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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






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






5. 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.'






6. 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.






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






8. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






9. A Jewish British prime minister.






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






11. (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






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






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






14. Limited the power of Charles I of England. a) could not declare martial law; b) could not collect taxes; c) could not imprison people without cause; d) soldiers could not be housed without consent. First Parliamentary limit on the power of a king.






15. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






17. 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






18. 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).






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






20. 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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21. 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.






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






23. Petition in 19th century Britain where members of the working class demanded reforms in Parliament and in elections - including suffrage for all MEN.






24. Germany - Italy - and Japan






25. Extermination of the Jews.






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






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






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






35. 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.






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






37. The French King who built the palace at Versailles - The longest standing King of France 'SUN KING' - - One of the most powerful monarchs of Europe - ruling 72 years. He was famous for his quote -'I AM THE STATE.' Executed by furious revolutionaries.






38. Ship sunk by GERMAN UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE on all ships headed for Britain. This caused Americans to enter the war.






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

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40. 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






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






42. The end of the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN War. Alsace and Lorraine given to Germany.






43. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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