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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






3. 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






4. Important ZIONIST.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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. 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.






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






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






15. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






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






17. LIBERALS and Monarchists. All those opposed to the Russian Revolution.






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






19. 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.






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






21. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






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






23. 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






24. Prime minister of Sardinia (northern Italy) who vowed to drive out the Austrians and worked towards a united Italy.






25. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






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






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






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






29. Also called the COMINTERN. This institute provided rules for Socialists throughtout Europe to follow. Among it's TWENTYONE CONDITIONS was the rejection of all political forms that called for the institution of communism through gradual means.






30. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






31. Britain political party devoted to the interests of the LABOR UNION movement.






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






33. Treaty of non-aggression between Russian and Germany during WW2 to keep it a one front war for Germany. Also called the NAZI-SOVIET PACT.






34. The English Parliament drove out an Catholic absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's WILLIAM III OF ORANGE and MARY - his wife - both Protestants. This Revolution was bloodless - and the new monarch's assented to a BILL OF






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






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






37. A war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871Declared by OTTO VON BISMARK. Humiliating for the French.






38. Napoleon waged economic war on Britain by preventing trade with it and providing for trade with France.






39. 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.






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






41. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






43. Father of modern CONSERVATISM. noted for his emphasis on tradition. Wrote 'Reflections on the Revolution in France.'






44. 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.






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






46. Wrote THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. First ever history book to refer to history in strictly SECULAR terms. No God involved.






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






48. 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.






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






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