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AP European History

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1. 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






2. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






3. 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.






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






5. Young English economist who denounced Treaty of Versailles and said that people needed to revise treaty and help German econ. He Wrote Economic Consequences of the Peace. Said Britain needed Germany - and if the German market went under - Britain eco






6. A new principle of building design that focused on buildings being functional which means serving the purpose it was made for best






7. 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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8. This German - along with his partner Ludendorff - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






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






10. An obscure German high school teacher who wrote Decline of the West - said the west was about to be conquered by Asians.






11. 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






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

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






14. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






15. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






16. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






17. This scientist spread the word about the experimental method and formalized the empirical method and combined his thinking with Descartes to form the scientific method






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






19. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






20. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France






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






22. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






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






24. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






25. 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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26. 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






27. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






28. Hitler used this to launch his dictatorship and used this to give him power. It was a fire of a capital building






29. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






30. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






31. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






32. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






33. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






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






35. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






36. Laws that classified a jew as someone having one or more jewish grandparent






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






38. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






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






40. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






41. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






42. 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






43. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






44. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






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






46. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






47. 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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48. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






49. Germany had to pay billions of dollars in war reperations






50. The French idea of revenge for what Germany did in the Franco-Prussian war