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AP European History

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






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






3. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






4. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






5. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






6. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






7. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






8. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






9. 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






10. 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






11. An important canal to the British in Egypt






12. This was the revolt by the Netherland against the Spanish in order to create their independent state






13. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






14. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






15. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






16. A war between China and Japan for influence - power - and territory






17. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






18. He thought that the Government should be powerful and that there should be strong nationalism - but mainly guided by the people's interests

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19. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






20. This philosopher showed the overall attitude of the Enlightenment by saying 'have the courage to use your own understanding'






21. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






22. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






23. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






24. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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25. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






26. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






27. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






28. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






29. This was the reaction to the despotism after the Second Revolution which led to the establishment of the five-man executive that supported the French military which was not popular with the French people






30. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






31. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






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






33. This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power






34. An agrarian socialist who became prime minister. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important.






35. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






36. The members of the Grand alliance were America - Britain - and the Soviet Union; their goals were to Smash the aggressors - Europe first - then Asia






37. German socialist revolutionary who was assassinated after the war






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






39. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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40. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






41. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






42. An artistic movement that expressed world that could not normally be seen - like dreams and fantasy.






43. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






44. This man was the first governor of British Bengal






45. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






46. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






47. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






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






49. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






50. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking