AP®︎ European History Unit 5: Notes & Study Guide
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 5 of AP European History – Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century.
Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
This unit explores the revolutionary upheavals of the late 18th century, especially the French Revolution and its global impact. It also covers the rise and fall of Napoleon and the conservative reaction that followed.
Begin with Topic 5.1: Contextualizing 18th-Cent...To review Unit 5, go through each of the 9 topics below.
Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 5 test, pulled directly from the AP® European History curriculum.
Contextualizing 18th-Century States
Contextualizing 18th-Century States
- How Europe’s Political Order Worked After 1648
- Models of Sovereignty and State Power
- War, Commerce, and the Fiscal Crisis of States
The Rise of Global Markets
The Rise of Global Markets
- How Global Markets Turned Trade into State Rivalry
- Why Maritime Competition Intensified
- Atlantic Competition and the Rise of Britain
Britain’s Ascendency
Britain’s Ascendency
- How Britain Became the Leading Naval and Imperial Power
- The Anglo-French Rivalry from 1689 to 1815
- Why Britain Could Outlast France
The French Revolution
The French Revolution
- How the French Revolution Destroyed the Old Regime
- From the Estates-General to Constitutional Monarchy
- Why the Revolution Turned Radical
The French Revolution’s Effects
The French Revolution’s Effects
- What the French Revolution Changed in Political and Social Thought
- How Revolutionary Ideas Spread and Why They Were Contradictory
- The Haitian Revolution as the Biggest Global Effect
Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- Napoleon as Revolutionary Reformer and Authoritarian Ruler
- Reforms and Controls Under Napoleon
- How Napoleon Dominated Europe and Spread Revolutionary Change
The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna
- What the Congress of Vienna Tried to Do
- The Great Powers and Their Goals
- How Vienna Redrew the Map of Europe
Romanticism
Romanticism
- What Romanticism Was
- Rousseau and the Core Romantic Themes
- Romanticism in Literature, Art, and Music
Continuity and Change in 18th-Century States
Continuity and Change in 18th-Century States
- Political Order and Sovereignty from 1648 to 1815
- What Challenged the Old Order
- How the French Revolution Remade Politics
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