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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






2. 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






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






4. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






5. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






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






7. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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8. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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






10. A desire for success abroad lead to this. It was a short war against Denmark to gain these providences






11. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






12. Was an Austrian philosopher and a logical empiricist who argued in Essay on Logical Philosophy that great philosophical questions like god freedom and morality were 'quite literally senseless.'






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






14. Felt that Aryan white people were most superior - Scandinavian were 2nd best - French were 3rd - and the slavs - jews - and pretty much the rest were the worst






15. The Japanese had a war with China and ended up gaining Korea - which they opened to trade; Japan became an imperialist power

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16. This was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther






17. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






18. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






19. 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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20. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






21. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






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






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






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






26. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






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






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






29. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






30. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






31. This bill gave representation to most people in England






32. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully






33. This was the meeting called by Pope Paul III that secured reconciliation with the Protestants






34. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






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






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






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






38. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






39. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






40. This was one of the reforms in England in which the leaders wanted all Catholic elements in the Church of England eliminated






41. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the Holy Roman Empire






42. A Venetian man who created the style of mannerism in which artists sometimes distorted figures to express emotion and drama






43. This was the system set up by the Quadruple Alliance to meet periodically to talk about common issues






44. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






45. Supporter of Lenin who helped in the takeover of Petrograd and the Bolshevik revolution






46. This man was a Romantic painter






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






48. This was the man who served under Cardinal Richelieu and laid the foundations for Louis XIV's expansionist policies






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

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50. When Germany moved through Belgium - it caused Britain to go on the side of the war with France.

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