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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Soviet counterpart to NATO






2. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






4. Tutor of Louis XIV who taught about the DIVINE RIGHT of the monarchy - which helped secure Louis' ideal of absolute monarchy. Conservative. Wrote 'Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Scripture.'






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Important Russian radical who was a member of secret - exiled - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES in Russia - which was ruled by a tsar.






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






11. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






18. French general who became EMPEROR of the French (1769-1821) Subtly became sole ruler of a country trying to become democratic. Claimed the title of FIRST CONSUL. Napoleon waged economic and literal war on England constantly. KING OF ITALY too.






19. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






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






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






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






24. Promoted a GOSPEL of WEALTH - creating a heaven on earth by helping the poor to help themselves.






25. 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.






26. Germany - Italy - and Japan






27. Weakness of instability of OTTOMAN rule in the Mediterranean region.






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






29. 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.






30. Robert Jenkins - an English Captain - had his ear cut off by Spanish authorities when trying to smuggle goods into Spain. He preserved his ear in a jar of brandy and seven years later in 1738 - he appeared before the British Parliament and showed the

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






32. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






33. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a 'social contract' in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to LIFE - LIBERTY AND PROPER






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






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






36. Emperor of the Austrian Empire who controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






37. LIBERAL who wrote the popular work 'ON LIBERTY'






38. Developed the SCIENTIFIC METHOD through the INDUCTIVE method (specific to general) - wrote Novum Organum.






39. Greater freedom for Ireland.






40. First loss of a European power to an ASIAN COUNTRY.






41. Germany supported this country in keeping control of it's Slavic nationalistics - which put GERMANY at odds with RUSSIA - because they wanted Slavs free.






42. Treaty of non-aggression between Russian and Germany during WW2 to keep it a one front war for Germany. Also called the NAZI-SOVIET PACT.






43. Thousands of Russians marched on the Winter Palace. Nicholas II gave up power. A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT was set up - and immediately social reforms took place.






44. 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






45. Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land. Known in America as the French and Indian War.

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46. French mathematician who invented CALCULUS - devised a theory of chance and probability. Wrote the 'Pensees.' Argued that religion and science are both true. PASCAL's WAGER said that It is worth the risk believing in God.






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






48. Passed in 1832 - this controversial law gave the VOTE to middle class men in industrial cities - and gave them the right to be represented in PARLIAMENT. It abolished 'rotten boroughs -' sparsely populated areas that had representation.






49. The process by which religious beliefs - practices - and institutions lose their significance in sectors of society and culture.






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