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AP European History

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1. This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America






2. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






3. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power






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






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






6. 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






7. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






8. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






9. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






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






11. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






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






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






14. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






15. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






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






17. Composer of opera Wozzeck - atonal music with half spoken - half sung dialogue - violence and expression






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






19. The most important battle in the European part of the war - allies stormed beaches and made it through to the mainland - landing in France and moving towards Germany






20. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






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






22. 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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23. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






24. 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






25. 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






26. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






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






28. This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France






29. This was the man who created the theory of sovereignty in which a state becomes sovereign by claiming a monopoly over the instruments of justice






30. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






31. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






32. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






33. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






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






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






36. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






37. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






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






39. This king of Prussia was the king who gave into Prussia's constitution






40. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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41. Supporter of Lenin who helped in the takeover of Petrograd and the Bolshevik revolution






42. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






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






44. The big 4 were US - Britain - France and Italy

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45. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






46. These were the liberals of France who did not want to execute Louis XVI - but The Mountain did anyway






47. This event showed that Germany was war hungry and turned the British onto the side of the French






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






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






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