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AP European History (Period 4)

Course Description

A study of Western Civilization from 1450 to the present. Through lectures, discussions and readings, the student will develop critical analytical skills necessary for college level work. Success in the course depends on student interest and ability to keep pace with the required reading.

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Classwork 3/2/15

  • How did conflict in the Balkins lead to the outbreak of general war in Europe?
  • P. 676:
    • Which of the demands were the most difficult for the Serbians to meet?
    • Why did the Austrians fix so short a time for response?
    • Which demands did the Serbians fail to grant? Why?

Unit 8: Free-Response Topics

  • To what extent did late 19th century developments in science and technology reflect and influence a new urban society in Europe?
  • Compare and contrast the ways in which Cavour and Bismarck succeeded in unifying their respective countries and the political systems they created.
  • Describe and explain the factors that contributed to the growth of modern anti-Semitism, and discuss its political role in Paris and Vienna in the late 19th century.
  • Analyze how nationalism changed the lives of people in the nation-states of western and central Europe in the late 19th century.

Classwork: 1/30/15

Crimean War
  1. What were the major causes of the Crimean War?
  2. Why did Britain and France object to Russian expansion into the Ottoman Empire?
  3. What were the significant outcomes of the Crimean War?
Italian Unification
  1. Why was it so difficult to unify Italy?
  2. What groups wanted unification?
  3. Why did Cavour ultimately succeed?
  4. What did Garibaldi contribute to Italian unification?

Unit 7: Free-Response Prompts

  1. Analyze the impact of Great Britain's Industrial Revolution on women, children, and family life.
  2. Compare and contrast the 1848 revolutions in Prussia and in the Austrian Empire, discussing the issues involved and how they were resolved.
  3. To what extent was the development of Utopian Socialism, anarchism, and Marxism a reaction to the Industrial Revolution?

Classwork: 1/26

  • What factors, old and new, led to the widespread outbreak of revolutions in 1848? (Were the causes in the various countries essentially the same, or did each have its own particular set of circumstances?).
  • Why did these revolutions fail throughout Europe?

AP Euro - 1 Semester Final: Free-Response Topics

Free-Response topics:

  • Third Estate social groups and grievances at the outset of the French Revolution; outcome of these concerns in the period 1789-1799.
  • Influence of Enlightenment thought (religious, social, political) on French Revolution events and policies (1789-1799).
  • Decline of Enlightenment influence as a result of events within the French revolutionary and Napoleonic period (1789-1815).