High School AP History & Civics

Rigorous, college-level studies in history and government designed for grades 11-12, covering deep historical analysis, primary source evaluation, and complex political systems across domestic and international spheres.

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To prevent the spread of communism after WWII, the U.S. launched the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe; the Soviet Union forbade Eastern Bloc countries from accepting the aid, seeing it as an attempt to buy influence.
Thanks to the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), states are now required to provide a free lawyer to any defendant in a felony case who cannot afford one.
The Nullification Crisis began when South Carolina, led by John C. Calhoun, declared federal tariffs unconstitutional and threatened to secede from the Union, a crisis only resolved by a compromise tariff and President Jackson threatening military force.
During its 'de-Christianization' campaign, the French Revolution not only closed churches but also created an entirely new secular calendar that started from Year I of the Republic.
Russia's current constitution was adopted in 1993 following a violent crisis where President Boris Yeltsin used military force to dissolve the parliament, leading to a new system with a 'superpresidency'.
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