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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Extermination of the Jews.






2. Warship that was sent to the MOROCCAN coast by the GERMANS - to publicly declare they favored Moroccans being free from their colonizers - France. It was a threat to Britain and France.






3. Discovered in 1895 and led to questions about the nature of matter.






4. Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition. INDUSTRIALIZED RUSSIA using FIVE YEAR PLANS which developed economics and emphasizes steel - iron - electricity - and heavy






5. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






6. An association of British socialists who advocate gradual evolutionary reforms within the law leading to democratic SOCIALISM.






7. The King of Prussia who chose Otto Van Bismark to be his Prime Minister. He was eventually crowned Kaiser of Prussia and Germany.






8. A highly influential French philosopher who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good - and be a democracy. Wrote 'SOCIAL CONTRACT -' and advocated the general w






9. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






10. Britain political party devoted to the interests of the LABOR UNION movement.






11. Radical SUFFRAGETTE who led the WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION - which led large - noisy - and sometimes violent demonstrations.






12. AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. Ruled by Francis Joseph of the Hapsburg empire from 1848 to 1916.






13. The Quadruple Alliance - Russia - Prussia - Austria - and Britain...plus France - to prevent France's resentment towards the victors.






14. German Lutheran astronomer - discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are ELLIPTICAL rather that circular.






15. An alliance between Great Britain - France and Russia in the years before WWI.






16. ELECTED president of France following general election. Won 70% of the votes because of his name. Bonaparte later changed the government to an empire w/himself as emperor just like his uncle - the original Napoleon. Took the title of EMPEROR NAPOLEON






17. Mutiny of Russia's fleet took place here.






18. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






19. Organizations devoted to revolution. Created by radical COMMUNISTS and SOCIALISTS - including Marx.






20. Alliance between Germany - Italy - Austria-Hungary before WWI






21. Wrote the pamphlet 'What is the THIRD ESTATE' concerning the plight of France's lower class.






22. The English Parliament drove out an Catholic absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's WILLIAM III OF ORANGE and MARY - his wife - both Protestants. This Revolution was bloodless - and the new monarch's assented to a BILL OF






23. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






24. A Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy. He dissected human cadavers. (1514-1564)






25. Conservative king who was revolted against in SPAIN. He ignored Spain's constitution and disbanded the parliament.






26. Where Napoleon eventually met his defeat. He then was exiled to Elba.






27. Stalin's successor - wanted peaceful coexistence with the U.S. Eisenhower agreed to a summit conference with Khrushchev - France and Great Britain in Geneva - Switzerland in July - 1955 to discuss how peaceful coexistence could be achieved.






28. Overthrew the provisional government in Russia in 1917 - made null the democratic reforms - and established a dictatorship.






29. Piedmont - Italy defeated Austro-Hungarian empire and won their INDEPENDENCE.






30. In 1884 - this British prime minister passed the REFORM ACT - which gave the vote to 60 percent of British men.






31. Made by Mussolini with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. Declared catholicism Italy's official religion - made church lands tax exempt - and gave church ability to oversee rules regarding marriage. The church then RECOGNIZED MUSSOLINI's status as ruler of Italy.






32. Aka AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN War (1866) This war resulted from Bismarck wanting to isolate Austria from German affairs


33. The place at which the three allied leaders - Truman - Stalin - and Atlee - met to discuss the distribution of Germany and the ultimatum that they would issue to Japan demanding thier immediate surrender






34. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






35. In 1898 - a conflict between the United States and Spain - in which the U.S. supported the CUBANS' fight for INDEPENDENCE.






36. Government set up in Sourthern France by the Nazis.






37. Wrote 'THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS' - advocated separation of powers with the three BRANCHES of legislative - judicial - and executive - plus checks and balances.






38. ETHIOPIA beat off Italy's invasion of their country in this battle. Italy was the only European nation to have been defeated by Africans in war.






39. Mussolini's rise to power. Thousands of followers marched on Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III made Mussolini prime minister. Then Fascists made all other political parties illegal.






40. The British government took land from owners - FENCED it off - and used it to raise sheep. Benefitted the economy - but hurt small farmers.






41. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






42. Farmers who resisted COLLECTIVIZATION and were labeled enemies of Stalin. All were executed.






43. Idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the GREATEST NUMBER of people. Associated with JEREMY BENTHAM.






44. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






45. Followers of a belief which stressed self-reliance - self- culture - self-discipline - and that knowledge transcends instead of coming by reason. They promoted the belief of individualism and caused an array of humanitarian reforms.






46. Prussian king of the 18th century; attempted to introduce Enlightenment reforms into Germany; built on military and BUREAUCRATIC foundations of his predecessors; introduced freedom of religion; increased state control of economy. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






47. Puritan Leader of the Roundheads (parliamentarians) in the English Civil War. He was declared 'protector' of England - Ireland - and Scotland (like a king). After his death - the monarchy was restored.






48. March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary - addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return - Germany would give back






49. Hitler blamed this event on communists and gave himself an excuse to take COMPLETE POWER of Germany.






50. New 'SECULAR' name for a month in summer.