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AP European History

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

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2. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






3. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






4. 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






5. A new principle of building design that focused on buildings being functional which means serving the purpose it was made for best






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






7. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






8. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






9. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






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






11. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






12. 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






13. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






14. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






15. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






16. The western front became stalemated because it was full of trench warfare and needless death






17. This was the revolt by the Netherland against the Spanish in order to create their independent state






18. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






19. Some people thought that we should accept and learn from the people who were taking over our land - these being the modernists; and other thought that we should completely try to get rid of them - these people being the traditionalists






20. The serbs assassinated the archduke to make a statement - and the Austrians got really pissed - because he was the next in line for the throne and the guy on the throne then was old






21. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






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






23. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






24. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






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






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






27. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






28. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






29. Young English economist who denounced Treaty of Versailles and said that people needed to revise treaty and help German econ. He Wrote Economic Consequences of the Peace. Said Britain needed Germany - and if the German market went under - Britain eco






30. The French alliance between the smaller countries of Poland - Hungary - and Czechoslovakia.






31. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






32. This was the conference that Charles V called to bring Martin Luther to speak






33. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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34. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






35. The immediate cause was the American using margin buying to buy shares of stock that they could not pay back - and forced a mass selloff of shares - which collapsed the stock market and the economy. The efforts to deal was the New Deal in America - a






36. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






37. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






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






39. This was the treaty that ended the War of Austrian Succession by giving the Prussians land - taking land away from Maria Theresa - but still allowing her to rule






40. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






41. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






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






43. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






44. The justification of imperialism - this was created in Kipling's work

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45. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






46. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






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






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






49. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






50. First war in Europe - then war in Asia