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AP European History

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1. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






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






3. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






4. A last ditch attempt to beat the allies after the Germans defeated the Russians






5. Suffrage was extended to more middle class men in Britain so that they conservatives would get a stronger base






6. The trench was dirty - wet - smelly - and full of death - and you waited to die at any moment






7. This was one of the reforms in England in which the leaders wanted all Catholic elements in the Church of England eliminated






8. This was the man who served under Cardinal Richelieu and laid the foundations for Louis XIV's expansionist policies






9. 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






10. The ruler of Venice






11. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






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






13. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






14. A period of reform for china in the attempt to meet the foreign challenge

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15. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






16. This war was the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Grand Empire after the Spanish rebelled against France for its independence






17. 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






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






19. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






20. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






21. This was the name of the military dictatorship that England took on during the reign of Oliver Cromwell






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






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






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






25. This was the alliance between Great Britain - Austria - Russia - and Prussia after the Napoleonic era






26. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






27. 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.






28. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






29. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






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






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






32. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






33. First comedy writer that wrote 100 verses that described the realms of the next world






34. This scientist spread the word about the experimental method and formalized the empirical method and combined his thinking with Descartes to form the scientific method






35. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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36. This was the reaction to the despotism after the Second Revolution which led to the establishment of the five-man executive that supported the French military which was not popular with the French people






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






38. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






39. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






40. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






41. This man wrote Heart of Darkness - where he criticized the Europeans in their civilizing






42. 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.






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






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






45. Some people thought that we should accept and learn from the people who were taking over our land - these being the modernists; and other thought that we should completely try to get rid of them - these people being the traditionalists






46. A desire for success abroad lead to this. It was a short war against Denmark to gain these providences






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






48. This was the king and queen of Spain who took over the Catholic Spain and started the Spanish Inquisition






49. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the pope






50. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue







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