All Access for the AP® U.S. History ExamBook + Web + Mobile
Everything you need to prepare for the Advanced Placement® exam, in a study system built around you!
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Study the topics tested on the AP® U.S. History exam and learn proven strategies that will help you tackle any American History question you may see on test day.
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The best way to personalize your study plan and truly focus on your weaknesses is to get frequent feedback on what you know and what you don't. At the online REA Study Center, you can access three types of assessment: topic-level quizzes, mini-tests, and a full-length practice test. Each of these tools provides true-to-format questions and delivers a detailed score report that follows the topics set by the College Board®.
Topic Level Quizzes:
Short, 15-minute quizzes are available throughout the review and test your immediate understanding of the topics just covered.
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Two online mini-tests cover what you've studied in each half of the book. These tests are like the actual AP® U.S. History exam, only shorter, and will help you evaluate your overall understanding of the subject.
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After you've finished reviewing the book, take our full-length practice exam to practice under test-day conditions. Available both in this book and online, this test gives you the most complete picture of your strengths and weaknesses. We strongly recommend that you take the online version of the exam for the added benefits of timed testing, automatic scoring, and a detailed score report
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With your score reports from the quizzes and tests, you'll be able to see exactly which United States History topics you need to review. Use this information to create your own flashcards for the areas where you are weak. And, because you will create these flashcards through the REA Study Center, you'll be able to access them from any computer or smartphone.
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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Welcome to REAs All Access for AP U.S. History Chapter 2: Strategies for the Exam
What Will I See on the AP U.S. History Exam?
Section I: Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Section of the Exam
Section II: Strategies for the Free-Response Section of the Exam
Chapter 3: Pre-Columbian Cultures (12,000 b.c.e.-1492 c.e.)
2,000 Separate Cultures
Highly Organized Society
Some Native Tribes Rendered Nearly Extinct
Chapter 4: European Exploration and the Colonial Period (1492-1763)
The Age of Exploration
The Beginnings of Colonization
The Colonial World
The 18th Century
Quiz 1
Chapter 5: The American Revolution (1763-1787)
The Coming of the American Revolution
The War for Independence
The Creation of New Governments
Chapter 6: The United States Constitution (1785-1789)
Development and Ratification
Outline of The United States Constitution
Separation and Limitation of Powers
Quiz 2
Chapter 7: The New Nation (1789-1824)
The Federalist Era
The Establishment of the Executive Departments
Washingtons Administration, 1789-1797
Foreign and Frontier Affairs
Internal Problems
John Adams Administration, 1797-1801
Repression and Protest
The Revolution of 1800
The Jeffersonian Era
Conflict with the Judges
Domestic Affairs
International Involvement
Madisons Administration, 1809-1817
Postwar Developments
Internal Development, 1820-1830
The Marshall Court
Statehood: A Balancing Act
The Expanding Economy
The Transportation Revolution
Industrialization
Educational Development
Developments in Religious Life
Chapter 8: Jacksonian Democracy and Westward Expansion (1824-1850)
The Jacksonian Democracy, 1829-1841
The Election of 1824
The Webster-Hayne Debate (1830)
The War on the Bank
The Election of 1840
The Meaning of Jacksonian Politics
Ante-Bellum Culture: An Age of Reform
The Flowering of Literature
The Fine Arts
The Transcendentalists
The Utopians
The Mormons
Remaking Society: Organized Reform
Diverging Societies—Life in the North
The Role of Women and Minorities
The Northeast Leads the Way
Everyday Life in the North
Diverging Societies—Life in the South
Commerce and Industry
Life in the Southern States
Manifest Destiny and Westward Expansion
Tyler, Polk, and Continued Westward Expansion
Quiz 3
Chapter 9: Sectional Conflict and the Causes of the Civil War (1850-1860)
The Crisis of 1850 and America at Mid-Century
The Return of Sectional Conflict
The Coming of the Civil War
Chapter 10: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
