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AP European History

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1. 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






2. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






3. These were the theories of the spread of disease. The miasma theory said that disease was spread by a bad odor. The new germ theory developed by Louis Pasteur said that diseases were spread by bacteria called germs






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






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






6. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






7. This was the new constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression of thoughts and opinions and guaranteed equality before the law






8. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






9. The most important battle in the European part of the war - allies stormed beaches and made it through to the mainland - landing in France and moving towards Germany






10. Combined German and Italian forces were beaten near Alexandria - which lead to the Allied taking of Morocco and Algeria






11. A catholic priest who called for a federation of existing states under the presidency of a progressive pope in Italy






12. Was an Austrian philosopher and a logical empiricist who argued in Essay on Logical Philosophy that great philosophical questions like god freedom and morality were 'quite literally senseless.'






13. A plan in British parliament that increased spending on social services

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14. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






15. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






16. (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






17. Was an international Communist organization founded in Moscow in March 1919. The International intended to fight 'by all available means - including armed force - for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an internati






18. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






19. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






20. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






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






22. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






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






24. This was a German dynasty that often had conflicts with the Habsburgs that often involved other countries and papal troops






25. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






26. 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






27. A member of British Parliament who mocked Rudyard Kipling's poem






28. This battle was a French/British victory - because they stopped the German offensive






29. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






30. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






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

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32. This was a policy of discriminatory laws designed to keep Asians out of countries






33. The well off peasants who were starved or shipped to the gulags






34. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






35. These were the French philosophers






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






37. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






38. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






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






40. 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






41. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






42. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






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






44. Egyptian army general who stepped into power after the French left. He reformed the army - the land - and the communication of Egypt






45. When Germany moved into the Rhineland and beefed up the military - Britain and France still wanted appeasement and did nothing






46. An artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body






47. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






48. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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






50. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England