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AP European History

Subjects : history, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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2. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






3. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






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






5. This was the working class in that was constantly battling against the bourgeois factory owners






6. German Political mastermind who spearheaded Prussian expansion






7. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






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






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






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






11. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






12. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance






13. One of the leaders of The Mountain






14. This was the man who was hired by Archbishop Albert of Mainz to sell indulgences - which he did extremely successfully






15. Bolshevik revolutionary and political and intellectual thinker for Stalin. Supported the NEP






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






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






18. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






19. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






20. Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution - helped by Hitler and Mussolini






21. 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






22. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






23. Social Impact was impact on social class structures and breakdown of aristocracy and other inter class structures. After the war more people did not have servants. The Psycho impact was that people viewed humanity as both savage and pointless - becau






24. 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






25. 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






26. This man was a Romantic painter






27. A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace - and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.






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






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






30. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






31. This was a man who helped Ignatius of Loyola to start the Jesuits. He also was famous for his number of missionaries he went on to promote Christianity






32. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






33. Freud said that there was conscious - which you could control - and the subconscious. He said that the Id was living in the subconscious was just had primordial desires that wanted stuff like food and sex. Then there was the Superego that did not wan






34. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






35. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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36. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






37. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






38. The war lost 15 million lives and cost 196 billion in today's money






39. This was the famine that occurred in Ireland that killed of thousands of people because the main potato crop could not grow because of bad soil that year






40. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






41. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






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






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






44. Last Tsar of Russia - he involved the Russians in WWI






45. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






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






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






48. 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






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






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