<p>It seems like a lot of people are on edge about the SAT II. I had posted a similar thread to this for those with questions about it before May's exam. And, I'll do the same now for June '08.</p>
<p>Background: I excel in history. I tried two practice tests and walked in cold. I took APUS that year.... But, I'm pretty up on my history. So, I ended up with a 5 in APUSH and a 790 on the SAT II. :)</p>
<p>Prep: Just buying the CB SAT II book and taking the tests. ....Yeah. </p>
<p>My suggestion for studying: Get the CB SAT II book. Take a practice exam. Figure out the pattern of things you tend to get wrong. Read over those sections. And, right before the test, take it again to know what you're getting.</p>
<p>As you might have figured out, I am not the person to ask about review books. Personally, I hate them and I throw them out once the teacher stops checking whether it's present. If RBs are your style, use them. If you need a TV show going, watch some History C. If you need reading, read the text. It's really a preference so, please don't ask about review books!</p>
<p>I am wiling to answer anything that doesn't violate CB conditions whether it's question related, history related or generally about the SAT II. If you're unsure, I probably will be able to answer. Yeah. =]</p>
<p>I’m an acronym lover. The CB Sat II book is: [Amazon.com:</a> The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests (Real Sats): The College Board: Books<a href=“On%20amazon%20or%20at%20a%20bookstore!”>/url</a>. If you’re taking more than one SAT II in non-history ones, get this one. But if you’re only taking History or need more detailed stuff…refer below.</p>
<p>thanks for the good advice. but if one thing can be said, for non-history types a book with a review of the entire material usually helps…or else theres only the dense school textbook to refer to.</p>
<p>^laxgirl: by looking at both, i would say that the questions in the SATUSH are a little more specific and pointed, while the AP mc questions were a little more general</p>
<p>True, Noitaraperp. But, I think targeting what you’re bad at tends to be the quicker route. Reviewing everything is time-consuming and there’s not that much time unless you’re not sleeping.</p>
<p>Laxgirl22: They’re similar. But, obviously, the AP has the essays. But, the SAT has questions that, as noitaraperp said, are much more specific. I find that the AP questions tend to try to get to by manipulating the wording when SAT questions try to get to you by being so specific you may not know it.</p>
<p>o this is a pretty neat thread lol…do you know what the foraker act was and could you explain the whole thing with jonhson getting impeached and stuff</p>
<p>I even had to check myself on the Foraker Act. That’s pretty off-the-wall if you ask me. Anyways, it set up Puerto Rico’s government after the Spanish-American War. They have a system pretty similar to ours.</p>
<p>Johnson (the 1st one) was Lincoln’s VP put there to aid in the election of Lincoln. He was a Southerner who became prez after Lincoln was shot. After the Civil War, (yes the North won!) Congress did Radical Reconstruction where the South was treated pretty badly. Those in Congress wanted to degrade the South’s status under this. But Johnson wanted to put them back into the Union quickly to avoid future conflicts. He just wanted the whole Civil War to seem over. So, these Senators were pretty mad that he was trying to ruin all their work. So, they found some ridiculous act (Tenure of Office Act) and said that he was in violation of it. In order to be impeached, you need the majority of the House. So, Johnson was impeached. But in order to be charged with the offense, it goes to the Senate that needs 2/3 majority. One vote short of being charged, Johnson was acquitted from charges and got to remain prez.</p>
<p>I’ll get on the questions tomorrow. It’s a tad late. Plus, it’s hard to type on here. So if anyone else has any more questions, ask away! I’ll answer in morning. :]</p>
<p>Well, you can always answer my question tomorrow. But…</p>
<p>On the SAT II, what topics are covered on the most? I studied up to Reagan and basically stopped. No Bush or Clinton. I know the basics but not like specifics they passed. Will it be important to study it anyways or just take some tests and look over the 18th 19th and early 20th century stuff?</p>
<p>Would you say that dates and acts are more important than general idea questions? Do the questions focus on the functions of certain events or do they focus on the causes and effects of such events?</p>
<p>SilverDragon795: I would cover Bush & Clinton quickly. I don’t think it’s necessary to know all the policy specifics but they might decide to throw on a question about it. So, just be prepared. Anyways, I’d say focus on the other stuff..that’s definitely on there when that…I’m not 100% on.</p>
<p>woami: I’d say it doesn’t focus so much on the dates than it does on the functions of certain events + effects of events. The main thing about the SAT II is that if you don’t know something, there will be nothing tipping you off to what it is. You know it or you don’t..</p>
<p>voodoo: The jim crow laws were the laws that kept African Americans limited after their freedom and the Civil War. It involves things like segregation. etc. The First Washington Conference was the first international conference in the US. Nine countries figured out strategies then. The Third Washington Conference was the meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt about the war. Basically. Bacon’s Rebellion was an uprising showing our Founding Fathers what could happen if the citizens were unhappy. You can look up more about it. But it’s effect on how certain things in government function is important. The New Deal was FDR’s plan to get American out of the Depression. A Fair Deal was Truman’s plan to rebuild America after WWII.</p>
<p>foryourownpride: Women barely had any rights in the colonial era and after. In many cases, they were unable to inherit land in the colonial era. Even after, state laws prohibited it in many cases. In the beginning, many women helped out around the farm. But during the Industrial Revolution, many immigrants and single poor women worked (think Lowell’s). There was a court case that ‘proved’ that women needed protection in the workplace shortly after (Adkins v. Children’s Hospital).</p>
<p>The precolonial period changes every test. But, definitely know it. I have no idea what kind of topics will be covered within that time period, but those are a good start. They’re the same types of question you’ll see anywhere else on the test. Just know the material.</p>
<p>can someone give a list of trends that happened in certain eras?
for example in the WWII era, blacks tended to vote more democratic.
what are some other big trends to know?
thanks in advance</p>
<p>Stueydue: there’s so many trends that it would basically be impossible to live all of them. But, I’ll explain that specific one, many African Americans refused to vote Democrat until the likes of FDR and other Democrats. Figure it out: The Republicans freed them.</p>