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AP European History

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






2. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






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






4. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






5. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






6. This was the French supporter of Metternich's balance of power idea






7. An important invasion that lead to the removal of Mussolini from government - only to have him put back later






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






9. They had a strong top government and they had a Reichstag - or the lower house of parliament






10. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






11. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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






13. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






14. The ruler of Venice






15. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully






16. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






17. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






18. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






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






20. These decrees required the thirty-eight German member states to root out subversive ideas in the universities and newspapers an established a permanent committee with spies and informers to investigate and punish any liberal or radical organizations






21. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






22. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






23. 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.






24. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






25. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






26. 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






27. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






28. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






29. These were the liberals of France who did not want to execute Louis XVI - but The Mountain did anyway






30. Putting smaller farms together into one large farm so as to increase productivity






31. 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






32. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






33. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






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






35. Member of the Liberal party in Great Britain who helped raise taxes on the rich - and reform in general






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. This was the start of the building of foreign empires for trade and military advantages over other states






40. 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






41. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






42. This was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther






43. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






44. 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






45. A Dutch expressionist who painted a 'moving visions in his mind's eye'






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






47. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






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






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






50. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day