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i have taken ap euro last year and gotten a 5. these are the topics that are universally covered: (if anyone is interested). see below **I NEED HELP ON AP US**

renaissance: northern and italian
Protestant reformation
wars of religion
nation states
englightenment
french rev.
napoleon
congress of vienna
industrial rev.
metternich to wwi (democracy)
nationalism and the ISMS
Unification of Italy and Germany
imperialism
wwi
russian rev and communism in russia
wwii and aftermath

**they always almost concentrate on french rev, enlightenment, and scientific rev together.<good to know very well, my DBQ was on the enlightenment and the french rev combined


*i hope i didnt forget any of the major events.

But i am hoping someone who was taken AP USH will similarily list the main topics covered on the ap test. Thanks in advance!!!! Also, if anyone has any hints for US (what is really concentrated on), please share!

By Joel_Set (Joel_Set) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 09:36 pm: Edit

ahah.. i am taking ap euro.. and i received a 5 on ap us history :D

bah i forgot alot of the stuff tho.. like the timeline topics u just posted.. go out and buy rea and princeton review and u should do fine.

i am pretty sure studying for ap euro is similar to ap us history.. but just out of curiosity.. how/ and how long did you prepare for the test.. for apush.. i just listened to lectures.. pay attentioned in class and studied pretty intensively for 1 month before the test

By Apg (Apg) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:23 pm: Edit

I've taken (and received fives) on both. My feeling is that US is slightly harder than Euro. This is because outside information must be used on the DBQ in US and because fewer essay prompts are offered in the FRQ section. All of the same study skills apply.

On a more personal level: I wish I had had Euro before US (as most people do) the information about the Enlightenment and 19^th century Europe would have been useful.

By Dumbgirl (Dumbgirl) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:27 pm: Edit

i went crazy for euro cuz my teacher wasn't so good. all you have to do is just study intensly for 2 months or 1 month before the test. i have some more hints. it helped that my teacher gave us real questions on tests from past year's tests. euro was a nightmare; i remember spring break that was all i did, but it was my only ap. euro seems more interesting than US though.

JOEL SET-what is the earliest thing you have to know for US? the indians coming to america...colonies...were there any topics that were majorly imporant like (for euro, the enlightenment/french rev?)

i also have a plethora of excellent web sites, you can just email me

By Joel_Set (Joel_Set) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:41 pm: Edit

well my teacher (he was a damng good teacher).. started with the early explorations and the early history of indians.. like the pueblo indians.. (actually one question about them i think on this years ap us test).. but u dont' need to go in detail with all the explores and all the indian tribes.. start getting indepth with the whole colonization process and then up..

glad to hear ap euro was easier than us :D..

By Magicdragonfly (Magicdragonfly) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:58 pm: Edit

hmm..my DBQ (when I was a sophomore) was nice and easy..the growth of Manchester one..*buahahhahaha*
I've taken both Euro and US.
Euro in 10th grade- got a 3 (completely from my thinking I had less essay time than i did..ack! and it was my first ap)
US in 11th- got a 4 (ugh..should have been able to pull a 5..however..my writing wasn't all that great and i didn't learn any of the recent stuff and didn't actually study for it at all..)
I think Euro is harder in that you have more time periods to cover and such..however..the DBQ is easier in Euro just b/c they give historical background
US is harder in that you have less topic choices and no Historical Background on DBQ- but easier in the sense that there is less to cover..AND you've probably covered it a few times before.
My US teacher: ALL of the tests consisted of multiple choice and free response from past tests..which helped..I didn't really know how to do the writing when i was in the Euro class (I still should have been able to pull a 4 tho b/c I'm EXCELLENT at Bsing and making it look like I know what I'm talking about)
I got mad @ one question on the US history test b/c it was unexpected..and I wasn't in the class when it was covered- if the teacher covered it at all -tho i'm not sure it was even supposed to be on the test- my teacher said it wasn't(i transferred in about a month into the school year..maybe more)
go to collegeboard and read thru all their stuff on the US history
I also still have bookmarked a lot of neat websites that, even if not totally helpful, are really interesting..tho it's WAYYYYYY easier to find sites for US than for Euro

By Joel_Set (Joel_Set) on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 11:06 pm: Edit

speaking of euro.. could any of u just give me a brief synapsis of the the war in eastern bosnia(gorazde)

By Bradk (Bradk) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 02:55 am: Edit

Discovery and Settlement of the New World, America and the British Empire
Colonial Society in the mid-18th century
Road to Revolution
The American Revolution
Constitution and New Republic
The Age of Jefferson
Nationalism and Economic Expansion (era of good feelings, settlement of the west, railroads, etc.)
Sectionalism (south)
Age of Jackson
Territorial Expansion and Sectional Crisis
Creating an American Culture (religious revivalism, cultural nationalism, reforms)
1850s: decade of crisis
Civil War
Reconstruction to 1877
New South and Last West
Industrialization and Corporate Consolidation
Urban Society
Intellectual and Cultural Movements
National Politics, The Gilded Age
Foreign Policy, 1865-1914
Progressive Era
The First World War
New Era: the 1920s
Depression, 1929-1933
New Deal
Diplomacy in the 1930s
The Second World War
Truman and the Cold War
Eisenhower and Modern Republicanism
Kennedy's New Frontier, Johnson's Great Society
Nixon
The United States since 1974 (New Right, Ford and Rockefeller, Carter, Reagan, Society)

I think this comes from the AP US acorn booklet but I'm not sure...in any case, this is extremely helpful for review later. Enjoy!

By Serene (Serene) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 03:22 am: Edit

Very nice list, bradk =)

my dbq was on progressive era, also easy ^^

By Dumbgirl (Dumbgirl) on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 03:36 pm: Edit

thanks so much bradk!!!!!

also, does the US test tend to cover recent events or past?

i know for the euro this year it covered mostly past, but for a few consecutive years back, it covered mostly recent events (ie 1915---)

By Rosiebabe5 (Rosiebabe5) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 12:22 am: Edit

US-
I took it this year and got a 5. I'm not even kidding when I tell you that there wasn't one question on WWI or WWII, and there were just a FEW really easy ones you can get from common sense past like early-mid 1900s. The focus really is on what's going to be the mid section of your textbook. Oh yeah, and don't study battles. trust me!

By Rosiebabe5 (Rosiebabe5) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 12:25 am: Edit

sorry- Im thinking the bulk probably stops after depression and 1930s (& FDR etc), but that is a big issue so don't skip it!

By Ouija (Ouija) on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 06:52 pm: Edit

Yeah, well this mays dbq was on the new deal and FDR, so I doubt much will be covered this year on that subject. The 1800s are the most important to study, and after about the 1920s little study is needed cause most of the stuff is common sense, cause you already know most of it.