History of the U.S. II: 1865 to the Present
Number of Questions: 520
ACE Recommended Exam Value: 3 lower-level credit hours
Course Overview
The U.S. History II CLEP exam covers material that would usually be taught in the second semester of a two-semester undergraduate college course in United States history. After studying
InstantCert's course for this subject, you'll have a detailed knowledge of the events that occurred in the late 19th century after the Civil War all the way up to recent American history.
Topics Covered in This Course
The impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction upon the South
The motivations and character of American expansionism
The content of constitutional amendments and their interpretations by the Supreme Court
The changing nature of agricultural life
The development of American political parties
The emergence of regulatory and welfare-state legislation
The intellectual and political expressions of liberalism, conservatism, and other such movements
Long-term demographic trends
The process of economic growth and development
The changing occupational structure, nature of work, and labor organization
Immigration and the history of racial and ethnic minorities
Urbanization and industrialization
The causes and impacts of major wars in American history
Major movements and individual figures in the history of American arts and letters
Trends in the history of women and the family
Customer Test Results for the US History II CLEP
201 users submitted test results since January, 2009193 of those users reported a passing score (96%)
The following are a sample of the test results submitted by members who’ve taken the U.S. History II CLEP exam after using InstantCert’s study program. These are unfiltered, unedited results and this list is automatically updated to show the ten most recent results:
| December 1, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 58 out of 80 |
| September 7, 2010 | User failed | with a score of | 42 out of 80 |
| August 26, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 59 out of 80 |
| August 23, 2010 | User failed | with a score of | 43 out of 80 |
| August 21, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 50 out of 80 |
| August 18, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 56 out of 80 |
| August 18, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 68 out of 80 |
| August 11, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 59 out of 80 |
| July 22, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 52 out of 80 |
| July 21, 2010 | User passed | with a score of | 73 out of 80 |
Free Sample Of U.S. History II CLEP Questions
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Related Exams with Overlapping Subject Matter
U.S. History II does not have a lot of overlap with any of the other CLEP or DSST exams; however, once you've taken both U.S. History I and II, you will have a solid headstart on
the American Government CLEP as you'll have already learned a lot about the major Constitutional amendments and the development of the American political system.
