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AP European History

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1. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






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






3. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






4. War was seen as a good thing because it would cover up all of the problems that every country involved had going on at home






5. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






6. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






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

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






9. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






10. This bill gave representation to most people in England






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






12. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






13. 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






14. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






15. An occurrence in Russia that lead to the increase of its stature in world power standings and revitalized the economy and industry






16. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






17. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






18. The British had a war with the Chinese to make sure they could sell their opium to china






19. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






20. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






21. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






22. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






23. Last Tsarist of Russia - had a son who was a hemophiliac - and was put under the influence of Rasputin - where he exploited her. Ended up causing the collapse of the Tsars






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






25. These were the two parties in the Parliament. The Whigs were mostly liberal and wanted change while the Tories wanted to keep the government as it was






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

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27. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






28. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






29. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






30. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






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






32. A plan in British parliament that increased spending on social services

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






34. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems






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






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






37. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






38. 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






39. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






40. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






41. 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






42. 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






43. An extreme abstract expressionist - leader of 'the beasts -' focused on arrangement of color - line and form






44. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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45. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






46. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






47. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






48. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






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






50. This was a German dynasty that often had conflicts with the Habsburgs that often involved other countries and papal troops