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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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.






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






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






4. French liberals who wanted the absolute monarchy; supported Charles X - wanted the ANCIEN REGIME






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






10. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. This treaty ended the Seven Years War. Gave Canada and area east of the Mississippi to Britain.






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






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






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






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






20. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






21. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Where Napoleon eventually met his defeat. He then was exiled to Elba.






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






29. Three nations - Austria - Russia - and Prussia - who were nervous about liberal revolts - established the PROTOCOL OF TROPPAU that states they can intervene in the affairs of other countries unable to remain CONSERVATIVE.






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






31. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






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






33. Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I. Forces of Parliament called 'ROUNDHEADS'. Forces of the King called 'CAVALIERS'. Roundheads won - Puritans (Cromwell's religion) purged Presbyterians from Parliament






34. Invented the STEAM ENGINE - which led to steam powered cotton mills - and the railroad.






35. Britain and America






36. 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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37. 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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Piedmont - Italy defeated Austro-Hungarian empire and won their INDEPENDENCE.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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