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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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.






2. Overthrew the monarchy established in 1830; briefly established a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; failure of the republic led to the reestablishment of the French Empire under NAPOLEON III in 1850.






3. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






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






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






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






8. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






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






10. 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






11. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






12. In 1898 - a conflict between the United States and Spain - in which the U.S. supported the CUBANS' fight for INDEPENDENCE.






13. Extermination of the Jews.






14. Illiterate Cossack who started a mass REVOLT of serfs and peasants. Eventually captured - tortured - then executed






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






17. Result of end of Austria-Prussian War - Austria doesn't get involved in German affairs - North German Confederation made under rulership of Prussia. Major step towards German unification.






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






19. Germany - Italy - and Japan






20. Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land. Known in America as the French and Indian War.


21. Greater freedom for Ireland.






22. 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.






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






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






25. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






26. Louis XVI called nobles and clergy to ask for money and the wealthy refused. The nobles refused to pay taxes. This group was made up of people selected by the king and was made up primarily of nobles.






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






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






29. The process by which religious beliefs - practices - and institutions lose their significance in sectors of society and culture.






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






31. 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.






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






33. Warship that was sent to the MOROCCAN coast by the GERMANS - to publicly declare they favored Moroccans being free from their colonizers - France. It was a threat to Britain and France.






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






35. ETHIOPIA beat off Italy's invasion of their country in this battle. Italy was the only European nation to have been defeated by Africans in war.






36. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






37. 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






38. Important ZIONIST.






39. 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






40. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






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






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






43. Britain and America






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






45. 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.






46. An association of British socialists who advocate gradual evolutionary reforms within the law leading to democratic SOCIALISM.






47. Government set up in Sourthern France by the Nazis.






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






49. 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.






50. 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