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AP European History

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1. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






2. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






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






4. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






5. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






6. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






7. This explorer first saw the mainland of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal while sailing to set up trading posts in India






8. This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler - Phillip V






9. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






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






11. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






12. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






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






14. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






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






16. These decrees required the thirty-eight German member states to root out subversive ideas in the universities and newspapers an established a permanent committee with spies and informers to investigate and punish any liberal or radical organizations






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






18. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






19. This was the man who created the theory of sovereignty in which a state becomes sovereign by claiming a monopoly over the instruments of justice






20. Was Nazi Germany's plan and execution of its systematic genocide against European Jewry during World War II - resulting in the final - most deadly phase of the Holocaust






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






22. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






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






24. The British had a war with the Chinese to make sure they could sell their opium to china






25. This was the man who discovered Americas while originally looking for a faster and all-sea route to the East but instead landed in the West Indies.






26. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






34. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






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






36. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






37. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






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






39. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






40. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






41. A tough finance minister who thought that Russia's industrial backwardness was threatening Russia's power and greatness






42. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






43. British military commander who believed in expansion and founded the De Beers Mining Company






44. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






45. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






46. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






47. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






48. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






49. This was the way that many people were granted salvation. This was a common method of the church to gain power and money






50. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic