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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






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






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






4. The British government took land from owners - FENCED it off - and used it to raise sheep. Benefitted the economy - but hurt small farmers.






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. Founded the Salvation Army






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Developed the SCIENTIFIC METHOD through the INDUCTIVE method (specific to general) - wrote Novum Organum.






15. 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






16. Fascist dictator of ITALY (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia - joined Germany in the Axis pact - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.Called IL DUCE (the leader)






17. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






18. 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.






19. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






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






21. Soviet counterpart to NATO






22. In 1884 - this British prime minister passed the REFORM ACT - which gave the vote to 60 percent of British men.






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

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24. A highly influential French philosopher who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good - and be a democracy. Wrote 'SOCIAL CONTRACT -' and advocated the general w






25. ELECTED president of France following general election. Won 70% of the votes because of his name. Bonaparte later changed the government to an empire w/himself as emperor just like his uncle - the original Napoleon. Took the title of EMPEROR NAPOLEON






26. 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.






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






28. Discovered radium.






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






30. Extermination of the Jews.






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






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






33. LIBERAL who wrote the popular work 'ON LIBERTY'






34. 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.






35. A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political - social - and economic life in India for more than 200 years.






36. 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.






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






38. The GREEKS revolted against the OTTOMANS for their independence.The Concert of Europe generally opposed to this.






39. Invented CROP ROTATION.

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40. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






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






42. (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






43. AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. Ruled by Francis Joseph of the Hapsburg empire from 1848 to 1916.






44. Britain and America






45. The violent backlash in France against the rule of Robspierre that began with his arrest and execution in July 1794 - or 9 Thermidor in the French revolutionary calendar. Most of the instruments of Terror were dismantled - Jacobins were purged from p






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






47. One of the prominent JACOBIN radical leaders during the revolution. He edited a radical newspaper. He called to rid France of the enemies of the Revolution






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






49. Stalin's successor - wanted peaceful coexistence with the U.S. Eisenhower agreed to a summit conference with Khrushchev - France and Great Britain in Geneva - Switzerland in July - 1955 to discuss how peaceful coexistence could be achieved.






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