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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Extermination of the Jews.






2. Developed CALCULUS dependently and at the same time as Pascal.






3. Wrote THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. First ever history book to refer to history in strictly SECULAR terms. No God involved.






4. The CONSERVATIVE side of the National Assembly. They favored having a king and wanted an absolute monarchy like England. They were the first people to control the National Assembly.






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






6. The French King who built the palace at Versailles - The longest standing King of France 'SUN KING' - - One of the most powerful monarchs of Europe - ruling 72 years. He was famous for his quote -'I AM THE STATE.' Executed by furious revolutionaries.






7. Influential to Darwin's theory - he thought that everything - including humans - produce MORE OFFSPRING than can survive due to food shortages.






8. A war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871Declared by OTTO VON BISMARK. Humiliating for the French.






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






10. A military draft






11. Austrian archduke who was assasinated by SERBIAN NATIONALISTS as the trigger of the FIRST WORLD WAR in 1914.






12. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






13. THE ATHENS OF THE NORTH. The Scottish had their own Enlightenment.






14. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952). Implemented by the ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION






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






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






17. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






18. Discovered radium.






19. Louis XVI called nobles and clergy to ask for money and the wealthy refused. The nobles refused to pay taxes. This group was made up of people selected by the king and was made up primarily of nobles.






20. Petition in 19th century Britain where members of the working class demanded reforms in Parliament and in elections - including suffrage for all MEN.






21. Head of the SS - in charge of extermination.






22. Agreement between Napoleon and Czar Alexander I in which Russia became an ally of France and Napoleon took over the lands of Prussia west of the Elbe as well as the Polish provinces.






23. Germany - Italy - and Japan






24. 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






25. Republican form of government. United Provinces of the Netherlands; tolerant of all religions. 1st half of 17th century was golden age-govt. consisted of organized confederation of 7 provinces each w/ rep. govt. It established the Bank of Amsterdam a






26. The most important commodity of the SECOND Industrial Revolution. Used for building ships - trains - bridges - and weapons of war.






27. Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I. Forces of Parliament called 'ROUNDHEADS'. Forces of the King called 'CAVALIERS'. Roundheads won - Puritans (Cromwell's religion) purged Presbyterians from Parliament






28. Soviet counterpart to NATO






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






30. Peace treaty between Russia and Central Powers. Marked Russia's exit from war. Its harsh terms intensified the Allies' determination for victory.






31. Conflict between the Russian and Ottoman Empires over Christian shrines and territory fought primarily in the Crimean Peninsula. To prevent Russian expansion - Britain and France sent troops to support the Ottomans.






32. Father of modern CONSERVATISM. noted for his emphasis on tradition. Wrote 'Reflections on the Revolution in France.'






33. Disastrous battle during which the British suffered 60 -000 casualties and had nothing to show for it.






34. Prime minister of Sardinia (northern Italy) who vowed to drive out the Austrians and worked towards a united Italy.






35. Edited and published the first edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA. It was a ENLIGHTENED PERSON's BIBLE. He also attacked religion and conservatives.






36. Passed in 1833 by the SADLER COMMITTEE - this helped prevent exploitation of children factory workers.






37. Passed in 1848 - this encouraged local towns to pass SANITATION laws.






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






39. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






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






41. Led by Danton - a temporary government set up by SANS-CULOTTES that began executing anti-revolutionaries.






42. Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and Ottoman Empire ALLIED during WWI






43. Illiterate Cossack who started a mass REVOLT of serfs and peasants. Eventually captured - tortured - then executed






44. 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.






45. Important ZIONIST.






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






47. Ship sunk by GERMAN UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE on all ships headed for Britain. This caused Americans to enter the war.






48. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT who wrote to Voltaire and Diderot and questioned capital punishment and serfdom.






49. 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






50. Meeting among world powers concerning how the world would run after Napoleon. They wanted no country to control another - creating buffer states - Belgium - from France's conquered territory. PEACEKEEPERS.