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






3. 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






4. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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5. This physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science






6. A revisionist social who advocated the gradual gain of socialism and looked towards Darwin's doctrines as a measure for a change in socialism's tactics






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






8. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






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






10. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






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






12. Viennese founder of 12 tone music and turned back on conventional tones






13. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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






15. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






16. A group of socialist national parties that met and discussed Marx - and planned action






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






18. This was the man who supported and hid Luther after the Diet of Worms






19. A Venetian man who created the style of mannerism in which artists sometimes distorted figures to express emotion and drama






20. A Freudian physiological idea that if you did not get over loving your parent of the opposite sex - you would have this complex where you hated your other parent and have issues with parental relations.






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






22. This man was the first governor of British Bengal






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






30. When Germany moved into the Rhineland and beefed up the military - Britain and France still wanted appeasement and did nothing






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






32. 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






33. 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






34. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






35. This involved the beginning of using reason to solve problems in the community by using inductive and deductive reasoning






36. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






37. 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'






38. 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






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






40. The small government in Paris who wanted to resist the conservative leaders of France and tried to form their own government






41. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






42. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






43. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






44. This was the way that many people were granted salvation. This was a common method of the church to gain power and money






45. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






47. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






48. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






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






50. Stalin's mass systemic murder of millions to instill fear and to have someone to fight against