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AP European History

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






2. The rule of a nation or state by a few people






3. Laws that classified a jew as someone having one or more jewish grandparent






4. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






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






6. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






7. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






8. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






9. This was the list of books that were prohibited by the papacy in order to stop more religious thinkers






10. This German - along with his partner Hindenburg - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






11. This man was a Romantic painter






12. An agrarian socialist who became prime minister. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important.






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






14. This was the man who created the spinning jenny which began the actual Industrial Revolution and the beginning of machines doing a man's work






15. This man promoted the idea of sterilizing medical equipment before operating






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Composer - wrote Rite of Spring - expressionist ballet - shocked crowds because of music and scenes






23. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






24. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






25. Was an international Communist organization founded in Moscow in March 1919. The International intended to fight 'by all available means - including armed force - for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an internati






26. 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






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






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






29. These were the laws passed by the Parliament that prohibited the English people from forming a union






30. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






31. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






36. This was the most famous and one of the first concrete reformer who began to reject some of the more obscure and selfish laws of the Catholic Church






37. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






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






39. Their demand was universal male suffrage






40. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






41. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






42. This man was a poet - playwright and novelist and wrote one of the best known novels ever (Don Quixote)






43. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






45. 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






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






47. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






48. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






49. This was the French supporter of Metternich's balance of power idea






50. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking