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Wondering how the U.S. and International versions of the 2024 AP U.S. History exam differed? This side-by-side breakdown highlights content focus, structural nuance, and scoring challenges from both formats β helping students prepare smarter for 2025, no matter where they test.
Aspect | U.S. Version | International Version |
---|---|---|
MCQ Focus | More political cartoons, domestic debates, visual literacy | Text-heavy passages, global conflict framing, legal docs |
SAQ Themes | Constitutional shifts, 20th-century reform | Enlightenment, foreign policy, labor movements |
DBQ Topic | Federal power during domestic economic crises | U.S. role in international conflicts (1890β1945) |
LEQ Options | Cold War, American imperialism, 1960s social reform | Race and Reconstruction, pre-WWI foreign policy, womenβs rights |
Overall Difficulty | βββββ | βββββ |
International students were challenged with denser documents, more sourcing expectations, and globally contextualized prompts β especially in the DBQ and LEQ.
U.S. students encountered more skill-focused visual analysis and continuity/change structure, but the pacing was comparable.
βAPUSH success lies not just in memory β but in your ability to make an argument from complex sources.β
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