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AP European History

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1. This was a short ottoman parliament designed to model the western model of an empire






2. 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






3. This was the meeting between the Quadruple Alliance in order to formulate a peace agreement and to balance the victories of the Napoleonic wars






4. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






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






6. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis






7. 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






8. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






9. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






10. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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11. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






12. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






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






14. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






15. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






16. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






17. 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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18. Composer - wrote Rite of Spring - expressionist ballet - shocked crowds because of music and scenes






19. (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






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






21. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






22. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






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






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






25. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






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






27. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






28. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






29. A group of socialist national parties that met and discussed Marx - and planned action






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






31. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






32. Their demand was universal male suffrage






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






34. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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35. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






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






37. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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38. The French idea of revenge for what Germany did in the Franco-Prussian war






39. 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






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






41. During his short reign of England - Protestant ideas exerted a significant influence on the religious life of the country






42. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






43. 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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44. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






45. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






46. The western front became stalemated because it was full of trench warfare and needless death






47. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






48. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






49. Young English economist who denounced Treaty of Versailles and said that people needed to revise treaty and help German econ. He Wrote Economic Consequences of the Peace. Said Britain needed Germany - and if the German market went under - Britain eco






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