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AP European History

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1. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






2. French revisionist socialist who repudiated revisionist doctrines to achieve a unified socialist state






3. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






4. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






5. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






6. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






7. An artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body






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






9. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






10. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic






11. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






12. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






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






14. This war showed that Russia was still not strong - and it caused revolution back at home.






15. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler






16. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






17. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






18. The ruler of Venice






19. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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20. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






21. War was seen as a good thing because it would cover up all of the problems that every country involved had going on at home






22. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






23. The forced famine of Ukraine by Stalin over not producing enough grain






24. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






25. 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






26. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






27. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






28. 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






29. A member of British Parliament who mocked Rudyard Kipling's poem






30. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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31. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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32. Russia's lower house of politics






33. Felt that Aryan white people were most superior - Scandinavian were 2nd best - French were 3rd - and the slavs - jews - and pretty much the rest were the worst






34. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






35. These were the laws passed by the Parliament that prohibited the English people from forming a union






36. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






37. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






38. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






39. The old Tsarist secret police






40. This man was a Romantic painter






41. This was the political idea in which the government did not intervene in the economy and liberty and equality were stressed






42. This stated that local government had some power - but that ultimate power rested in the hands of Bismarck and William






43. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






44. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






45. President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933






46. This was a movement within Lutheranism that revived Protestantism that called for an emotional relationship - allowed for the priesthood of all believers - and the Christian rebirth in everyday affairs






47. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






48. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






49. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






50. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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