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AP European History

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1. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






2. A last ditch attempt to beat the allies after the Germans defeated the Russians






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






4. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






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






6. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






7. An artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body






8. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






9. These were the French philosophers






10. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






11. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






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






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






14. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






15. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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16. This was the civil code put out by Napoleon that granted equality of all male citizens before the law and granted absolute security of wealth and private property. Napoleon also secured this by creating the Bank of France which loyally served the int






17. 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






18. 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






19. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






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






21. An agreement/conference that gave Germany the Sudetenland






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






23. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler






24. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






25. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






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






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






28. 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






29. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






30. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






31. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






32. This was the man who first detailed the accounted for the circulation of blood flow






33. 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






34. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






35. British military commander who believed in expansion and founded the De Beers Mining Company






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






37. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






38. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






39. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






40. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






41. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






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






43. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






44. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






45. 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






46. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






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






48. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






49. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






50. Aristocracy > Middle Class (Upper > Middle > Lower) > Working Classes (Labor Aristocracy > Semiskilled > Unskilled)