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AP European History

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1. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






2. This man was the first governor of British Bengal






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






4. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






5. French leader of the Vichy republic of France - which was essentially Nazi France. He is seen as a traitor to his people by some Frenchman.






6. Bolshevik revolutionary and political and intellectual thinker for Stalin. Supported the NEP






7. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






8. 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






9. The three party system that makes sure that both the conservative and the labor party don't get too radical.






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






11. The clergy made up a very small percentage but owned 10% of the land; the nobles made up another small percentage but also owned most of the land; and the rest of the people made up 97% of France and owned very little land






12. 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






13. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






14. This was the other common crime in which the members of the church would give positions to relatives






15. This was a movement within Lutheranism that revived Protestantism that called for an emotional relationship - allowed for the priesthood of all believers - and the Christian rebirth in everyday affairs






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






17. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis






18. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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19. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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20. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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






22. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






23. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






24. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






25. This stated that local government had some power - but that ultimate power rested in the hands of Bismarck and William






26. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






27. During his short reign of England - Protestant ideas exerted a significant influence on the religious life of the country






28. Some people thought that we should accept and learn from the people who were taking over our land - these being the modernists; and other thought that we should completely try to get rid of them - these people being the traditionalists






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






30. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






31. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day






32. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






33. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






34. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






35. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






36. 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






37. This said that ordinary Germans not only knew about - but also supported - the Holocaust because of a unique and virulent 'eliminationist' anti-Semitism in the German identity - which had developed in the preceding centuries






38. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






39. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






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






41. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






42. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






43. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






44. A Polish physicist who - with French husband Pierre - discovered radium emits subatomic particles






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






46. This was the most famous and one of the first concrete reformer who began to reject some of the more obscure and selfish laws of the Catholic Church






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






48. 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






49. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






50. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai