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Past AP DBQ prompts, 2023–2026

Every Document-Based Question the College Board has released for its three AP history courses since 2023. Each page lists the seven documents, gives ideas for contextualization and outside evidence, and lets you grade your response against the 7-point rubric.

AP US History

2026 APUSH DBQWomen's participation in public life, 1783–1855
2025 APUSH DBQ (Set 1)The federal government's role in the economy, 1932–1980
2025 APUSH DBQ (Set 2)Economic change and American society, 1865–1910
2024 APUSH DBQ (Set 1)How slavery shaped U.S. society, 1783–1840
2024 APUSH DBQ (Set 2)Beliefs about threats to the U.S., 1917–1945
2023 APUSH DBQ (Set 1)Commercial development and U.S. society, 1800–1855
2023 APUSH DBQ (Set 2)Changing definitions of U.S. citizenship, 1865–1920

AP World History: Modern

2026 AP World DBQTwentieth-century military conflicts and the role of women
2025 AP World DBQ (Set 1)Transportation and communication technology in Africa, c. 1850–1960
2025 AP World DBQ (Set 2)Industrialization and women's opportunities, c. 1850–1950
2024 AP World DBQ (Set 1)Communist rule in Soviet and Chinese society, c. 1930–1990
2024 AP World DBQ (Set 2)Economic motives and Japanese imperialism, c. 1900–1945
2023 AP World DBQ (Set 1)Foreign involvement and the collapse of the Qing Empire
2023 AP World DBQ (Set 2)Muslim women challenging social norms, c. 1850–1950

AP European History

2026 AP Euro DBQPeter the Great vs. Catherine the Great
2025 AP Euro DBQ (Set 1)Did the French government uphold the Revolution's ideals, 1789–1794?
2025 AP Euro DBQ (Set 2)Causes of the First World War: nationalism or leaders?
2024 AP Euro DBQ (Set 1)Nineteenth-century feminism: economic or political equality?
2024 AP Euro DBQ (Set 2)Italian fascism: revolutionary or traditional?
2023 AP Euro DBQ (Set 1)Romanticism and the Enlightenment
2023 AP Euro DBQ (Set 2)Causes of the Haitian Revolution

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