8 min read•december 20, 2021
In AP® European History, period 3 spans from 1815 to 1914 CE. The following guide will be updated periodically with hyperlinks to excellent resources. As you are reviewing for this era, focus on the key concepts!
🇪🇺 Check the Fiveable calendar for this week's free AP Euro live stream!
STUDY TIP: You will never be asked specifically to identify a date. However, knowing the order of events will help immensely with cause and effect. For this reason, we have identified the most important dates to know.
1830 - Revolutions in France, Belgium, & Greece
1848 - Liberal Revolutions
1848 - Marx & Engel publish Communist Manifesto
1861 - Unification of Italy
1861 - Emancipation of Serfs in Russia
1871 - Unification of Germany
1884 - Berlin Conference (Scramble for Africa)
1900 - Freud publishes Interpretation of Dreams
1905 - Russian Revolution
STUDY TIP: Content from the this era has appeared on the essays twenty-one times since 2010. Take a look at these questions before you review the key concepts & vocabulary below to get a sense of how you will be assessed. Then, come back to these later and practice writing as many as you can!
*The AP European History exam was significantly revised in 2016, so any questions from before then are not representative of the current exam format. You can still use prior questions to practice, however DBQs will have more than 7 documents, the LEQ prompts are worded differently, and the rubrics are completely different. All prompts from 1999-2015 can be found here.
2018 - LEQ 2: European colonies
2017 - SAQ 1: European families
2016 - SAQ 4: French workforce
2016 - DBQ: Bismarckian Conservatism
2015 - LEQ 4: Colonial Empires
2014 - LEQ 5: Factors for Urbanization
2014 - LEQ 6: Balance of Power
2013 - LEQ 3: Colonial Expansion
2012 - DBQ: Improving Work Conditions
2012 - LEQ 5: Family & Gender Roles
2011 - LEQ 5: Consumer Culture
2011B - LEQ 5: Socialism & Marx
2011B - LEQ 6: Conservative Movements
2010 - LEQ 5: Keeping Empires Together
2010 - LEQ 6: Feminism, 1st vs. 2nd Wave
2010 - LEQ 7: Darwin vs. Freud
2010B - DBQ: Italian National Identity
2010B - LEQ 7: Development of Socialism
*The following outline was adapted from the AP® European History Course Description as published by College Board in 2019 found here. This outline reflects the most recent revisions to the course.
1. Great Britain established the first industrial dominance.
2. Industrialization spread throughout continental Europe.
3. Second Industrial Revolution sparked activity across Europe.
🎥Live Stream Replay - The Industrial Revolution
1. New social classes developed in industrial regions.
2. Rapid population growth and urbanization affected social classes.
3. Industrialization altered the family structure and class relations.
4. Second Industrial Revolution increased consumerism.
5. Less industrialized areas of Europe faced famine, debt, and land shortages.
1. New ideologies developed in response to revolution and industrialization.
2. Governments responded to the problems created by industrialization.
3. Political movements and social organizations responded to industrialization.
🎥Live Stream Replay - 19th Century ISMs
1. Concert of Europe sought to maintain the status quo.
2. Breakdown of the Concert of Europe opened the door for nationalism and liberal reforms.
3. Unification of Italy & Germany transformed the European balance of power.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Revolutions of 1848
🎥Live Stream Replay - Modernization & Unification
1. Asia and Africa became increasingly colonized by European states.
2. Europeans strengthened control of global empires with new technologies.
3. Imperialism affected society and culture in Europe, while also creating resistance abroad.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Imperialism
1. Romanticism placed more emphasis on emotion.
2. The Revolutions of 1848 prompted a wave of realist and materialist world views.
3. Modernism in intellectual and cultural life reflected a loss of confidence in objectivity.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Impressionism
STUDY TIP: These are the concepts and vocabulary from period 3 that most commonly appear on the exam. Create a quizlet deck to make sure you are familiar with these terms!
zionism
8 min read•december 20, 2021
In AP® European History, period 3 spans from 1815 to 1914 CE. The following guide will be updated periodically with hyperlinks to excellent resources. As you are reviewing for this era, focus on the key concepts!
