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AP European History

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

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2. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






3. Was a French philosopher and historian who wrote Era of Tyrannies - which talked about the different kinds of government and how they all stemmed out of nature of modern war.






4. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






5. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






6. Hitler was popular for promising economic recovery and delivering

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7. 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






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

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9. 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






10. This man was a Romantic painter






11. The ruler of Venice






12. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






13. One of the leaders of The Mountain






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






15. Germany had to pay billions of dollars in war reperations






16. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






17. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






18. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






19. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






20. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there

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21. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






22. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






23. Deputy to Hitler in the Nazi party person who dictated Mein Kampf






24. This man said that population would always grow faster than the food supply and the only hope of warding o war - famine - and disease was that young men and women had to limit the growth of population by marrying late






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






26. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






27. Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army and foremost general for the White Russians in the Russian civil war.






28. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






29. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






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






31. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






32. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






33. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






34. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






35. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






36. This was the work that suggested that socialists should combine with other progressive forces to win gradual evolutionary gains for workers through legislation - unions - and further economic development






37. (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






38. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






39. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






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






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






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






43. The Japanese had a war with China and ended up gaining Korea - which they opened to trade; Japan became an imperialist power

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44. This was the Prussian king who embraced culture and wrote poetry and prose. He gave religious and philosophical toleration to all subjects - abolished torture and made the laws simpler






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






46. This was a short ottoman parliament designed to model the western model of an empire






47. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






48. 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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49. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






50. 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