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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






10. New 'SECULAR' name for a month in summer.






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. French mathematician who invented CALCULUS - devised a theory of chance and probability. Wrote the 'Pensees.' Argued that religion and science are both true. PASCAL's WAGER said that It is worth the risk believing in God.






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






17. 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






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






19. Monopolized more than 75% of U.S. oil.






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






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






22. Weakness of instability of OTTOMAN rule in the Mediterranean region.






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






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






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






26. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






27. 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






28. First loss of a European power to an ASIAN COUNTRY.






29. Powerful poem by WILFRED OWEN about the horrors of WWI.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






39. Extermination of the Jews.






40. 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






41. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






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

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43. 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






44. Overthrew the provisional government in Russia in 1917 - made null the democratic reforms - and established a dictatorship.






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a TELESCOPE to study the stars. Advocated heliocentric theory. Was tried by the INQUISITION and spent his life under house arrest.