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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






2. Some people thought that we should accept and learn from the people who were taking over our land - these being the modernists; and other thought that we should completely try to get rid of them - these people being the traditionalists






3. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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4. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






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






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






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






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






9. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






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






11. 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'






12. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






13. This man wrote several plays and poems and is regarded as one of the best writers of all time






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






15. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






16. First comedy writer that wrote 100 verses that described the realms of the next world






17. A Weimar (German) architectural school created by Walter Gropius which combined the fine arts and functionalism






18. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






19. This man was the first governor of British Bengal






20. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






21. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






22. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






23. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






24. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






25. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






26. The so called 'father of the Turks -' he founded what is now known as Turkey and defended against British attack






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






28. These decrees required the thirty-eight German member states to root out subversive ideas in the universities and newspapers an established a permanent committee with spies and informers to investigate and punish any liberal or radical organizations






29. 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






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






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






32. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






33. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






34. 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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35. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






36. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






37. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






38. Social Impact was impact on social class structures and breakdown of aristocracy and other inter class structures. After the war more people did not have servants. The Psycho impact was that people viewed humanity as both savage and pointless - becau






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






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






41. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






42. This was the man who was hired by Archbishop Albert of Mainz to sell indulgences - which he did extremely successfully






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






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






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






46. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






47. This man was a Hungarian nationalist leader who demanded independence and a constitution






48. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






49. This socialist man believed that property is theft






50. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life