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AP European History

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1. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






2. The ruler of Venice






3. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






4. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






5. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






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






7. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book that mirrored Homer's book






8. This was the idea of occupying land so that a country could claim it

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9. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






10. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






11. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






12. These were the two parties in the Parliament. The Whigs were mostly liberal and wanted change while the Tories wanted to keep the government as it was






13. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






14. A new principle of building design that focused on buildings being functional which means serving the purpose it was made for best






15. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






16. This was a movement to create a Serbian state and break from Austria Hungary






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






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






19. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






20. 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






21. This was the man who started the Jesuit movement to help people to find God around the world






22. 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






23. 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






24. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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25. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






26. 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






27. This war was over the inheritance of the throne by Maria Theresa - for the Salic law prevented a woman from solely ruling the state






28. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






29. 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






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






31. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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32. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






33. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






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






35. This was the first French president as a result of the election after the Revolution of 1848






36. 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






37. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






38. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






39. 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






40. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






41. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






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 the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






44. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England






45. This was the name of the military dictatorship that England took on during the reign of Oliver Cromwell






46. Decisive battle in German invasion of Russia - the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed






47. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






48. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






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






50. The German chancellor during the Weimar Republic who convinced the president to accept rule by decree