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AP European History

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






2. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






3. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






4. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






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






6. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power






7. 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






8. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






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






10. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






11. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






12. Objectives were to increase industrial output by 250% and agriculture output by 150% and have 1/5 of Russian peasants on collective farms. The methods were forced farming and scare tactics like gulags. The success was that of industry - which produce






13. Pope who denounced unification and published the Syllabus of Errors






14. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






15. An important battle in the Asian part of the war - the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers






16. 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






17. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






18. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






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






20. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






21. Their demand was universal male suffrage






22. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






23. War was seen as a good thing because it would cover up all of the problems that every country involved had going on at home






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






25. This was the start of the building of foreign empires for trade and military advantages over other states






26. These were people who migrated to new lands - but then came back to either farm - or to stay






27. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






28. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






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






30. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






31. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






32. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






33. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






34. Social Impact was impact on social class structures and breakdown of aristocracy and other inter class structures. After the war more people did not have servants. The Psycho impact was that people viewed humanity as both savage and pointless - becau






35. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






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






37. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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






39. An energized movement of radicals from Sicily to the mainland and gaining land for unification

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40. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






41. This was the queen who reverted back to Catholicism in England for five years and during this reign - she executed many Protestants






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






43. The Austrians tried to stop the nationalism of different people in their country from tearing them apart - but it did not work

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44. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






45. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






46. This was the work that suggested that socialists should combine with other progressive forces to win gradual evolutionary gains for workers through legislation - unions - and further economic development






47. The immediate cause was the American using margin buying to buy shares of stock that they could not pay back - and forced a mass selloff of shares - which collapsed the stock market and the economy. The efforts to deal was the New Deal in America - a






48. This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted






49. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






50. 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