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AP European History

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1. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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2. This man was a Romantic painter






3. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






4. 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






5. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






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






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






8. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






9. The plan that Germany would attack France quickly and then move towards Russia






10. This was the list of books that were prohibited by the papacy in order to stop more religious thinkers






11. 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






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






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






14. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






15. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well






16. A tough finance minister who thought that Russia's industrial backwardness was threatening Russia's power and greatness






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






18. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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19. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






21. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






22. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






23. An effective and almost dictator-like leader of France - who would not take defeat as an answer






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






25. The justification of imperialism - this was created in Kipling's work

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26. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.

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27. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






28. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






29. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






30. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






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






32. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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33. 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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34. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






35. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






36. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






37. This was the meeting called by Pope Paul III that secured reconciliation with the Protestants






38. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






39. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






40. A British politician who extended the vote to the rich middle class in order to broaden the political base of the conservative party






41. An important battle in the Asian part of the war - the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers






42. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






43. French stockbroker turned painter - pioneered expressionist techniques and fled to South Pacific






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






45. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






46. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






47. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






48. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






49. Pioneered by the Curies - Plank and Einstein - a new view of physics that shattered the perfect world of Newtonian physics and made the world seem much more random and not as much certainty.






50. This was the other common crime in which the members of the church would give positions to relatives