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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Germany - Italy - and Japan






3. Civil conflict caused by Irish nationalists in the IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY against the British Empire - led by EAMON de VALERA.






4. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






5. A Jewish British prime minister.






6. Monopolized more than 75% of U.S. oil.






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






8. (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






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






10. 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.






11. French philosopher. Scorned all authority - religion - and corrupt government. Extreme CYNIC. Believed in tolerance - reason - and freedom of thought - expression - and religious belief - but not Christianity. Famous quote - 'CRUSH THE INFAMOUS THING






12. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






14. 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.






15. Lasting from 1899 to 1902 - DUTCH colonists and the BRITISH competed for control of territory in South Africa.






16. British feminist of the eighteenth century who argued for women's equality with men - even in voting - in her 1792 'Vindication of the Rights of Women.'






17. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Overthrew the monarchy established in 1830; briefly established a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; failure of the republic led to the reestablishment of the French Empire under NAPOLEON III in 1850.






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






25. 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.






26. From it emerged Turkey - Syria - Iran - and Iraq.






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

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28. 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






29. The Soviets invade Afghanistan - many people support Afghanistan through the context of the Cold War and to prevent the spread of Communism.






30. 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.






31. Extermination of the Jews.






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






33. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






34. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






36. 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.






37. British political party. Liberals. Against the king.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. US president who gave a deadline to the Soviet Union to stop building missiles on Cuba.






43. 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.'






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






45. 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.






46. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.






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






48. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






49. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a TELESCOPE to study the stars. Advocated heliocentric theory. Was tried by the INQUISITION and spent his life under house arrest.






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