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AP European History

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1. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






2. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






3. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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4. Bolshevik revolutionary and political and intellectual thinker for Stalin. Supported the NEP






5. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






6. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






7. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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






9. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






10. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






11. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






12. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






13. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






14. Last Tsarist of Russia - had a son who was a hemophiliac - and was put under the influence of Rasputin - where he exploited her. Ended up causing the collapse of the Tsars






15. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






16. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






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






18. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






19. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






20. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






21. A Polish physicist who - with French husband Pierre - discovered radium emits subatomic particles






22. Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution - helped by Hitler and Mussolini






23. These were the two parties in the Parliament. The Whigs were mostly liberal and wanted change while the Tories wanted to keep the government as it was






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






25. These terms said that Germany had to pay money - that Germany had to give up land - and that Germany had to keep its army size down






26. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






27. 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






28. This was the other common crime in which the members of the church would give positions to relatives






29. This was a man who helped Ignatius of Loyola to start the Jesuits. He also was famous for his number of missionaries he went on to promote Christianity






30. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






31. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






32. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots






33. This was a Romantic writer who wrote prose and poetry






34. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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35. This socialist man believed that property is theft






36. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






37. A Freudian physiological idea that if you did not get over loving your parent of the opposite sex - you would have this complex where you hated your other parent and have issues with parental relations.






38. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






39. This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe

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40. The main leader of The Mountain and the man who ruled France after the First Revolution






41. Cavour's plan was to first modernize the econ - and model it off of Britain - then modernize the military - with lots of railroads to move the troops around to country

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






43. This king of Prussia was the king who gave into Prussia's constitution






44. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






45. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






46. 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






47. This German - along with his partner Hindenburg - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






48. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






49. 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






50. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the Holy Roman Empire