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AP European History

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1. This man was a Hungarian nationalist leader who demanded independence and a constitution






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






3. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England






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






5. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






6. Russia's lower house of politics






7. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






8. Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain.






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






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






11. 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






12. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






13. 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






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






15. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






16. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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






18. This British foreign minister was a supporter of Metternich






19. This was a man who helped Ignatius of Loyola to start the Jesuits. He also was famous for his number of missionaries he went on to promote Christianity






20. 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






21. This Scottish Romantic poet used history to write his poems






22. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






23. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






24. Aristocracy > Middle Class (Upper > Middle > Lower) > Working Classes (Labor Aristocracy > Semiskilled > Unskilled)






25. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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26. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






27. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






28. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






29. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






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

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31. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






32. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






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






34. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






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






36. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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37. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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38. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






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






40. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






41. 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






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






43. 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






44. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






45. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






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






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






48. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






49. 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






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