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AP European History

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1. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.

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2. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






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






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






5. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






6. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






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






8. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






9. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






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






11. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler






12. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






13. 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






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






15. 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.






16. French stockbroker turned painter - pioneered expressionist techniques and fled to South Pacific






17. An energized movement of radicals from Sicily to the mainland and gaining land for unification

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18. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






19. This was the French supporter of Metternich's balance of power idea






20. The immediate cause was the American using margin buying to buy shares of stock that they could not pay back - and forced a mass selloff of shares - which collapsed the stock market and the economy. The efforts to deal was the New Deal in America - a






21. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






22. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






23. A French socialist who thought there socialism would come from a general strike of all workers that would cripple the capitalist system. Thought that socialism was an improbable religion rather than accepted truth. Thought that the new socialist gove






24. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






25. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






26. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






27. This event happened to set laws for colonization and claiming land in Africa






28. This was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror






29. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






30. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






31. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






32. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






33. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






34. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue






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






36. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






37. This was the work that suggested that socialists should combine with other progressive forces to win gradual evolutionary gains for workers through legislation - unions - and further economic development






38. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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39. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






40. This socialist man believed that property is theft






41. This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war






42. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






43. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






44. Objectives were to increase industrial output by 250% and agriculture output by 150% and have 1/5 of Russian peasants on collective farms. The methods were forced farming and scare tactics like gulags. The success was that of industry - which produce






45. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






46. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






47. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






48. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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49. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






50. 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






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