European History

The new 5th edition contains more than 550 multiple-choice questions, 3 DBQ, and 37 free-response questions. Part I of the book consists of 17 historical epochs (chapters) totaling nearly 400 multiple-choice questions, 1 DBQ, and 20 free-response questions. In addition, each chapter is accompanied by an outline containing the essential material covered in the course. Part II of the book consists of 2 sample exams – each sample exam consisting of 80 multiple-choice questions, 1 DBQ, and 6 free-response questions which simulate the actual examination. More than half of the questions in the book are new while many of them have been revised retaining the best of the 4th edition. Separate Student Answer Keys for the multiple-choice questions are included with each book. Each class order is accompanied by a FREE Teacher's Manual which provides explanations for all questions in the book.

The author of the 5th edition is Dr. Ellis Wasson, an AP European History teacher and History Department Head at the Tower Hill School in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Wasson was a member of the Test Development Committee for the AP European History Examination from 1986-1989, and has been a consultant for the program since 1984. He now serves as Table Leader for the AP European History Examination. He also teaches at the University of Delaware.

The 17 historical epochs (chapters) of the 5th edition AP European History book are:

• The Renaissance
• The Reformation
• Expansion and War
• Britain, France, and Holland
• State Building
• The 18th Century
• The Scientific Revolution
• The Enlightenment
• The French Revolution
• The Nineteenth Century – Part I
• The Nineteenth Century – Part II
• World Supremacy
• Intellectual Turmoil
• War and Revolution
• Dictatorship and Democracy
• Wars – Hot and Cold
• Contemporary Europe

The questions in the new 5th edition are as demanding as students will find on the actual AP European History Examination, making its use more on target than other types of review books. The review outline is unique – no other overview of the factual content of the course exists – written by someone with such extensive experience in the AP program. It will enable your students to be better prepared. Why not give your students the edge?