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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. 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






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






4. (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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Edited and published the first edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA. It was a ENLIGHTENED PERSON's BIBLE. He also attacked religion and conservatives.






12. 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.






13. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






14. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






15. Extermination of the Jews.






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






17. Euphemism used to justify DICTATORSHIP in the name of freedom.






18. Nazi war criminal who lived in hiding in Argentina for years before her was captured. HANNAH ARENDT argued in her book - 'Eichmann in Jerusalem' that he seemed hardly demonic.






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






20. March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary - addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return - Germany would give back






21. 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.'






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






30. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






31. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






32. 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.






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






34. The Soviets invade Afghanistan - many people support Afghanistan through the context of the Cold War and to prevent the spread of Communism.






35. 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.






36. 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






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






38. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






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






41. 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.






42. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






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






44. 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






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






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






47. From it emerged Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - Hungary - and Austria.






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






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






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