AP U.S. History For DummiesAP美国历史

2008-6  

Greg Velm  

384  

Includes extensive coverage of the evolution of government　　Get test-taking secrets from the pros 　　and increase your score! 　　Getting ready to tackle the AP U.S. History exam? This practical, step-by-step guide helps you perfect the skills you need to achieve your best possible score. You discover how to identify what the questions are really asking and find out how to combine your history knowledge with the information provided on the exam to craft thoughtful essays. You also try your hand at two true-to-life AP exams, complete with detailed answer explanations and scoring guides! 　　Discover how to: 　　Get a firm grip on all exam topics, from Native Americans to the present day 　　Analyze and connect political, economic, and social themes 　　Recognize trick words in multiple-choice questions 　　Answer document-based questions with confidence 　　Craft clever responses to free-essay questions

IntroductionPart Ⅰ: College Credit, Here I Come! 　Chapter 1: Acing the Test for a College Credit Payday　Chapter 2: Wringing the Highest Score out of What You Know　Chapter 3: Psyching Yourself Up for the Big TestPart Ⅱ: Answering the Questions: Three Kinds, Three Strategies　Chapter 4: Going with Good Odds on Multiple-Choice Questions　Chapter 5: Scoring Big on Document-Based Questions (DBQs)　Chapter 6: Creating Essays Teachers LovePart Ⅲ: Early U.SHistory: From Dinosaurs to the Civil War　Chapter 7: Living on the Land: American Indians from 35,000 BCE to 1491 CE　Chapter 8: Sailing to a New Home: 1492–1690　Chapter 9: Growing Up and Getting Revolutionary: 1691–1775　Chapter 10: You Say You Want a Revolution? Freedom and Change, 1776–1815　Chapter 11: Rough and Tumble: The United States Grows Up, 1816–1845　Chapter 12: From Sea to Shining Sea: 1846–1854　Chapter 13: Fighting to the Death over Slavery: 1855–1865Part Ⅳ: U.SHistory from After the Civil War to the Days of the Internet　Chapter 14: Reconstructing and Moving Westward, 1866–1880　Chapter 15: The U.SGoes Big Time: 1881–1899　Chapter 16: Into the World, Ready or Not: 1900–1919　Chapter 17: Roaring, Soaring, and Fighting Depression: 1921–1939　Chapter 18: Fighting for Good in World War II: 1940–1945　Chapter 19: Cold War Wind at the Victory Dance: 1946–1960　Chapter 20: Rockin’ with the ’60s, Rollin’ with the ’70s: 1961–1979　Chapter 21: Leading in the Modern World: 1980–NowPart Ⅴ: Practice Makes Perfect: Two Tests Plus the Answers　Chapter 22: Practice Test 1: Acing the Early Names and Dates　Chapter 23: The Answers to Practice Test 1　Chapter 24: Practice Test 2: Cruising the Big AP toward Modern Times　Chapter 25: The Answers to Practice Test 2Part Ⅵ: The Part of Tens　Chapter 26: Ten Monster Events the AP Wants You to Know　Chapter 27: Ten Important Social and Economic Issues in U.SHistory　Chapter 28: The Supreme Court: Ten Greatest HitsIndex

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