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2021 APUSH Exam Resources, Reviews & Study Guides | Fiveable

Tom Richey

Review unit 1 in AP United States History with these resources! This unit covers the time period of 1491-1607. Notable topics in this unit include European exploration and encounters in the Americas, the Columbian Exchange, Labor, Slavery and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System, and cultural interactions between Europeans, Native Americans and Africans.

Unit 1: Early Contact with the New World (1491-1607)

Early Contact with the New World (1491-1607)

Study for the AP United States History exam with our unit 2 resources, studying from 1607 to 1754, including important topics like European Colonization, the British Colonies, Transatlantic Trade, Slavery in the Colonies, and Colonial Society and Culture.

Unit 2: Colonization of North America (1607-1754)

Colonization of North America (1607-1754)

Use our resources to study unit 3 in AP United States History! Learn all about 1754 - 1800 through topics such as taxation without representation, the influence of philosophical ideas and the Enlightenment, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and The Constitution.

Unit 3: Conflict and American Independence (1754-1800)

Conflict and American Independence (1754-1800)

Discover 1800 - 1848 with these resources for unit 4 of APUSH. Learn all about the Jeffersonian Era, America on the World Stage, The Market Revolution, the Jacksonian Era and federal power, emerging American culture, the Second Great Awakening, and the South in the Early Republic.

Unit 4: Beginnings of Modern American Democracy (1800-1848)

Beginnings of Modern American Democracy (1800-1848)

Study for AP United States history from 1844 - 1877 with our unit 5 resources! Notable topics in this unit include Manifest Destiny and westward expansion, the Mexican-American War, the Compromise of 1850, the election of 1860 and succession, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.

Unit 5: Toward the Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

Toward the Civil War and Reconstruction (1844-1877)

Learn about unit 6 of AP United States History with our resources. This unit covers the time period of 1865-1898. Notable topics in this unit include westward expansion, the "New South", industrialization and capitalism, the Gilded Age, and responses to immigration.

Unit 6: The Industrial Revolution (1865-1898)

The Industrial Revolution (1865-1898)

Review unit 7 of AP United States History with our resources. This unit covers the time period of 1890-1945. Key topics in this unit include imperialism, the Spanish-American War, the Progressiva Era, World War 1, pop culture and innovation in the 1920's, The Great Depression, The New Deal, and World War 2.

Unit 7: The Early 20th Century (1890-1945)

The Early 20th Century (1890-1945)

Prepare for the AP United States History exam with our unit 8 resources! Learn all about the Cold War from 1945 - 1980 with topics such as the Red Scare, the Vietnam War, youth culture in the 1960's, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Unit 8: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945-1980)

The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945-1980)

Wrap up APUSH with unit 9 of AP United States History with our resources that cover 1980 to the present, including topics such as Reagan and Conservatism, the end of the Cold War, Immigration, and present day America.

Unit 9: Entering into the 21st Century (1980-Present)

Entering into the 21st Century (1980-Present)

Prepare for the AP United States History exam with our thematic guides. Our thematic guides provide overviews of each guiding theme from the APUSH course and give historical and contextual examples of each theme.

Thematic Guides

Interested in taking AP United States History? Check out our intro to the course! Includes study resources, study tips, and exam overviews. We also provide strategies to be used throughout the year of taking the course, along with a general overview of what to expect from the class. 

Course Introductions

Discover everything you need to know about the multiple choice question section of the AP United States History exam! Our guides overview the point breakdown of the questions, how to approach the questions, and give examples of questions. They also show how to effectively manage your time during the multiple choice section of the exam. 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Learn about the short answer question section of the AP United States History exam. Our guides provide practice questions/prompts and feedback to help you score your best on the short answer question of the APUSH exam!

Short Answer Questions (SAQ)

Learn everything you need to know about the long essay question on the free response question portion of the AP United States History exam! We provide resources that overview how to approach the long essay question and outline the distribution of points.

Long Essay Questions (LEQ)

Learn everything you need to know about the document based question (aka the DBQ) on the free response question portion of the AP United States History exam! We cover the breakdown of points and provide a standard outline of how to approach and effectively write the document based question.

Document Based Questions (DBQ)

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Exam Reviews 2020

Review for the AP United States History exam with our resources! We provide review of units, key concepts and topics, and exam strategies to help you do your best on exam day!

Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

Need extra preparation for the AP United States History exam? Our pre-recorded question and answer sessions are great way to review AP United States History content!

