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AP European History

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1. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






2. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






3. These were the two parties in the Parliament. The Whigs were mostly liberal and wanted change while the Tories wanted to keep the government as it was






4. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






5. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






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






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






8. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






9. The British had a war with the Chinese to make sure they could sell their opium to china






10. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






11. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






12. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






13. 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






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






15. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






16. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






17. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






18. The socialist opposed nationalism and thought that the German worker had more in common with the French worker than the German boss






19. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






20. 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






21. A revisionist social who advocated the gradual gain of socialism and looked towards Darwin's doctrines as a measure for a change in socialism's tactics






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






23. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






24. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






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






26. This Scottish Romantic poet used history to write his poems






27. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






28. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






29. This was the man who started the Jesuit movement to help people to find God around the world






30. This was the first French president as a result of the election after the Revolution of 1848






31. An agrarian socialist who became prime minister. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important.






32. A treaty with Britain and China that gave Hong Kong to Britain and opened 4 cities for trade






33. 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






34. These were people who migrated to new lands - but then came back to either farm - or to stay






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






36. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






37. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






38. This bill gave representation to most people in England






39. A French painter who used a impressionism called 'super-realism -' capture overall impression of the thing they were painting






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

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41. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






42. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






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






44. This was one of the reforms in England in which the leaders wanted all Catholic elements in the Church of England eliminated






45. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler






46. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






47. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






48. This British foreign minister was a supporter of Metternich






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






50. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.