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AP European History

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1. British military commander who believed in expansion and founded the De Beers Mining Company






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






3. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






4. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






5. The small government in Paris who wanted to resist the conservative leaders of France and tried to form their own government






6. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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






8. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






9. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






10. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. This war was the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Grand Empire after the Spanish rebelled against France for its independence






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






20. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






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






22. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






23. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






24. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






25. 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






26. This was the group that gave work to the unemployed






27. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






28. A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace - and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.






29. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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






31. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






32. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






33. This was the work that suggested that socialists should combine with other progressive forces to win gradual evolutionary gains for workers through legislation - unions - and further economic development






34. 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






35. This was the royal dynasty of Austria that ruled over a vast part of Central Europe while battling with the Turks over Hungary






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






37. This was the name of the military dictatorship that England took on during the reign of Oliver Cromwell






38. (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






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






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






41. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






42. Felt that Aryan white people were most superior - Scandinavian were 2nd best - French were 3rd - and the slavs - jews - and pretty much the rest were the worst






43. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






44. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler






45. 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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46. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






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






48. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






49. German Political mastermind who spearheaded Prussian expansion






50. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace

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