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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. French liberals who wanted the absolute monarchy; supported Charles X - wanted the ANCIEN REGIME






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






7. A military draft






8. Government set up in Sourthern France by the Nazis.






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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






15. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






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






17. 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.






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






19. Important ZIONIST.






20. Idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the GREATEST NUMBER of people. Associated with JEREMY BENTHAM.






21. 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.






22. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






23. Meeting among world powers concerning how the world would run after Napoleon. They wanted no country to control another - creating buffer states - Belgium - from France's conquered territory. PEACEKEEPERS.






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






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






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






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






28. JACOBIN French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794).






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






30. Germany - Italy - and Japan






31. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952). Implemented by the ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. The leaders under Robespierre who organized the defenses of France - conducted foreign policy - and centralized authority during the period 1792-1795. REIGN OF TERROR.






37. 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.






38. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






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






41. Britain and America






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






43. 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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44. LIBERALS and Monarchists. All those opposed to the Russian Revolution.






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






46. 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.






47. 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

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48. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






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






50. 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.