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AP European History

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1. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






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

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3. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






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






5. The French alliance between the smaller countries of Poland - Hungary - and Czechoslovakia.






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






7. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






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






9. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






10. A French painter who used a impressionism called 'super-realism -' capture overall impression of the thing they were painting






11. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






12. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






13. An artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body






14. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






15. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






16. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






17. This was the civil code put out by Napoleon that granted equality of all male citizens before the law and granted absolute security of wealth and private property. Napoleon also secured this by creating the Bank of France which loyally served the int






18. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






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






20. Pioneered by the Curies - Plank and Einstein - a new view of physics that shattered the perfect world of Newtonian physics and made the world seem much more random and not as much certainty.






21. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






22. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






23. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






24. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






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






26. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






27. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






28. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain

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






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






31. This was a policy of discriminatory laws designed to keep Asians out of countries






32. He thought that the Government should be powerful and that there should be strong nationalism - but mainly guided by the people's interests

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33. A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace - and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.






34. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






35. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






36. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






37. 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






38. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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39. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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40. This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe

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






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. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






44. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






45. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






46. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






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






48. This man was a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is credited with securing India - and the wealth that followed - for the British crown.






49. This was the first French president as a result of the election after the Revolution of 1848






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