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AP World Exam Prep 2021 | Unit Reviews + Free Study Guides

AP World History

Master unit 0 of AP World History! We review everything from the paleolithic period to the neolithic revolution to the fall of Rome to classical civilizations to world religions. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of history before 1200 CE so you'll be prepared for the rest of the AP World curriculum!

Unit 0: Before 1200 CE

Unit 1: The Global Tapestry

Conquer unit 2 of AP World History with our guides and other resources! We cover the Mongols, Silk Roads, Indian Ocean & Trans-Subsaharan trade routes, and the cultural & environmental effects of trade. With these resources, you'll have a solid understanding of the major trends and networks of exchange between 1200-1450.

Unit 2: Networks of Exchange

Dig deeper into unit 3 of AP World History. We cover the expansion of land-based empires (guns, trade & tax diplomacy, conquering of other empires), their governments (bureaucratic and military elites, works of art, military strength, divine right), and comparison of different land-based empires between 1450-1750.

Unit 3: Land-Based Empires

Understand unit 4 of AP World History with our resources. We review everything between 1450-1750: teachnological innovations, Age of Expoloration, Columbian Exchange, labor systems, maritime empires, Atlantic Slave Trade, joint-stock companies, Triangular Trade, resistance of European expansion, changing social hierachies, and more!

Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections

Learn all about revolutions in unit 5 of AP World History. We cover the Enlightenment (individualism, nationalism, feminism, abolitionism), revolutions from 1750 to 1900, German & Italian Unifications, decline of Ottoman empire, and much more! 

Unit 5: Revolutions

Understand the consequences of industrialization in unit 6 of AP World History. We review expansion of imperialism, resistance to imperialism, global economic development, global capitalism, causes & effects of migration from 1750 to 1900, urbanization, indentured laborers, the Opium Wars, and put them all together to help you ace the AP exam!

Unit 6: Consequences of Industrialization

Understand global conflicts in unit 7 of AP World History. We cover the Mexican Revolution, World War 1 and 2, Russian Revolution, League of Nations, Chinese Civil War, Stalin's Five Year Plan, Great Depression, Holocaust, Chinese Communist Revolution, United Nations, end of Japanese empire, genocides (Armenian, Rwandan, Cambodian), and much more.

Unit 7: Global Conflict

Master unit 8 of AP World History. We review the causes and effects of the Cold War, spread of communism, decolonization and newly independent states after 1900, global resistance, collapse of the Soviet Union, and everything up to the present to help you put current events in a broader context with our amazing guides and other resources.

Unit 8: Cold War & Decolonization

Be well-prepared for unit 9 of AP World History with our resources. We cover technological advancements after 1900, climate change, social movements (feminism, Greenpeace, Civil Rights Act), new international organizations, globalized culture, resistance to globalization, and much more to ace AP World!

Unit 9: Globalization

Master all the important vocabulary, concepts, and events in each of the themes in AP World History: Humans and the Environment, Cultural Developments and Interactions, Governance, Economic Systems, Social Interactions and Organizations, and Technology and Innovation. Thinking thematically is essential for developing a full understanding of AP World History.

These guides will help you understand each region in AP World History. We will provide a comprehensive timeline of the major events in each region: the Americas, the Pacific, Europe, and Asia. We also cover social, economic, and political devlopments in each region as it relates to each unit in AP World History.

Develop effective exam skills that will help you tackle the document based question, free response questions, and multiple choice questions of AP World History exam. We'll also give you useful tips and tricks for annotating & analyzing sources, and developing historical thinking skills like contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change.

Historical Thinking Skills

Welcome to AP World History! We will be overviewing what will be expected in your AP class and exam. We'll review everything from what the test will look like to an overview of the AP World units to study tips. We'll also cover many of the common questions about taking AP World History.

Introduction to AP World

Learn how to approach the multiple choice questions in the AP World History exam. We'll cover MCQ logistics, analyzing text and visual sources, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), effective strategies to improve speed and accuracy, and examples. With review and practice, you'll ace the MCQs!

Be well-prepared with our amazing resources for the short answer questions of the AP World History exam. We'll cover SAQ logistics, scoring guidelines, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), analyzing text and visual sources, effective strategies, and examples.

Master the long essay questions of the AP World History exam. We'll cover LEQ logistics, scoring guidelines, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), analyzing text and visual sources, effective strategies, and examples. With review and practice, you'll be ready to ace the LEQs!

Conquer the document based question (aka the DBQ) in AP World History. We'll review DBQ logistics, scoring guidelines, how to analyze sources, historical thinking skills (contextualization, comparison, and continuity & change), effective strategies, and examples. 

Free Reviews 2020

This is a comprehensive review of the major events and key ideas of AP World History. We'll cover everything from the Silk Roads to land-based empires to the Columbian Exchange to the Enlightenment to imperialism to world wars to the Cold War to globalization. With examples and practice, you'll be ready to ace the AP exam! 

Welcome to the Fiveable question and answer sessions for AP World History. We will be holding comprehensive reviews in which we give students opportunites to ask questions about everything AP World!

Understand how to study for AP World History through student-led seesions that will teach you how to take effective notes, read your textbook efficiently, analyze sources, organizing events in time periods, and much more! We'll also give tips and tricks for the LEQs, SAQs, DBQ, and MCQs!

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AP Human Geography Exam Prep 2020-21 | Fiveable

AP Human Geography

Dustin Fowler

Build a solid foundation of AP Human Geography skills that you'll need for the rest of the course with unit 1—Thinking Geographically. We go over the important vocabulary, skills, and concepts you need to master for the exam. Using these helpful study guides, review videos, useful resources, and practice, you'll be prepared to conquer any test! 

Unit 1: Thinking Geographically

Thinking Geographically

Check out these useful resources for unit 2 of AP Human Geography—Population and Migration. We go over the vocabulary, skills, and concepts you need to master. Review push/pull factors, population pyramids, the DTM, and effects of migration. With these helpful study guides, videos, and practice, you'll be ready to conquer any test!  

Unit 2: Population & Migration

Population & Migration

Review religion, language, ethnicity, and diffusion with these helpful resources for Unit 3 of AP Human Geography, Culture. With these helpful study guides, review videos, and practice, you'll be ready to ace the test with these comprehensive guides and streamswhich cover everything you need to know about Unit 3!

Unit 3: Cultural Patterns & Processes

Cultural Patterns & Processes

Learn about Political Patterns and Processes with these AP HuG unit 4 resources. We cover the vocabulary, skills, and concepts you need to master. Review devolution, supranatinalism, sovereignty, and shapes of states. With these helpful study guides, videos, other useful resources, and practice, you'll be prepared to rock the test!

Unit 4: Political Patterns & Processes

Political Patterns & Processes

\Agriculture and Rural Land Use is the focus of these AP HuG unit 5 resources, where you will review survey methods, types of agriculture, revolutions, and the von Thunen model. Using these helpful study guides, videos, useful resources, and practice, you'll be prepared to ace the test!

Unit 5: Agriculture & Rural Land-Use

Agriculture & Rural Land-Use

Conquer sustainability, urbanization, challenges, and urban land use models with these resources for Unit 6, Cities and Urban Land Use, of APHuG. With these helpful study guides, videos, useful resources, and practice, you'll be prepared to ace the test!

Unit 6: Cities & Urban Land-Use

Cities & Urban Land-Use

Finish out the course with these AP Human Geography Unit 7 resources: Industrial and Economic Development. We cover the vocabulary, skills, and concepts you need to master. Review sustainability, patterns, theories, and the Industrial Revolution. With these helpful study guides, videos, useful resources, and practice, you'll be prepared to ace the test!

Unit 7: Industrial & Economic Development

Industrial & Economic Development

All you need to know about the AP Human Geography Multiple Choice Questions! Learn about pacing, scoring, and top tips for acing those MCQs. Do guided practice and watch helpful review streams!

All you you need to know about the AP Human Geography Free Response Questions! We cover the logistics of the FRQ, scoring, and helpful tips you'll find useful. Master the FRQ with practice writing prompts, and review teacher feedback on sample responses. With these examples and strategies, you'll be prepared to write great FRQs on exam day!

Free Response Questions (FRQ)

Want to know how, what, when, where, or why? Get your questions answered! In these comprehensive Question and Answer sessions, we'll be sure to clear up anything you're confused on or need help with. We'll cover the topics you need us to review so that you can feel confident and prepared to rock the AP Human Geography exam! 

Take advantage of a comprehensive review of the AP Human Geography course. Refresh your memory (or cram, we're not judging!) for every concept and unit. These big reviews will serve as the ultimate preparation for the AP Human Geography exam. You'll feel ready for anything the test gives you and ace it in no time!

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