5 Steps to a 5TM AP European History

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Step 3. Develop Strategies for Success
Here you’ll find the strategies that will help you do your best on the exam. These strategies
cover all four types of questions asked on the exam. In the four chapters included in
Step 3, you will learn the following:
• How to read and answer multiple-choice questions, including whether or not to guess
• How to read and answer short-answer questions
• How to read and answer the document-based question
• How to read and answer the long-essay question
Step 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
In this step you will learn or review the major themes of modern European history that you
will need to know for the exam. You will learn or review the key concepts you will need to
know on the exam.
Step 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
In the final step you will complete your preparation by testing yourself on a practice exam.
This guide contains a complete exam in European history, with full answers and explana-
tions for each multiple-choice and short-answer question, as well as suggestions and possible
outlines for answers to the document-based question and the long-essay question. Be aware
that these practice exams are not reproduced questions from actual AP European History
Exams, but they mirror both the material tested by AP and the way in which it is tested.

Introduction to the Graphics Used in This Book

To emphasize particular concepts, strategies, tips, and practice exercises and make them

easy to find, several icons are used throughout this book. An icon in the margin will alert

you that you should pay particular attention to the accompanying text. The three icons

used include the following:

This icon indicates an important concept, fact, or explanation that you should not pass

over.

This icon calls your attention to a step-by-step approach you might want to try when

attempting to answer a particular type of question.

This icon indicates a suggestion or other helpful information you can use when you prepare

for or take the exam.

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