Age of Anxiety | p. 191 |
Depression, Dictators, and World War II | p. 199 |
The Cold War and Beyond | p. 211 |
Key Themes and Facts | |
Key Figures in European Intellectual History | p. 225 |
Key Events in European Diplomatic History | p. 233 |
Key Events, Trends, and Figures in European Women's History | p. 239 |
Test-Taking Strategies | |
Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Questions | p. 245 |
Strategies for the Document-Based Essay Question | p. 251 |
Strategies for the Free-Response Essays | p. 261 |
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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