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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Peace treaty between Russia and Central Powers. Marked Russia's exit from war. Its harsh terms intensified the Allies' determination for victory.






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

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4. 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.






5. 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.






6. Mussolini's rise to power. Thousands of followers marched on Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III made Mussolini prime minister. Then Fascists made all other political parties illegal.






7. 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






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






9. Extermination of the Jews.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






15. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






16. 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.'






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






18. Made by Mussolini with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. Declared catholicism Italy's official religion - made church lands tax exempt - and gave church ability to oversee rules regarding marriage. The church then RECOGNIZED MUSSOLINI's status as ruler of Italy.






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Idea created by JOHANN GOTTFRIED HERGER about a 'PEOPLE'S SPIRIT' to identify the national character of Germany - but soon passed to other countries. NATIONALISM.






27. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






33. Germany - Italy - and Japan






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. (1740-48) Conflict caused by the rival claims for the dominions of the Habsburg family. Before the death of Charles VI - Holy Roman emperor and archduke of Austria - many of the European powers had guaranteed that Charles's daughter Maria Theresa wou






42. Republican form of government. United Provinces of the Netherlands; tolerant of all religions. 1st half of 17th century was golden age-govt. consisted of organized confederation of 7 provinces each w/ rep. govt. It established the Bank of Amsterdam a






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






44. CONSERVATIVE KING succeeded his brother Louis XVIII. His desire to restore France to a Pre-1789 world led to the Revolution of 1830 and the ascent of Louis Philippe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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