Please Help!!!Which CLEP test is easier, History I or History II?

[Drummerboy]

I just passed Biology with 68 today. I am so excited. Two more left fore me, But those two are the most difficult tests.
I have an option here, that I can either CLEP history I or II to get 3 credit for my history class. Which one is easier to pass? As a history dummy, How long should I prepare for it ?


My school require two essays complement with the office CLEP test which it sucks! The grading policy is that multiple choice only count 40% of the totally score, and the other 60% is reflected by the essays score. I have been told that years ago, that official CLEP required essays on history also, but when they decided to dump the old system, obviously my school is still willing to keep the old-fashion way.

Do someone know a better way on how to practice the essay on history topic?

Thank you.

My college (University of Arkansas at Little Rock) also requires the essay version along with the CLEP multiple choice. I just took the essay to Western Civ II yesterday. I took it once before and failed the essay portion. My college is kind of ignorant about CLEPs and it took some persuading for them to let me re-take the essay portion only.

It has been my experience with the essay portion that, if you don't say something stupid, then you will pass. (I hope).They threw me a curve ball with the Western Civ II essay, and I wrote an essay on something totally different than what they asked. So, you'll probably be fine if you write a three-point essay and sound knowledgeable about the topic.

My college gave me four essay prompts divided into two "categories." I was allowed to pick one from each category and write an essay on each topic. I had 90 minutes.

I found the U.S. History I was easier, but that was because I had a strong background in this area (Founding of the nation, Revolution, Civil War). I would probably advise you to take U.S. History II since you are not originally from the U.S. The test will have more modern information, and I think you might be able to relate to it better because it covers the U.S. in more global terms. You might even get an essay question on the Cold War like I did.

My advice: highlight the major topics throughout U.S. History since 1865. For example, it might be World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Industrialization, the Great Depression. I don't remember all the main topics, but you can often see a thread running throughout history and how one major event affects the other. For example, World War I led to World War II, which led to the Cold War. WWI led to the Russian Revolution which created the Soviet Union and the Red Scare of the Cold War. It is easier to study when you can understand why the events took place, and what their impact was on later events.

I studied REA's U.S. History II and Barron's EZ 101 Study Key book. I wish you well. Study hard and I'm sure you'll do fine.:patriot: