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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






2. 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.






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






4. Britain and America






5. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






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






7. 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.






8. English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal GRAVITY - a theory about the nature of light - and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation - presented in Principia Mathematica (1






9. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






10. From it emerged Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - Hungary - and Austria.






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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






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

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17. Result of end of Austria-Prussian War - Austria doesn't get involved in German affairs - North German Confederation made under rulership of Prussia. Major step towards German unification.






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






19. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






21. A Jewish British prime minister.






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






23. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






24. 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.






25. Important ZIONIST.






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






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






28. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. German Lutheran astronomer - discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are ELLIPTICAL rather that circular.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






38. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Last German offensive on the Western Front in World War II. Its failure hastened German defeat.






45. Anti-Nazi - Anti-Vichy Regime French fighters who were led by CHARLES de GAULLE.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. (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






50. 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