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AP European History

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1. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






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






3. 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.






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

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






6. Viennese founder of 12 tone music and turned back on conventional tones






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






8. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






9. This work of art shows the glory of the French Revolution






10. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






11. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






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






13. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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14. Aristocracy > Middle Class (Upper > Middle > Lower) > Working Classes (Labor Aristocracy > Semiskilled > Unskilled)






15. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






16. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






17. 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






18. 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






19. The strip of Poland that the Germans wanted to take - specifically Danzig






20. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






21. This man stated that because of population growth - the wages would always sink to subsistence level






22. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






23. This was the dictator who ruled over England after the English civil war. His death provided the military government collapse of England






24. Tzu Hsi Chinese leader who used conservative forces to maintain her power






25. The conservative party in Britain was put down when the king threatened to make more liberal seats to pass bills that the conservatives were vetoing






26. This was the queen who reverted back to Catholicism in England for five years and during this reign - she executed many Protestants






27. 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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28. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






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






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






31. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






32. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






33. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






34. A work that portrays an acquisitive - sensual - and worldly society through descriptions of merchants - friars - and husbands






35. A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city






36. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






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






38. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






39. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






40. This German - along with his partner Ludendorff - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






41. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






42. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria

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43. He took command of one of the main French armies engaged in the Battle of Verdun - leading it during its successful counter-strokes against the Germans - but was accused of wasting French lives during some of his attacks. He became Commander-in-Chief






44. This war showed that Russia was still not strong - and it caused revolution back at home.






45. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






46. This was the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession






47. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






48. German who concocted the plan of 'France for breakfast - Russia for dinner'






49. A Polish physicist who - with French husband Pierre - discovered radium emits subatomic particles






50. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire