GrademakerGuidelines

AdvancedPlacementEuropeanHistory
GrademakersareidentificationwordscriticaltoeachchapterandofstudyintheA.P.class.Aschaptersare
introducedyouwillbeprovidedwithwordliststhatcoincidewithwhatwearestudying.Toassistyouin
completingthewordsyouwillbeallowedtochoosestudygroups(nomorethan4toagroup)tocompletethe
words.AllwordswillbedueonthedayoftheUnitExam.Thefollowingguidelinesmustbeusedwhenthe
assignmentisturnedin.
Theobjectiveistocreateawebofmaterialthatnotonlycoversfactualinformationbutshouldinclude
linkstootherstuff.WhenyouarereviewingforQuizzesandTeststhefrontofthegrademakershould
actasaspringboardforamyriadofthoughts!
AllGrademakersmustbeturnedinon4X6indexcardsthatarelinedononesideonly.Theblankside
willhavetheword,phrase,ordatewrittenonitinthemiddleofthecard.Additionally,youwillindicateinthe
upperrighthandcorneroftheblanksidethecorrespondingnumberofeachGrademaker.Forexample,Chapter
1,Grademaker1willbenotated1.1,etc.Thelinedsidewillhavethepertinentinformationwrittenonitwith
thewordphraseordatewrittenintheupperleftcorner.
Side1ExampleUnlined
1.1

Adolf Hitler

SideTwoExampleLined

Adolf Hitler 1880s - 1945

fought WW1. Leader of Nazi party.

Solved
German
economic
problems 1930s. Used extremist
political views to gain support.
Expansionist policies direct cause
of WW2.
Conquered most of
Europe 1939 - 40. Defeated 1945.
Suicide. Holocaust. Racial ideology

still popular anti-immigrant not

Jewish.

EachchapterofGrademakersmusthaveacardwithyourname,date,andclassperiodprintedonitasthefirst
card.DonotturninGrademakersinindexcardboxes.Rubberbandthecardstogether.
ItisnotnecessarytousecompletesentenceswhencompletingGradeMakers.Pleaseusethefollowing
guidelines:
Person,Significantyears,significantcontribution(s).
e.g.Robespierre
1720s1790s
Lawyer.Sansculottes.WorkedwithDanton
aleaderofearlyFrenchRevolution.Fanatic.ReignofTerror
cametorealpowerduringreignofterror.Ifyoudon'tsupporttherevolutionyouareopposedtoit.
Executed1000sof3rdestate.Purificationoftheideals.DidnotsupportendofChurch(divisive!)
executedbyhisowngroup
EventYear,place(ifapplicable),significance.
e.g.BattleofWaterloo
GrandAlliance(monarchiesofEurope)fightsNapoleon.
WellingtondefeatsNapoleon1815
AfterNapoleonsdefeatEuropeinturmoil.WarandFrenchRevolutionscaredmonarchs.
Wantedreturntostability.SolvedbyCongressofVienna.Conservativebacklash

Miscellaneous:Writings,Art,andMusic.Summary,date;otherpertinentinformation,
significance.
e.g.CommonSense
January1776
ThomasPaine;authorandpatriot.

Writesapamphletquestioningtherightand"commonsense"ofasmallisland(England)togovernalarge
country.Appealstothemassofpeople.
"ThecauseofAmericaisinagreatmeasurethecauseofallmankind."(CommonSense,1776)