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AP European History

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1. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






2. The clergy made up a very small percentage but owned 10% of the land; the nobles made up another small percentage but also owned most of the land; and the rest of the people made up 97% of France and owned very little land






3. The ruler of Venice






4. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






5. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






6. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






7. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






8. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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9. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






10. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day






11. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






12. This physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science






13. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






14. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






15. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






16. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






17. Stalin's mass systemic murder of millions to instill fear and to have someone to fight against






18. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






19. This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted






20. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






21. The so called 'father of the Turks -' he founded what is now known as Turkey and defended against British attack






22. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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23. German Foreign Minister who assumed leadership of government and got the French to move out of the Ruhr






24. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






25. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






26. Hitler used this to launch his dictatorship and used this to give him power. It was a fire of a capital building






27. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






28. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






29. A railroad that went across Siberia






30. A policy in which US made formal annexation of China






31. This man was an active player in the French Revolution of 1848 who helped in the overthrow of Charles X






32. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






33. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance






34. During his short reign of England - Protestant ideas exerted a significant influence on the religious life of the country






35. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






36. These were the laws passed by the Parliament that prohibited the English people from forming a union






37. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






38. Pope who denounced unification and published the Syllabus of Errors






39. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






40. The small government in Paris who wanted to resist the conservative leaders of France and tried to form their own government






41. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






42. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






43. This man wrote several plays and poems and is regarded as one of the best writers of all time






44. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






45. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






46. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






47. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






48. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






49. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






50. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems