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🇪🇺 AP European History Cheatsheets
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the entire AP European History course on one page
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Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9
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Unit 1 - 1.1 Context of the Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.2 Italian Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.2 Italian Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.2 Italian Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.2 Italian Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.3 Northern Renaissance
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Unit 1 - 1.4 Printing
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Unit 1 - 1.5 New Monarchies: 1450 - 1648
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Unit 1 - 1.6 Age of Exploration
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Unit 1 - 1.6 Age of Exploration
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Unit 1 - 1.7 Colonial Rivals
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Unit 1 - 1.7 Colonial Rivals
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Unit 1 - 1.8 Columbian Exchange
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Unit 1 - 1.8 Columbian Exchange
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Unit 1 - 1.8 Columbian Exchange
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Unit 1 - 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
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Unit 1 - 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
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Unit 2 - 2.1 Contextualizing 16th and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
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Unit 2 - 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
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Unit 2 - 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
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Unit 2 - 2.4 Wars of Religion
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Unit 2 - 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
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Unit 2 - 2.6 16th-Century Society & Politics in Europe
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Unit 2 - 2.7 Mannerism and Baroque Art
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Unit 3 - 3.1 Context of State Building from 1648-1815
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Unit 3 - 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
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Unit 3 - 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development from 1648-1815
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Unit 3 - 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
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Unit 3 - 3.6 Balance of Power
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Unit 3 - 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
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Unit 4 - 4.3 The Enlightenment
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Unit 4 - 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution
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Unit 5 - 5.3 Britain's Ascendency
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Unit 5 - 5.5 Effects of the French Revolution
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Unit 7 - 7.1 Context of 19th Century Politics
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Unit 7 - 7.1 Basic Editing Techniques and Continuity
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Unit 7 - 7.2 Nationalism
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Unit 7 - 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
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Unit 7 - 7.4 Darwinism and Social Darwinism
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Unit 7 - 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity
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Unit 7 - 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
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Unit 7 - 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects
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Unit 7 - 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
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Unit 7 - 7.9 Causation in 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments
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Unit 8 - 8.1 Context of 20th Century Global Conflicts
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Unit 8 - 8.2 World War I
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Unit 8 - 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects
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Unit 8 - 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
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Unit 8 - 8.5 Global Economic Crisis: The Great Depression
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Unit 8 - 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
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Unit 8 - 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
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Unit 8 - 8.8 World War II
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Unit 8 - 8.9 The Holocaust
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Unit 8 - 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
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Unit 8 - 8.11 Continuity and Changes in the Age of Global Conflict
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Unit 9 - 9.1 Context of the Cold War and Contemporary Europe
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Unit 9 - 9.2 Rebuilding Europe After World War II
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Unit 9 - 9.3 The Cold War
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Unit 9 - 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
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Unit 9 - 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
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Unit 9 - 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
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Unit 9 - 9.7 The Fall of Communism
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Unit 9 - 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
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Unit 9 - 9.9 Decolonization
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Unit 9 - 9.10 The European Union
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Unit 9 - 9.11 Migrations within and to Europe Since 1945
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Unit 9 - 9.12 Technological Developments Since 1914
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Unit 9 - 9.13 Globalization
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Unit 9 - 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
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Unit 9 - 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
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Unit 10 - 10.3 Television genres and their cultural significance
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AP European History Exam - Long Essay Question (LEQ)
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AP European History Exam - Document-Based Question (DBQ)
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AP European History Exam - Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ)
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AP European History Exam - Short Answer Questions (SAQ)
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about the AP European History cheatsheets
A cheatsheet condenses a whole course into the facts you actually need on exam day. The AP European History cheatsheets on this page summarize the key formulas, concepts, and definitions from each unit so you can review the entire course at a glance.
They work best as a final review: skim the one-page summary, spot the units you want to strengthen, then go deeper with the AP European History study guides. The visual cheatsheets in the gallery are organized by unit, and you can generate your own for any topic you want a quick refresher on.
what's covered in AP European History
- Unit 1 – Renaissance and Exploration
- Unit 2 – Age of Reformation
- Unit 3 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- Unit 5 – Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- Unit 6 – Industrialization and Its Effects
- Unit 7 – 19th Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- Unit 8 – 20th Century Global Conflicts
- Unit 9 – Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- AP European History Exam
- Historical Thinking Skills
- Subject Guides
- Exam Skills
- Thematic Guides
- The DBQ
- The LEQ
- Frequently Asked Questions