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AP European History

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






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






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






4. A policy in which US made formal annexation of China






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






6. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






7. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






8. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






9. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






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






11. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






12. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






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






14. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






15. The rule of a nation or state by a few people






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






17. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






18. These were meeting places for philosophical discussion that were for the upper and middle class citizens who would talk about different doctrines






19. 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






20. This man was a Romantic painter






21. This bill gave representation to most people in England






22. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






23. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






24. This was the man who created the spinning jenny which began the actual Industrial Revolution and the beginning of machines doing a man's work






25. 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






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






27. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






28. The members of the Grand alliance were America - Britain - and the Soviet Union; their goals were to Smash the aggressors - Europe first - then Asia






29. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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30. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






31. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






32. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






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






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






35. This was the group that gave work to the unemployed






36. This battle was a French/British victory - because they stopped the German offensive






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






38. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






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






40. These were the angry old cottage industry workers who lost their jobs and costumers to machines and as a result - they began to secretly destroy the machines






41. A catholic priest who called for a federation of existing states under the presidency of a progressive pope in Italy






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






43. This was a short ottoman parliament designed to model the western model of an empire






44. This was the famine that occurred in Ireland that killed of thousands of people because the main potato crop could not grow because of bad soil that year






45. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






46. The plan that Germany would attack France quickly and then move towards Russia






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






48. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






49. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






50. 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