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AP European History

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1. Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain.






2. Freud said that there was conscious - which you could control - and the subconscious. He said that the Id was living in the subconscious was just had primordial desires that wanted stuff like food and sex. Then there was the Superego that did not wan






3. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






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






5. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






6. The motto of the French Revolution and the demands of the popular people

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7. A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city






8. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






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






10. This was a policy of discriminatory laws designed to keep Asians out of countries






11. Social Impact was impact on social class structures and breakdown of aristocracy and other inter class structures. After the war more people did not have servants. The Psycho impact was that people viewed humanity as both savage and pointless - becau






12. Putting smaller farms together into one large farm so as to increase productivity






13. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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14. This was the new constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression of thoughts and opinions and guaranteed equality before the law






15. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






16. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






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






18. 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






19. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






20. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






21. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






22. 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.






23. A work that portrays an acquisitive - sensual - and worldly society through descriptions of merchants - friars - and husbands






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






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






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






27. This was the working class in that was constantly battling against the bourgeois factory owners






28. The trench was dirty - wet - smelly - and full of death - and you waited to die at any moment






29. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






30. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






31. A member of British Parliament who mocked Rudyard Kipling's poem






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






33. They had a strong top government and they had a Reichstag - or the lower house of parliament






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






35. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






36. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






37. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






38. The most important battle in the European part of the war - allies stormed beaches and made it through to the mainland - landing in France and moving towards Germany






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






40. 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






41. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






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






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






44. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






45. 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






46. These were the theories of the spread of disease. The miasma theory said that disease was spread by a bad odor. The new germ theory developed by Louis Pasteur said that diseases were spread by bacteria called germs






47. Deputy to Hitler in the Nazi party person who dictated Mein Kampf






48. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






49. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






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