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AP European History

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1. Decisive battle in German invasion of Russia - the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed






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






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






4. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






5. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






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






7. A catholic priest who called for a federation of existing states under the presidency of a progressive pope in Italy






8. This war was over the inheritance of the throne by Maria Theresa - for the Salic law prevented a woman from solely ruling the state






9. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






10. The area near Czechoslovakia that was mainly German ethnicity that Germany took.






11. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






12. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England






13. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






14. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






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






16. This man was a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is credited with securing India - and the wealth that followed - for the British crown.






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






18. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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19. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






20. This man said that population would always grow faster than the food supply and the only hope of warding o war - famine - and disease was that young men and women had to limit the growth of population by marrying late






21. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






22. First comedy writer that wrote 100 verses that described the realms of the next world






23. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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






25. Suffrage was extended to more middle class men in Britain so that they conservatives would get a stronger base






26. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






27. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






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

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29. 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






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






31. One of the leaders of The Mountain






32. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






33. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






34. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there

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






36. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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37. There were the early French socialists who believed in economic planning and argued that the government should rationally organize the economy and not depend on destructive competition to do the job. There was also dialectic socialism in which the fo






38. This was the new feeling of pride for one's country after the Napoleonic era






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






42. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






43. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






44. This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France






45. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






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






47. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






48. An occurrence in Russia that lead to the increase of its stature in world power standings and revitalized the economy and industry






49. The ruler of Venice






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