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AP European History

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1. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






2. 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






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






4. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






5. This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power






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






7. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






8. This was the other common crime in which the members of the church would give positions to relatives






9. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






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






11. These were the major families in Europe that had the most power and control of the wealth in a state






12. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






13. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






14. This war showed that Russia was still not strong - and it caused revolution back at home.






15. An obscure German high school teacher who wrote Decline of the West - said the west was about to be conquered by Asians.






16. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






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






18. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






19. An agreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland






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






21. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






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






23. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






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






25. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






26. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






27. When Germany moved through Belgium - it caused Britain to go on the side of the war with France.

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28. They had a strong top government and they had a Reichstag - or the lower house of parliament






29. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






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






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






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






33. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






34. The artist shows the ideal for female beauty in the Renaissance in this work slender - pale skin - a high forehead - red-blond hair - and sloping shoulders






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






36. 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






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






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






39. A policy in which US made formal annexation of China






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






41. The Scandinavian system of in the middle of socialism and capitalism - an ideology that you can have some of your own things and keep some of your money - and have higher tax rates.






42. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






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






44. Tzu Hsi Chinese leader who used conservative forces to maintain her power






45. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






46. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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47. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






48. A tough finance minister who thought that Russia's industrial backwardness was threatening Russia's power and greatness






49. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






50. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa