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CLEP Western Civilization II Prep

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$97

Exam Cost

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75 min

Time

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3-6

Credits

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~50/80

Passing

What You'll Study

Unit 1: The Enlightenment

Enlightenment philosophy: Locke, Voltaire, RousseauSocial contract theory and natural rightsEnlightened absolutism and reformSalon culture and public sphere

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Enlightenment thinkers→ Social contract (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau)

Unit 2: Revolution & Napoleon

Causes and phases of the French RevolutionNapoleonic Wars and the Congress of ViennaLatin American independence movementsNationalism and the 1848 revolutions

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ French Revolution→ Napoleonic Era→ Latin American independence→ Revolutions of 1848

Unit 3: Industrialization & Society

Industrial Revolution: technology and factory systemUrbanization, labor movements, and socialismImperialism and the scramble for AfricaSocial Darwinism and new ideologies

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Industrial Revolution→ Imperialism & scramble for Africa→ Marxism & socialism

Unit 4: World Wars

Causes and conduct of World War IInterwar period: fascism, communism, depressionWorld War II: causes, Holocaust, and total warDecolonization and the postwar order

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ World War I→ Russian Revolution→ World War II→ Holocaust

Unit 5: Cold War to Present

Cold War: containment, NATO, and détenteFall of communism and German reunificationEuropean integration and the EUGlobalization, terrorism, and contemporary challenges

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Cold War overview→ Fall of Soviet Union→ 9/11 & War on Terror

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Free Resources We Recommend

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Modern States: Western Civilization II

Modern States (College Board partner)

Free full video course. Earn the free CLEP voucher after 70% completion.

OpenStax: World History Vol. 2

OpenStax (free, peer-reviewed)

1400 through modern era.

YouTube: CrashCourse European History

YouTube

Enlightenment through WWII.

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Course Notes

- OpenStax World History Volume 2 (CC BY 4.0): https://openstax.org/details/books/world-history-volume-2 - Saylor Academy HIST102 (CC BY): https://learn.saylor.org/course/hist102 - Khan Academy modern history: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history

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