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AP European History

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1. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France






2. 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






3. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the pope






4. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






5. A Serbian nationalist in the Black hand who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand






6. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






7. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






8. This man developed the first cohesive theory of evolution after his studies of biology






9. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






10. This was the name given to the person appointed by the States General to carry out ceremonial functions in a province in the Netherlands






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain

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16. An important invasion that lead to the removal of Mussolini from government - only to have him put back later






17. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis






18. Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain.






19. This man was a poet - playwright and novelist and wrote one of the best known novels ever (Don Quixote)






20. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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21. This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war






22. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






23. 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






24. Russia's lower house of politics






25. A French socialist who thought there socialism would come from a general strike of all workers that would cripple the capitalist system. Thought that socialism was an improbable religion rather than accepted truth. Thought that the new socialist gove






26. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






27. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






28. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






29. A group of socialist national parties that met and discussed Marx - and planned action






30. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






31. This man said that population would always grow faster than the food supply and the only hope of warding o war - famine - and disease was that young men and women had to limit the growth of population by marrying late






32. 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






33. 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'






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






35. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






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






37. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






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






39. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






40. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






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






42. A period of reform for china in the attempt to meet the foreign challenge

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43. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






44. 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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45. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






46. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






47. Laws that classified a jew as someone having one or more jewish grandparent






48. This was the union of skilled workers in the working classes that had a set behavioral code. They were usually run by construction bosses and factory foremen






49. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






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