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AP European History

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1. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






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






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






4. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






5. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






6. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






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






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






9. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






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






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






12. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






13. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






14. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






15. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






16. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






17. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






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






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

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20. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






21. This was the man who supported and hid Luther after the Diet of Worms






22. 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.






23. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






24. Was a Hungarian Communist politician who ruled Hungary as leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919






25. 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'






26. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






27. A Dutch expressionist who painted a 'moving visions in his mind's eye'






28. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






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

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30. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






31. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






32. 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






33. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






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






35. The justification of imperialism - this was created in Kipling's work

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36. Some people thought that we should accept and learn from the people who were taking over our land - these being the modernists; and other thought that we should completely try to get rid of them - these people being the traditionalists






37. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






38. 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






39. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






40. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






41. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






42. The opposition to the Bolsheviks and the Red army after the October rebellion and the Russian Revolution

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43. This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America






44. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day






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






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






47. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






48. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






49. This event happened to set laws for colonization and claiming land in Africa






50. These were the laws passed by the Parliament that prohibited the English people from forming a union