A thread for the redesigned AP Euro course
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I was considering self-studying it, now I’m not so sure with the new curriculum.
Haven’t officially signed up for the course yet and still trying to decide. I heard the exam uses a format similar to the old APUSH test?
No the new AP Euro exam parallels the redesigned APUSH course
Are WHAP and AP Euro similar courses?
I took the new APUSH exam this year, and I’m also considering self-studying AP Euro. I’m just not so sure of the amount of information I will be expected to learn on my own, and with the workload of my other AP classes I’m not so sure anymore.
I am also self-studying!!!
I’m taking the class! Wonder what the best prep book is?
Do you think that the Modern European History book that everyone suggests will be enough? Will I need a review book?
AP Euro focuses solely on European history while incorporating major events from WHAP. AP US History includes both world wars and the cold war, so does AP Euro as well as WHAP. However, WHAP is a bigger history, while AP Euro and APUSH focus mainly on Europe and the US, respectively.
For those of you thinking about self-studying AP European History, I greatly recommend getting the Western Civilizations from Norton & Company textbook(link: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/western-civilization17/). This textbook was definitely sufficient and it really covered the main topic areas the exam covers. Overall, I don’t think the exam change will be a big deal, as long as you understand the content and main theme ideas you should be fine! For me, the best study books specific towards the AP Exam was Princeton Review(both the general one and the 500 questions)
For those of you looking for a good review book, I took AP Euro last year and the AP Achiever:European History was my life saver. Idk if it will cover the new test format but it was amazing as far as information.
I just wrapped up euro and I got a 5. I understand the format is being completely revamped, so take my advice here with a grain of salt since everything could change, but I’ll try and list some very fundamental concepts that helped me succeed greatly as this was my first ap class. First and foremost, read. If you’re going into this class like I did, you have a very vague and general concept of Europe as opposed to a pretty thorough one of the United states, especially if you’re a US citizen. Reading is critical to understanding the events and landscape of the continent. Fall behind in reading, and you risk missing out on an entire unit of info because once youre lost, its hard to catch back up. Secondly, IDENTIFY TRENDS!! Although this was important before, college boards changing of the exam makes this one of, if not the, biggest concept: identify trends and support the trends with firm evidence (facts) I didn’t pick up on this until march and I found myself always cramming facts with little analysis. Use your details to support a TREND (which is usually your thesis. Note: if you’re not proving a trend, which can occasionally happen if you’re examining the impact of the russian revolution or something along those lines, prove your THESIS. Always use your details to support your point rather than just spewing off very in depth facts that are relevant, but lack a connection to your point). Finally, use a supplementary review book. I used Barron’s (very useful in terms of visuals with charts) and princeton (VERY good for facts and also to some extent, ends). I’ve heard there are other great resources, but these are the two I used and they helped greatly. Ultimately, you guys are the guinea pigs and that kinda sucks, but if you know the material, it’s all about molding it to what they want for an frq, dbq, mc, etc. Good luck to all of you!!!
Also, if you guys have any questions through out the year, I would love to try and help (although I’m not the encyclopedia of european history lol)
Hello all! I’ll be taking AP Euro this year (though I don’t start taking it until January because of how my school is set up). I’ve been wanting to take the class since freshman year as I’ve always found European history fascinating. As it’s a new exam, I’ll be relying on my teacher for practice questions like I did with APUSH, but I’m still relying on prep books to help with content. I’ve heard the Princeton Review book is good, so I’ll probably get that along with the Crash Course because both got very good reviews on Amazon 
Does anyone know if theres a really good book out there for this class? I am looking for something similar or exactly like the AMSCO book for APUSH but for this class and its content. Any suggestions?
I’m taking the class this year and picked up ap achiever ap european history. I heard it is one of the best and has been many lifesavers so gyessingt it parallels AMSCO for APUSH