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AP European History

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1. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






2. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






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






4. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






5. This socialist man believed that property is theft






6. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






7. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






8. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






9. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






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






11. This was the period of economic and political expansion - colonialism - and mercantilism that occurred in Europe






12. This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler - Phillip V






13. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






14. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






15. This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe

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16. 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






17. This was the dictator who ruled over England after the English civil war. His death provided the military government collapse of England






18. 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






19. 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






20. 1) The economic and financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates General. 2) The political incompetence of Louis XV and XVI. 3) The unfair taxation between the three estates






21. This was the conference that Charles V called to bring Martin Luther to speak






22. 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






23. A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place






24. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






25. This was the work that started the tabula rasa theory where the human mind is blank until it is filled with experiences that allow a person to think differently






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






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






28. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






29. This man was a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is credited with securing India - and the wealth that followed - for the British crown.






30. Hitler used this to launch his dictatorship and used this to give him power. It was a fire of a capital building






31. The opposition to the Bolsheviks and the Red army after the October rebellion and the Russian Revolution

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32. This man promoted the idea of sterilizing medical equipment before operating






33. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






34. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






35. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






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






37. One of the first and best Renaissance sculptors. He was also one of the first artists to sell his works






38. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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39. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






40. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






41. Russia's lower house of politics






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






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






44. 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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45. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






46. This was the system set up by the Quadruple Alliance to meet periodically to talk about common issues






47. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






48. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






49. This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power






50. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory







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