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AP European History

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1. The conservative party in Britain was put down when the king threatened to make more liberal seats to pass bills that the conservatives were vetoing






2. This was the king of France before and after Napoleon's exile






3. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






4. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






5. 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






6. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic






7. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






8. 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.






9. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






10. This man was an active player in the French Revolution of 1848 who helped in the overthrow of Charles X






11. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






12. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






13. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






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






15. The ruler of Venice






16. This man stated that because of population growth - the wages would always sink to subsistence level






17. One of the leaders of The Mountain






18. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






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






20. This man believed that each age is characterized by a dominant set of ideas - which produces opposing ideas and a new synthesis






21. A war between China and Japan for influence - power - and territory






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






24. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






25. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots






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






27. Young English economist who denounced Treaty of Versailles and said that people needed to revise treaty and help German econ. He Wrote Economic Consequences of the Peace. Said Britain needed Germany - and if the German market went under - Britain eco






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

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29. British military commander who believed in expansion and founded the De Beers Mining Company






30. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






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






32. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






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






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






35. 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






36. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






37. 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






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






39. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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






41. 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.






42. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






43. A political party in Egypt that was formed under Ahmed Arabi






44. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






45. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






46. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






47. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






48. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






49. This was planned by Georges Haussmann - who was assigned by Napoleon III - to provide employment - improved living conditions - and to show the glory of the French empire






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