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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






2. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






3. An agreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland






4. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






5. These were the angry old cottage industry workers who lost their jobs and costumers to machines and as a result - they began to secretly destroy the machines






6. This man promoted the idea of sterilizing medical equipment before operating






7. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






8. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






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






10. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






11. This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America






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






13. 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






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






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






16. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






17. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






18. 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






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






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






21. This was the most famous and one of the first concrete reformer who began to reject some of the more obscure and selfish laws of the Catholic Church






22. 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






23. 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






24. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






25. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






26. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






27. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






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






29. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






30. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






31. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






32. 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






33. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






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






35. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






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






37. 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






38. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






39. 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






40. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






41. The serbs assassinated the archduke to make a statement - and the Austrians got really pissed - because he was the next in line for the throne and the guy on the throne then was old






42. Combined German and Italian forces were beaten near Alexandria - which lead to the Allied taking of Morocco and Algeria






43. This event showed that Germany was war hungry and turned the British onto the side of the French






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






45. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






46. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






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






48. 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






49. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






50. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler