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AP European History

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






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






3. This was a policy of discriminatory laws designed to keep Asians out of countries






4. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






5. 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






6. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






7. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






8. These were conclusions reached by the philosophes against which debate was impossible






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






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






11. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






12. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






13. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






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

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






16. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






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






18. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






19. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






20. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






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






26. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






27. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






28. 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






29. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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30. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






31. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






32. These were the liberals of France who did not want to execute Louis XVI - but The Mountain did anyway






33. This was a short ottoman parliament designed to model the western model of an empire






34. An effective and almost dictator-like leader of France - who would not take defeat as an answer






35. The clergy made up a very small percentage but owned 10% of the land; the nobles made up another small percentage but also owned most of the land; and the rest of the people made up 97% of France and owned very little land






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






37. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






38. 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






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






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

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41. 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






42. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






43. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






44. This was the man who dominated the reform movement in Scotland. He established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland so that ministers ran the church - not bishops






45. This was the king of France before and after Napoleon's exile






46. A desire for success abroad lead to this. It was a short war against Denmark to gain these providences






47. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






48. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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49. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






50. This was a way of thinking that God exists - but does not intervene in daily life - for he already has a plan for the universe that cannot be altered