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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






3. (1740-48) Conflict caused by the rival claims for the dominions of the Habsburg family. Before the death of Charles VI - Holy Roman emperor and archduke of Austria - many of the European powers had guaranteed that Charles's daughter Maria Theresa wou






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


5. 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


6. 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






7. 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


8. This treaty ended the Seven Years War. Gave Canada and area east of the Mississippi to Britain.






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






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. A member of a British political party - founded in 1689 - that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. Fond of kings and against revolution.






15. Powerful poem by WILFRED OWEN about the horrors of WWI.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. Forefront - cutting edge - trailblazers of the revolution.






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






23. Lenin was forced to institute this policy - which allowed PEASANTS to SELL some of what they produced.






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






25. First ruled by the Great Elector - Frederick William. Formed after Thirty Year's War. Prussia's nobles - JUNKERS - were given exemption from taxes to give loyalty to the Fredericks. Built an enormous army. Would become Germany.






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






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






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






29. Austrian and Prussian emperor declared that they would declare war on France if the ROYAL FAMILY was harmed.






30. Advanced the treatment and diagnosis of disease. Thought that diseases were caused by chemical imbalances.






31. Extermination of the Jews.






32. 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.






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






34. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






35. After Charles X is abdicated - this LIBERAL KING is given the throne of France. He is called the 'King of the French -' which meant that he worked for the people. NATIONAL GUARD killed forty rioters.






36. 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.






37. Ancient scientist who said earth was the center of the universe






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






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






40. Discovered radium.






41. Tsar who - in the late 17th and early 18th century - turned to the western model to 'modernize' Russia.






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






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






44. 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.






45. Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) YOUNG ITALY - and RISORGIMENTO movements.






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. Were forced by mobs to END the MONARCHY in France.






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






49. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






50. A military draft