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AP European History

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1. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






2. A 'super patriot' of Italy - he helped unify southern Italy with the help of his Red Shirts






3. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






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






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






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






7. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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






9. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






10. A German physicist that speculated that there was no real certainty in where an electron was - and only tendencies. This broke down Newton's dependable laws to only probabilities.






11. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






12. This work of art shows the glory of the French Revolution






13. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






14. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






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






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






17. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






18. This was the 'revolution' that replaced James II with William and Mary that also recognized the supremacy of the Parliament with minimum bloodshed






19. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






20. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






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






22. 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






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






24. One of the first and best Renaissance sculptors. He was also one of the first artists to sell his works






25. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






26. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






27. This was the meeting between the Quadruple Alliance in order to formulate a peace agreement and to balance the victories of the Napoleonic wars






28. A Weimar (German) architectural school created by Walter Gropius which combined the fine arts and functionalism






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






30. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






31. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






32. This was the period of economic and political expansion - colonialism - and mercantilism that occurred in Europe






33. There were the early French socialists who believed in economic planning and argued that the government should rationally organize the economy and not depend on destructive competition to do the job. There was also dialectic socialism in which the fo






34. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






35. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






36. 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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37. The socialist opposed nationalism and thought that the German worker had more in common with the French worker than the German boss






38. 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






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






40. This work advocated economic and moral freedom of individuals from the state. This work is enormously influential to politics today






41. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






42. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






43. 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






44. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






45. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






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






47. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






48. He took command of one of the main French armies engaged in the Battle of Verdun - leading it during its successful counter-strokes against the Germans - but was accused of wasting French lives during some of his attacks. He became Commander-in-Chief






49. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






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






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