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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






2. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue






3. Suffrage was extended to more middle class men in Britain so that they conservatives would get a stronger base






4. When Germany moved into the Rhineland and beefed up the military - Britain and France still wanted appeasement and did nothing






5. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






6. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






7. German who concocted the plan of 'France for breakfast - Russia for dinner'






8. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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9. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






10. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






11. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






12. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






13. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






14. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






15. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






16. Putting smaller farms together into one large farm so as to increase productivity






17. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






18. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






19. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






20. These were conclusions reached by the philosophes against which debate was impossible






21. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






22. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






23. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






24. This was the alliance between Great Britain - Austria - Russia - and Prussia after the Napoleonic era






25. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






26. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






27. This was the man who created the theory of sovereignty in which a state becomes sovereign by claiming a monopoly over the instruments of justice






28. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






29. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






30. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






31. This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money - glory - or to convert non-Christians






32. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






33. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






34. This was the king and queen of Spain who took over the Catholic Spain and started the Spanish Inquisition






35. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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36. A Venetian man who created the style of mannerism in which artists sometimes distorted figures to express emotion and drama






37. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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38. This was the ruler of the Habsburgs that controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom






39. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






40. They had a strong top government and they had a Reichstag - or the lower house of parliament






41. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






42. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






43. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






44. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






45. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






46. This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France






47. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






48. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






49. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






50. French leader of the Vichy republic of France - which was essentially Nazi France. He is seen as a traitor to his people by some Frenchman.