🇪🇺 Check the Fiveable calendar for this week's free AP Euro live stream!
STUDY TIP: You will never be asked specifically to identify a date. However, knowing the order of events will help immensely with cause and effect. For this reason, we have identified the most important dates to know.
1830 - Revolutions in France, Belgium, & Greece
1848 - Liberal Revolutions
1848 - Marx & Engel publish Communist Manifesto
1861 - Unification of Italy
1861 - Emancipation of Serfs in Russia
1871 - Unification of Germany
1884 - Berlin Conference (Scramble for Africa)
1900 - Freud publishes Interpretation of Dreams
1905 - Russian Revolution
STUDY TIP: Content from the this era has appeared on the essays twenty-one times since 2010. Take a look at these questions before you review the key concepts & vocabulary below to get a sense of how you will be assessed. Then, come back to these later and practice writing as many as you can!
*The AP European History exam was significantly revised in 2016, so any questions from before then are not representative of the current exam format. You can still use prior questions to practice, however DBQs will have more than 7 documents, the LEQ prompts are worded differently, and the rubrics are completely different. All prompts from 1999-2015 can be found here.
2018 - LEQ 2: European colonies
2017 - SAQ 1: European families
2016 - SAQ 4: French workforce
2016 - DBQ: Bismarckian Conservatism
2015 - LEQ 4: Colonial Empires
2014 - LEQ 5: Factors for Urbanization
2014 - LEQ 6: Balance of Power
2013 - LEQ 3: Colonial Expansion
2012 - DBQ: Improving Work Conditions
2012 - LEQ 5: Family & Gender Roles
2011 - LEQ 5: Consumer Culture
2011B - LEQ 5: Socialism & Marx
2011B - LEQ 6: Conservative Movements
2010 - LEQ 5: Keeping Empires Together
2010 - LEQ 6: Feminism, 1st vs. 2nd Wave
2010 - LEQ 7: Darwin vs. Freud
2010B - DBQ: Italian National Identity
2010B - LEQ 7: Development of Socialism
*The following outline was adapted from the AP® European History Course Description as published by College Board in 2019 found here. This outline reflects the most recent revisions to the course.
1. Great Britain established the first industrial dominance.
2. Industrialization spread throughout continental Europe.
3. Second Industrial Revolution sparked activity across Europe.
🎥Live Stream Replay - The Industrial Revolution
1. New social classes developed in industrial regions.
2. Rapid population growth and urbanization affected social classes.
3. Industrialization altered the family structure and class relations.
4. Second Industrial Revolution increased consumerism.
5. Less industrialized areas of Europe faced famine, debt, and land shortages.
1. New ideologies developed in response to revolution and industrialization.
2. Governments responded to the problems created by industrialization.
3. Political movements and social organizations responded to industrialization.
🎥Live Stream Replay - 19th Century ISMs
1. Concert of Europe sought to maintain the status quo.
2. Breakdown of the Concert of Europe opened the door for nationalism and liberal reforms.
3. Unification of Italy & Germany transformed the European balance of power.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Revolutions of 1848
🎥Live Stream Replay - Modernization & Unification
1. Asia and Africa became increasingly colonized by European states.
2. Europeans strengthened control of global empires with new technologies.
3. Imperialism affected society and culture in Europe, while also creating resistance abroad.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Imperialism
1. Romanticism placed more emphasis on emotion.
2. The Revolutions of 1848 prompted a wave of realist and materialist world views.
3. Modernism in intellectual and cultural life reflected a loss of confidence in objectivity.
🎥Live Stream Replay - Impressionism
STUDY TIP: These are the concepts and vocabulary from period 3 that most commonly appear on the exam. Create a quizlet deck to make sure you are familiar with these terms!
zionism
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