The AP European History Exam is undergoing changes, with a redesigned course going into effect in the Fall 2015 school year and the first new exam proctored in May 2016. This edition of Cracking the AP European History Exam is completely revised and updated for the new exam, with: -Instructional content newly structured around the investigation of five course themes and 19 key concepts -Content divided into four different chronological periods, from approximately 1450 to the present -Drills and questions also reflect the new test structure with its greater emphasis on "historical thinking skills," represented by a larger proportion of essay, document-based, and short- and long-answer questions on the exam.