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Should I go ahead and take Civil War and Reconstruction? I read the spark notes and listend to a few videos covering those areas. Just worried as its an upper level test and those seem to be very difficult.
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First of all let me say congratulations on passing US History I, and yes I would definitely take Civil War and Reconstruction. The Civil War exam is closely related to both US History I and II, both of which you have taken and passed.
IC along with the sparknotes book prepared me very well for this exam. I don't want to say it was easy, (but it was EASY).
Good luck with whatever you choose.
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Shadowless Wrote:Should I go ahead and take Civil War and Reconstruction? I read the spark notes and listend to a few videos covering those areas. Just worried as its an upper level test and those seem to be very difficult. >>
YEAH!!!!! Great Job!!!!!!
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Thank you all for your replies, can anyone suggest any movies that would help with this test? Well besides the basic videos, I mean hollywood movies?
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Thanks for the reply!
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Hi, I took Civil War about a year ago and passed w/ an "A". What helped me was...
"Ordeal by fire" - Book. I got the 1981 edition for like a buck off of Amazon. (Hey the war ended in 1865- with the exception of the C.S.Hunley find, nothing new has emerged...from being submerged.
I went to yahoo and typed "civil war timeline" I then pasted it to my wall so it was laid out and I could reference it in relations to what I went over. This was a MAJOR help- and kept everything in place.
If, they have a "dummies" or "idiots" guide read it first as I'd assume that would cover 80+%, layer it with a slightly more advanced book, like "ordeal..." and keep the timeline in the forefront and you should be good to go.
Although not requisite- I went to a civil war re-enactment -and- got some two, VHS/ PBS documentary from Amazon. They helped to initially acclimate but aren't critical. The nice thing about CW is it only lasted a few years and is categorized by major events. Over all the stuff was "sorta" fun to learn. GOOD LUCK! and let me know if I can be of further help.
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I would say although US History 1 may "cover" the civil war, HOWEVER the material for US1 will not be nearly enough to pass the CW&R exam; it's a different animal all together. There are several good threads and reviews of the CW&R exam filled with great info and study sources too. GOOD LUCK!
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