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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Italian POLITICAL party created by Benito Mussolini during World War I. It emphasized aggressive nationalism and was Mussolini's instrument for the creation of a dictatorship in Italy. Didn't believe in democracy.






3. The end of the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN War. Alsace and Lorraine given to Germany.






4. Britain and America






5. Large Empire ruled by Habsburgs. Created after Thirty Year's War. Unstable due to ethnic - linguistic - cultural and political differences in it's people. Sided with Germany during WWI. It split up following the end of the war.






6. The machine German's encrypted their battle plan codes on - which British broke and could foresee German battle plans.






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






8. CONSERVATIVE KING succeeded his brother Louis XVIII. His desire to restore France to a Pre-1789 world led to the Revolution of 1830 and the ascent of Louis Philippe.






9. A city Hitler wanted because it was a center of rail transportation and provide access to oil fields.






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






11. Idea created by JOHANN GOTTFRIED HERGER about a 'PEOPLE'S SPIRIT' to identify the national character of Germany - but soon passed to other countries. NATIONALISM.






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






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






14. Limited the power of Charles I of England. a) could not declare martial law; b) could not collect taxes; c) could not imprison people without cause; d) soldiers could not be housed without consent. First Parliamentary limit on the power of a king.






15. Soviet Union and its allies had the right to intervene in any socialist country whenever they saw the need to PROTECT COMMUNISM.






16. 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.






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






18. Three nations - Austria - Russia - and Prussia - who were nervous about liberal revolts - established the PROTOCOL OF TROPPAU that states they can intervene in the affairs of other countries unable to remain CONSERVATIVE.






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






20. LIBERALS and Monarchists. All those opposed to the Russian Revolution.






21. Very RADICAL French revolutionary party responsible for Reign of Terror and execution of king






22. First to develop and write a book on the heliocentric theory - 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.' It was placed on the index of prohibited books






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






24. 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.






25. Euphemism used to justify DICTATORSHIP in the name of freedom.






26. Also called the COMINTERN. This institute provided rules for Socialists throughtout Europe to follow. Among it's TWENTYONE CONDITIONS was the rejection of all political forms that called for the institution of communism through gradual means.






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






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






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






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






31. An economic advisor to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Louis ruined it by his multiple expensive wars and lavish lifestyle.






32. Divided AFRICA among the Europeans and contributed greatly to the SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.






33. Invented the STEAM ENGINE - which led to steam powered cotton mills - and the railroad.






34. Legislative body of 5 men after Thermidorian Reaction - UNSTABLE.






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






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






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






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






39. A religious war between the Catholics and Protestants - which resulted in the political restructuring of Europe and the development of nation states - the Dutch Republic - the Swiss Confederacy - the Austro-Hungarian Empire; granted religious freedom


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






41. Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790). His LAISSEZ-FAIRE economics maintains that governments should let the economy run on it's own and natural laws will keep it afloat. This is capitalism.






42. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)






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






44. Discovered radium.






45. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






46. 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.






47. RUSSIA - PRUSSIA - AUSTRIA - AND BRITAIN banded together to defeat the tyrant Napoleon.






48. 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.






49. Founded the famous British RHODES SCHOLARS program for study in Oxford - England. He wanted students from colonies to study in England - then return and help the empire. RHODESIA (Zimbabwe) named after him.






50. King of PIEDMONT-SARDINIA - part of Italy.