Hostilities Begin
The Union Preserved
The Ordeal of Reconstruction
Quiz 4
Mini-Test 1
Chapter 11: Industrialism, War, and the Progressive Era (1877-1912)
The New Industrial Era, 1877-1882
Politics of the Period, 1877-1882
The Economy, 1877-1882
Social and Cultural Developments, 1877-1882
Foreign Relations, 1877-1882
The Reaction to Corporate Industrialism, 1882-1887
Politics of the Period, 1882-1887
The Economy, 1882-1887
Social and Cultural Developments, 1882-1887
Foreign Relations, 1882-1887
The Emergence of Regional Empire, 1887-1892
Politics of the Period, 1887-1892
The Economy, 1887-1892
Social and Cultural Developments, 1887-1892
Foreign Relations, 1887-1892
Economic Depression and Social Crisis, 1892-1897
The Economy, 1892-1897
Social and Cultural Developments, 1892-1897
Foreign Relations, 1892-1897
War and the Americanization of the World, 1897-1902
Politics of the Period, 1897-1902
The Economy, 1897-1902
Social and Cultural Developments, 1897-1902
Foreign Policy, 1897-1902
Theodore Roosevelt and Progressive Reforms, 1902-1907
Politics of the Period, 1902-1907
The Economy, 1902-1907
Social and Cultural Developments, 1902-1907
Foreign Relations, 1902-1907
The Regulatory State and the Ordered Society, 1907-1912
Politics of the Period, 1907-1912
The Economy, 1907-1912
Social and Cultural Developments, 1907-1912
Foreign Relations, 1907-1912
Chapter 12: Wilson and World War I (1912-1920)
Implementing the New Freedom: The Early Years of the Wilson Administration
The Triumph of New Nationalism
The Election of 1916
Social Issues in the First Wilson Administration
Wilsons Foreign Policy and the Road to War
The Road to War in Europe
World War I: The Military Campaign
Mobilizing the Home Front
Wartime Social Trends
Peacemaking and Domestic Problems, 1918-1920
Domestic Problems and the End of the Wilson Administration
Quiz 5
Chapter 13: The Roaring Twenties and Economic Collapse (1920-1929)
The Election of 1920
The Twenties: Economic Advances and Social Tensions
American Society in the 1920s
Social Conflicts
Government and Politics in the 1920s: The Harding Administration
The Election of 1924
The Coolidge Administration
The Election of 1928
Foreign Policy in the Twenties
The Great Depression: The Crash
Chapter 14: The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941)
Reasons for the Depression
Hoovers Depression Policies
The Election of 1932
The First New Deal
Legislation of the First New Deal
The Second New Deal: Opposition from the Right and Left
The Second New Deal Begins
The Election of 1936
The Last Years of the New Deal
Social Dimensions of the New Deal Era
Labor Unions
Cultural Trends of the 1930s
New Deal Diplomacy and the Road to War
Threats to World Order
United States Neutrality Legislation
The American Response to the War in Europe
The Election of 1940
American Involvement with the European War
The Road to Pearl Harbor
Quiz 6
Chapter 15: World War II and the Postwar Era (1941-1960)
Declared War Begins
The Home Front
The North African and European Theatres
The Pacific Theatre
The Atomic Bomb
Diplomacy
The Emergence of the Cold War and Containment
International Cooperation
Containment in Asia
Eisenhower-Dulles Foreign Policy
The Politics of Affluence: Demobilization and Domestic Policy
The Fair Deal
Anticommunism
Eisenhowers Dynamic Conservatism
Civil Rights
The Election of 1960
Society and Culture
Demographic Trends
Conformity and Security
Seeds of Rebellion
Chapter 16: The New Frontier, Vietnam, and Social Upheaval (1960-1972)
Kennedys “New Frontier” and the Liberal Revival
Civil Rights
The Cold War Continues
Johnson and the Great Society
Emergence of Black Power
Ethnic Activism
The New Left
The Counterculture
Womens Liberation
Vietnam
Election of 1968
The Nixon Conservative Reaction
Vietnamization
Foreign Policy
Election of 1972
Quiz 7
Chapter 17: Watergate, Conservatisms Rise, and Post-Cold War Challenges (1972-2008)
The Watergate Scandal
The Ford Presidency
Carters Moderate Liberalism
Carters Foreign Policy
The Iranian Crisis
The Election of 1980
The Reagan Presidency: Attacking Big Government
Asserting American Power
Election of 1984
Second-Term Foreign Concerns
Second-Term Domestic Affairs
Election of 1988
Bush Abandons Reaganomics
Other Domestic Issues Under Bush
Bushs Activist Foreign Policy
Collapse of East European Communism
Persian Gulf Crisis
Breakup of the Soviet Union
The Election of 1992
The Clinton Presidency
The Election of 1996
The Elections of 2000 and 2004
American Society at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century
Quiz 8
Mini-Test 2
Practice Exam (also available online at www.rea.com/studycenter ) Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers
Answer Sheet
Glossary
Index