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AP European History

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1. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






2. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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3. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






4. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






5. This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe

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6. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






7. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






8. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






9. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






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






11. 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






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






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






14. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






15. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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






17. When Germany moved through Belgium - it caused Britain to go on the side of the war with France.

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18. The trench was dirty - wet - smelly - and full of death - and you waited to die at any moment






19. This involved the beginning of using reason to solve problems in the community by using inductive and deductive reasoning






20. An important canal to the British in Egypt






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






22. 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.






23. Composer of opera Wozzeck - atonal music with half spoken - half sung dialogue - violence and expression






24. 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






25. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






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






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






28. This was the treaty that ended the War of Austrian Succession by giving the Prussians land - taking land away from Maria Theresa - but still allowing her to rule






29. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






30. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






31. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






32. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






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






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






35. This man was a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is credited with securing India - and the wealth that followed - for the British crown.






36. A policy in which US made formal annexation of China






37. The socialist opposed nationalism and thought that the German worker had more in common with the French worker than the German boss






38. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






39. This man was a Romantic painter






40. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






41. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






42. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






43. 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






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






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






46. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






47. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






48. 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






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






50. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






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