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AP European History

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1. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






2. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






3. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






4. The idea that human beings simply exist - have no higher purpose - and must exist and choose their actions for themselves. Existentialism mainly influenced by Nietzsche. Existentialism sustain popularity in Germany with Martin Heidegger and Karl Jasp






5. A catholic priest who called for a federation of existing states under the presidency of a progressive pope in Italy






6. Was a Hungarian Communist politician who ruled Hungary as leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919






7. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






8. Aristocracy > Middle Class (Upper > Middle > Lower) > Working Classes (Labor Aristocracy > Semiskilled > Unskilled)






9. This event showed that Germany was war hungry and turned the British onto the side of the French






10. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






11. A work that portrays an acquisitive - sensual - and worldly society through descriptions of merchants - friars - and husbands






12. There were the early French socialists who believed in economic planning and argued that the government should rationally organize the economy and not depend on destructive competition to do the job. There was also dialectic socialism in which the fo






13. A British politician who extended the vote to the rich middle class in order to broaden the political base of the conservative party






14. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






15. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






16. French stockbroker turned painter - pioneered expressionist techniques and fled to South Pacific






17. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






18. The strip of Poland that the Germans wanted to take - specifically Danzig






19. A Serbian nationalist in the Black hand who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand






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






21. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






22. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






23. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






24. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






25. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






26. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






27. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






28. 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






29. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






30. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






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






32. These were meeting places for philosophical discussion that were for the upper and middle class citizens who would talk about different doctrines






33. The trench was dirty - wet - smelly - and full of death - and you waited to die at any moment






34. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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35. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






36. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






37. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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38. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace

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39. This was the man who dominated the reform movement in Scotland. He established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland so that ministers ran the church - not bishops






40. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






41. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






42. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






43. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






44. These were the reasons of bad leadership - and lack of organized or effective army






45. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






46. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






47. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






48. This man stated that because of population growth - the wages would always sink to subsistence level






49. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






50. Was an international Communist organization founded in Moscow in March 1919. The International intended to fight 'by all available means - including armed force - for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an internati