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AP European History

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

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2. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






3. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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4. The artist shows the ideal for female beauty in the Renaissance in this work slender - pale skin - a high forehead - red-blond hair - and sloping shoulders






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






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

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






8. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






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






10. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






11. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






12. German who concocted the plan of 'France for breakfast - Russia for dinner'






13. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






14. This war was the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Grand Empire after the Spanish rebelled against France for its independence






15. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






16. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






17. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






18. 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






19. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






20. Russia's lower house of politics






21. The members of the Grand alliance were America - Britain - and the Soviet Union; their goals were to Smash the aggressors - Europe first - then Asia






22. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






23. An important invasion that lead to the removal of Mussolini from government - only to have him put back later






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






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






26. The most of these were economical and not political - and even then were mostly only halfway efforts






27. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






28. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






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






30. 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






31. Was Nazi Germany's plan and execution of its systematic genocide against European Jewry during World War II - resulting in the final - most deadly phase of the Holocaust






32. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






33. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






34. A French socialist who thought there socialism would come from a general strike of all workers that would cripple the capitalist system. Thought that socialism was an improbable religion rather than accepted truth. Thought that the new socialist gove






35. One of the first and best Renaissance sculptors. He was also one of the first artists to sell his works






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






37. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






38. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria

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






40. This was the ruler of the Habsburgs that controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom






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






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






43. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






44. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






45. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






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






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






48. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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49. 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






50. This Scottish Romantic poet used history to write his poems