Video Review Resources

You can watch The Presidents online.  Here are important episodes:

The Presidents:  Truman to Ford

The Presidents:  Carter to George W. Bush

Also, the series America:  The Story of Us has some good episodes.  For a more detailed look at recent history, you may want to check out the last episodes, "Rise of a Superpower" and "The New Millennium."  Click on the links below and it will take you to the playlist.  Each episode is broken down into several nine 10-minute parts.

America:  The Story of US:  "Rise of a Superpower"

America:  The Story of US:  "New Millennium"

Chart of APUSH Eras

Here is a chart with all of the eras in U.S. History and the essential terms to know for each era.  This is a good organizational tool.  Feel free to add your own terms to the list as well.

APUSH ERAS AND TERMS

Review Materials

Here are some resources to help you study.

Flashcards:

APUSH Terms (150 terms)
AP Key Terms (533 terms)
Supreme Court Cases flashcards  
Art, Literature and Culture flashcards
Visual Art Flashcards

Don't forget, your book has online flashcards as well!

Other online resources:

1. AP U.S. History Review (29 pages. Great overview of each era)
2. 540 Things to Know (9 pages. Lists important terms and brief description)
3. Era Principles (1 page. Summarizes the main idea of each historical era)
4. Important Supreme Court Cases (2 pages. Lists cases and describes importance)
5. Political Parties (5 pages. Lists the different political parties throughout history and their ideas)
6. Presidential Doctrines (3 pages. Important presidential doctrines and their significance)
7. AP Quizzes (This site has over 50 quizzes you can take over AP-related material)
8. Giant AP Review (This 76 page review was put together by students at Horace Greeley High School in New York. )
9. APUSH Notecards (This site has several notecards that can be printed out to help you study)
10. US History Outline (This page has brief descriptions of each period in US History)

Reading Schedule End of Year 2012

April 9:  Chapter 28 (AMSCO Chapter 25)
April 16:  Chapter 29 (AMSCO Chapters 26-27)
April 23:  Chapter 30 (AMSCO Chapter 28)
April 30:  Chapters 31, 32, 33  (AMSCO  29-30)

Terms Test (100 terms from both semesters--up through Chapter 28):  April 17

First Cumulative Exam:  May 1
Second Cumulative Exam:  May 9

AP Test:  May 11

Schedule April 2-5

Monday, April 2

1.  Return 1920s RG (key is online)
2. Lecture:  The New Deal

Read through the Documents for the Depression DBQ.  You will be writing a DBQ in class tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 3

Great Depression DBQ in class

Wednesday, April 4

Test:  Unit 7  (Imperialism, World War I, 1920s, 1930s)

Make sure you have read the Chapter on World War II (Chapter 28 in American Nation, Chapter 25 in AMSCO) by Monday.

Thursday, April 5

Test corrections.

Read article on American Homefront in World War II for Tuesday.  Terms test next Friday.