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AP European History

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1. This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money - glory - or to convert non-Christians






2. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






3. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






4. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






5. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






6. One of the leaders of The Mountain






7. A French painter who used a impressionism called 'super-realism -' capture overall impression of the thing they were painting






8. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






9. An extreme abstract expressionist - leader of 'the beasts -' focused on arrangement of color - line and form






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






11. The war lost 15 million lives and cost 196 billion in today's money






12. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler






13. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






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






15. 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






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






17. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






18. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






19. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






20. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






21. This war showed that Russia was still not strong - and it caused revolution back at home.






22. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






23. 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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24. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






25. Their demand was universal male suffrage






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






27. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






28. This was planned by Georges Haussmann - who was assigned by Napoleon III - to provide employment - improved living conditions - and to show the glory of the French empire






29. This man developed the first cohesive theory of evolution after his studies of biology






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






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






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






33. Hitler was popular for promising economic recovery and delivering

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34. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






35. 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






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






37. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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






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






40. An important battle in the Asian part of the war - the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers






41. 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






42. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






43. 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






44. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






45. The Scandinavian system of in the middle of socialism and capitalism - an ideology that you can have some of your own things and keep some of your money - and have higher tax rates.






46. The well off peasants who were starved or shipped to the gulags






47. The idea that Britain could pacify Germany and make sure there was no war at any cost.






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






49. This socialist man believed that property is theft






50. A radical - authoritarian nationalist ideology that aims to create a single-party state with a government led by a dictator who seeks national unity and development by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the collective interest of t







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