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AP European History

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1. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






2. 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






3. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






4. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






5. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






6. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






7. This was planned by Georges Haussmann - who was assigned by Napoleon III - to provide employment - improved living conditions - and to show the glory of the French empire






8. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






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






10. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






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






12. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






13. Russia's lower house of politics






14. This was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror






15. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






16. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






17. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue






18. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






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






20. 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






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






22. The old Tsarist secret police






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






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






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






26. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






27. These revolutions occurred in 1)France - because of the depression and rising unemployment rates caused starvation in France in which they then overthrew the bourgeois monarchy 2)Austria - because the Hungarians rebelled against the Austrian Empire a






28. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic






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






30. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






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

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32. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






33. This was the reaction to the despotism after the Second Revolution which led to the establishment of the five-man executive that supported the French military which was not popular with the French people






34. The conservative party in Britain was put down when the king threatened to make more liberal seats to pass bills that the conservatives were vetoing






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






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






37. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






38. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






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






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






41. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






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






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






44. An obscure German high school teacher who wrote Decline of the West - said the west was about to be conquered by Asians.






45. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






46. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






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






48. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the Holy Roman Empire






49. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






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