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AP European History Objectives 2009-10
Keyed to The Western Heritage by Kagan
UNIT 1— THE MAKING OF WESTERN EUROPE
(The West before 1300 and Chapter 9)
1. Analyze the political, economic and social aspects of ancient Mediterranean civilizations, including the
impact of these civilizations on the modern world.
2. Compare and contrast the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire politically, economically and
socially.
3. Compare and contrast the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
4. Describe the social structures of medieval Europe
5. Analyze the impact of the Roman Catholic Church on Western Europe
6. Analyze the political, economic and social changes in the Late Middle Ages
UNIT 2—THE WEST IN TRANSITION
(Chapters10-11)
1. Compare the New Monarchs.
2. Define humanism and, beginning with the Tuscan Triumvirate, describe how the major humanists were
“humanist”
3. Compare and contrast the Renaissance in Italy and in northern Europe
4. Describe how Renaissance painting, sculpture, literature, and architecture reflected Renaissance ideals
5. Describe the causes and effects of the Age of Exploration
6. Compare the roles of women during the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Reformation
7. Describe the reasons for the Reformation and its rapid spread across Western Europe
8. Analyze the Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation.
9. Compare the variety of Protestant movements that arose during the Reformation
10. Analyze the extent to which the Reformation was an economic, a political, a social and a religious
movement
UNIT 3—FOUNDATIONS OF THE MODERN STATE
(Chapters 12-13)
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Analyze the French wars of religion
Discuss the reigns of the absolute monarchs
Analyze constitutional monarchy and parliamentary power in England
Trace the course of the 30 Years’ War and its impact
Analyze the political and economic rise and fall of the Dutch
Compare absolutism in Eastern Europe to absolutism in the West
To what extent did Baroque art and architecture reflect their time
UNIT 4—A TIME OF REVOLUTIONS
(Chapters 14-17)
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Analyze the causes, scientific/philosophic developments, and the effects of the Scientific Revolution
Describe the division of political thought in 17th century England (pre-Enlightenment)
Assess the mutual dependence of the Agricultural Revolution and the early Industrial Revolution
Analyze the economic and social changes of the 16th through 18th centuries
Compare the wars of the 16th through 18th centuries
Analyze the causes, ideas/philosophes and effects of the Enlightenment
Compare and contrast the policies and effectiveness of the enlightened despots
To what extent did Rococo art and architecture reflect their time
Assess the importance of the Elbe-Trieste line
UNIT 5—REASON AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
(Chapters 18-19½)
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Describe the Third Estate and its struggle for recognition
Analyze the causes, course and collapse of the French Revolution
Describe Napoleon's successes and failures in achieving his goals
Evaluate Napoleon's foreign policy and Europe's reaction to it
To what extent did Neo-Classical art and architecture reflect their time
UNIT 6—NATIONALISM AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
(Chapters 19½-22)
1. Analyze the influence of the Congress of Vienna’s reactionary stance on European political
development
2. Compare the 19th century revolutionary movements of political liberalism and nationalism
3. Describe the causes of the Industrial Revolution, especially noting its rise in Britain (incl. Unit 4)
4. Assess the social, economic, and political impact of industrialism
5. Trace the growth of economic theories from Adam Smith to Karl Marx
6. To what extent did Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism reflect their times
7. Trace the campaign against and abolition of slavery
8. Compare and contrast the growth of nationalism in Germany, Italy and Austria
UNIT 7—MORE ISMS AND WWI
(Chapters 23-25)
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Assess the economic, political and social impact of the Second Industrial Revolution
Analyze the development of socialism
Assess the causes, methods, and effects of 19th century imperialism
To what extent did turn-of-the century art and thought reflect their time
Describe the relative importance of the causes of World War I
Discuss the efforts to create a just treaty at the end of WWI
Analyze the rise of Communism during the Russian Revolution
UNIT 8—TOTALITARIANISM AND WWII
(Chapters 26-28)
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Describe the impact of WW I and the Great Depression on European nations in the 1920s and 30s
Compare and contrast the beliefs and tactics of fascism and Soviet Communism
Describe the root causes of and specific steps leading to World War II
Assess the impact of WWII
UNIT 9—FRAGILE POLITICS OF PEACE
(Chapters 29-30)
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Analyze the various social and economic changes during the 20th century
Assess the level of responsibility of the US and the USSR for the Cold War
Compare and contrast politics, economics and society in postwar Western and Eastern Europe
Analyze the revolutions of 1989 and their impact on the world
Describe the influence on Europe of ever-changing situations in the rest of the world
Describe the various 20th century artistic movements and how they reflected their times