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CLEP Western Civilization II cheat sheet

A condensed reference for the formulas, graph-reading rules, and must-know facts most worth reviewing before exam day.

Eras in order

  • Enlightenment (1600s-1700s): reason, Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu; scientific revolution.
  • Revolutions (1789-1815): French Revolution, Reign of Terror, Napoleon.
  • Industrialization (1800s): factories, capitalism, Marx's response, nationalism.
  • World Wars (1914-1945): WWI (alliances, trench warfare), WWII (fascism, Holocaust).
  • Cold War to present (1945-): superpower rivalry, decolonization, the EU, fall of the USSR.

Cause/effect to know

  • Enlightenment ideas (natural rights, separation of powers) → the American and French Revolutions.
  • WWI causes (militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism); Treaty of Versailles → WWII conditions.

Practice this first: Revolution and Napoleon — The French Revolution and Napoleonic era are the densest tested block.

Now put it to work — practice CLEP Western Civilization II free

Reviewing the sheet is step one. Passers are usually hitting about 70-80% on realistic practice before test day (CLEP costs about $93, with a 3-month retake lockout on a miss), so the fastest way to know you are ready is to start answering real questions.