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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Important ZIONIST.






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






9. Civil conflict caused by Irish nationalists in the IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY against the British Empire - led by EAMON de VALERA.






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






11. 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.'






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






13. Influential to Darwin's theory - he thought that everything - including humans - produce MORE OFFSPRING than can survive due to food shortages.






14. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






15. Legislative body of 5 men after Thermidorian Reaction - UNSTABLE.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






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






24. Britain and America






25. 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.






26. A Jewish British prime minister.






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






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






29. GOD IS DEAD. Hated self sacrifice - emphasized a 'will to power.' A minority of the strongest should rule.






30. Mutiny of Russia's fleet took place here.






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






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






33. 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.






34. US president who gave a deadline to the Soviet Union to stop building missiles on Cuba.






35. Conflict between the Russian and Ottoman Empires over Christian shrines and territory fought primarily in the Crimean Peninsula. To prevent Russian expansion - Britain and France sent troops to support the Ottomans.






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Discovered in 1895 and led to questions about the nature of matter.






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






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






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






45. An economic advisor to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Louis ruined it by his multiple expensive wars and lavish lifestyle.






46. Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and Ottoman Empire ALLIED during WWI






47. Fascist dictator of ITALY (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia - joined Germany in the Axis pact - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.Called IL DUCE (the leader)






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






49. 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.






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







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