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AP European History

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1. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






2. This was the man who served under Cardinal Richelieu and laid the foundations for Louis XIV's expansionist policies






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






4. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






5. 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






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






7. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






8. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






9. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






10. The idea that human beings simply exist - have no higher purpose - and must exist and choose their actions for themselves. Existentialism mainly influenced by Nietzsche. Existentialism sustain popularity in Germany with Martin Heidegger and Karl Jasp






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






12. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






13. This explorer first saw the mainland of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal while sailing to set up trading posts in India






14. 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






15. The old Tsarist secret police






16. French revisionist socialist who repudiated revisionist doctrines to achieve a unified socialist state






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






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






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






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






21. Objectives were to increase industrial output by 250% and agriculture output by 150% and have 1/5 of Russian peasants on collective farms. The methods were forced farming and scare tactics like gulags. The success was that of industry - which produce






22. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






23. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






24. This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America






25. The Austrians tried to stop the nationalism of different people in their country from tearing them apart - but it did not work

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26. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






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






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






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






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






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






32. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






33. 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






34. One of the leaders of The Mountain






35. The idea that Britain could pacify Germany and make sure there was no war at any cost.






36. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






37. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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38. A German physicist that speculated that there was no real certainty in where an electron was - and only tendencies. This broke down Newton's dependable laws to only probabilities.






39. German Foreign Minister who assumed leadership of government and got the French to move out of the Ruhr






40. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






41. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






42. The area near Czechoslovakia that was mainly German ethnicity that Germany took.






43. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






44. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






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






46. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






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






48. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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49. This was the work that started the tabula rasa theory where the human mind is blank until it is filled with experiences that allow a person to think differently






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