CLEP History of the United States II 1865 to the Present [With CDROM]

If all you are looking to do is pass the CLEP test and get your units (which is all this book is designed for) then this is your book. The questions on my CLEP were very similar to the practice test, not word for word or anything but very similar. Sure, 10-15% of the questions were on material that in no way could be deduced from the text of this book, but you could not answer any of them and still pass. People who are looking for a complete representation of the test from 75 pages of review text are kidding them selves. The test covers a hundred and fourty five years for goodness sake. If all you are looking to do is pass then look no further. This is all I studied (read the review section twice and took each practice test) and I got a 60. If you are looking for a all inclusive knowledge of US History II look elsewhere. But for the rest of us CLEP'ers this is a great book. By the way, I dont understand when people say "this book sucks, but it is all I studied and I passed." What else do you want?

Book came in awesome condition. It came quickly, & it works very well. Thank you!

Took this test and history 1 in 2 weeks - used the guides for both tests. these books covered most of the stuff. the hardest thing was remembering what the ammendments were. all in all an easy test with the aid of this clep guide.

This book gives you all the information you need to pass the test, I passed with a 76 out of 80 after studying for 12 days, using only this book. The reason I did not give the book 5 stars is that the author makes several factual errors. One that comes to mind is saying that Sinclair Lewis wrote "The Jungle." Uh.... Ms. Marlowe, that would be Upton Sinclair. There are also some apparent editing issues, as there are contradictions such as the text saying that there is no evidence that Hayes won the presidential election by promising to end reconstruction, then in the sample test section it states that such deal was in fact made. And there are several other similar kinds of mistakes. Not anything that would keep you from passing though, so, I still recommend this book as a single-source for passing the test. A tip: no fact or name in this book is too trivial to remember. Try to get as much in your head as possible. Update; 3/20/2007: I was suprised and happy to see that the author responded to this review and is very concerned about any errors. She is reviewing the material and will report any errors she finds to REA for correction. Thank you, Ms. Marlow for your committment to making this test guide the best that it can be. As a response to a couple of reviewers who complained that the guide didn't cover all of the material on their test: You need to apply some common sense and test taking strategy to the test. No book can cover all of the questions that might be asked. But, the answers to most of the questions on the test I took were easily deduced from material I learned in the book. For example, a test question might ask, "Who said the following quote:" and then list 4 names. Usually, all four people were discussed in the book. In a typical case, 1 name would fit exactly, perhaps 2 names were people who would never have said such a thing and the fourth name was a person who could reasonably have made the statement, but lived 70 years earlier. Don't expect the book to cover every quote that people may have said. In most cases, the test writers do not intend for you to know by heart who said what. They do intend for you to use logic and good judgment and to know enough about the major players so that you can choose the correct answer.

The CLEP series of U.S. History I & II has aided me to get college credits for these subjects.