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AP European History

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1. This was the man who started the Jesuit movement to help people to find God around the world






2. This was the man who served under Cardinal Richelieu and laid the foundations for Louis XIV's expansionist policies






3. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






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






6. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






7. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






8. This was a movement within Lutheranism that revived Protestantism that called for an emotional relationship - allowed for the priesthood of all believers - and the Christian rebirth in everyday affairs






9. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






10. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






11. A railroad that went across Siberia






12. This was the man who dominated the reform movement in Scotland. He established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland so that ministers ran the church - not bishops






13. This was a Romantic writer who wrote prose and poetry






14. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






15. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






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

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17. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






18. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






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






20. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






21. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






22. This socialist man believed that property is theft






23. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






24. 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






25. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






26. This said that ordinary Germans not only knew about - but also supported - the Holocaust because of a unique and virulent 'eliminationist' anti-Semitism in the German identity - which had developed in the preceding centuries






27. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






28. 1) The economic and financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates General. 2) The political incompetence of Louis XV and XVI. 3) The unfair taxation between the three estates






29. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






30. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






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






32. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






33. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






34. Egyptian army general who stepped into power after the French left. He reformed the army - the land - and the communication of Egypt






35. 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






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






37. Member of the Liberal party in Great Britain who helped raise taxes on the rich - and reform in general






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






39. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






40. 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






41. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






42. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






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






45. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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46. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






47. 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






48. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






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






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