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CLEP Western Civilization II

Subjects : clep, history
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. Head of the SS - in charge of extermination.






3. 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.






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






5. A military draft






6. 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.






7. Nazi war criminal who lived in hiding in Argentina for years before her was captured. HANNAH ARENDT argued in her book - 'Eichmann in Jerusalem' that he seemed hardly demonic.






8. Very RADICAL French revolutionary party responsible for Reign of Terror and execution of king






9. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






10. Prussian king of the 18th century; attempted to introduce Enlightenment reforms into Germany; built on military and BUREAUCRATIC foundations of his predecessors; introduced freedom of religion; increased state control of economy. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






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






12. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






13. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






15. 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.






16. In 1936 a rebellion erupted in Spain after a coalition of Republicans - Socialists - and Communists was elected. General Francisco Franco led the rebellion. The revolt quickly became a civil war. The Soviet Union provided arms and advisers to the gov






17. 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.






18. 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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19. 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.






20. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a 'social contract' in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to LIFE - LIBERTY AND PROPER






21. Important ZIONIST.






22. 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.






23. Soviet counterpart to NATO






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






30. Founded the Salvation Army






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






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






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






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






35. Important Russian radical who was a member of secret - exiled - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES in Russia - which was ruled by a tsar.






36. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






38. RUSSIA - PRUSSIA - AUSTRIA - AND BRITAIN banded together to defeat the tyrant Napoleon.






39. Germany - Italy - and Japan






40. 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.






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






42. Disastrous battle during which the British suffered 60 -000 casualties and had nothing to show for it.






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






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






45. 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.






46. A Jewish British prime minister.






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






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






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






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