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AP European History

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1. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the pope






2. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






3. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






4. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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5. This czar of Russia wanted to restore the kingdom of Poland - which he wanted to bestow the benefits of his rule






6. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






7. During his short reign of England - Protestant ideas exerted a significant influence on the religious life of the country






8. 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






9. This war was the beginning of the end of Napoleon's Grand Empire after the Spanish rebelled against France for its independence






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






11. A revisionist social who advocated the gradual gain of socialism and looked towards Darwin's doctrines as a measure for a change in socialism's tactics






12. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






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






14. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






15. These were people who migrated to new lands - but then came back to either farm - or to stay






16. A French socialist who thought there socialism would come from a general strike of all workers that would cripple the capitalist system. Thought that socialism was an improbable religion rather than accepted truth. Thought that the new socialist gove






17. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






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






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






21. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






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






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






24. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






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






26. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






27. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






28. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






29. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






30. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power






31. This philosopher showed the overall attitude of the Enlightenment by saying 'have the courage to use your own understanding'






32. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






33. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






34. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






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






36. This work advocated economic and moral freedom of individuals from the state. This work is enormously influential to politics today






37. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






38. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






39. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






40. The ruler of Venice






41. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






42. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well






43. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






44. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






45. (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






46. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






47. 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






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






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






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.