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AP European History

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1. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






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






3. A tough finance minister who thought that Russia's industrial backwardness was threatening Russia's power and greatness






4. Was a French philosopher and historian who wrote Era of Tyrannies - which talked about the different kinds of government and how they all stemmed out of nature of modern war.






5. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






6. A treaty with Britain and China that gave Hong Kong to Britain and opened 4 cities for trade






7. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






8. This was the meeting between the Quadruple Alliance in order to formulate a peace agreement and to balance the victories of the Napoleonic wars






9. This involved the beginning of using reason to solve problems in the community by using inductive and deductive reasoning






10. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






11. A Polish physicist who - with French husband Pierre - discovered radium emits subatomic particles






12. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






13. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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14. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






15. The opposition to the Bolsheviks and the Red army after the October rebellion and the Russian Revolution

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16. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






17. 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






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






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






20. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






21. Was a Hungarian Communist politician who ruled Hungary as leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919






22. This bill gave representation to most people in England






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






24. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






25. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well






26. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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27. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






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






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






30. A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place






31. 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






32. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






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






34. An occurrence in Russia that lead to the increase of its stature in world power standings and revitalized the economy and industry






35. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






36. 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






37. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






38. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






39. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






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






41. 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






42. 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






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






44. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






45. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






46. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






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






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






49. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






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

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