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AP European History

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1. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






2. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






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






4. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






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






6. One of the leaders of The Mountain






7. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






8. 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






9. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






10. These were the French philosophers






11. 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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12. This was the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession






13. This was the list of books that were prohibited by the papacy in order to stop more religious thinkers






14. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






15. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






16. Was an Austrian philosopher and a logical empiricist who argued in Essay on Logical Philosophy that great philosophical questions like god freedom and morality were 'quite literally senseless.'






17. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






19. Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution - helped by Hitler and Mussolini






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






21. This was the man who created the spinning jenny which began the actual Industrial Revolution and the beginning of machines doing a man's work






22. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler






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. A work that portrays an acquisitive - sensual - and worldly society through descriptions of merchants - friars - and husbands






25. This was the new constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression of thoughts and opinions and guaranteed equality before the law






26. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






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






28. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






29. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






30. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






31. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






32. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






33. This man believed that each age is characterized by a dominant set of ideas - which produces opposing ideas and a new synthesis






34. An artistic movement that expressed world that could not normally be seen - like dreams and fantasy.






35. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






36. This was the civil code put out by Napoleon that granted equality of all male citizens before the law and granted absolute security of wealth and private property. Napoleon also secured this by creating the Bank of France which loyally served the int






37. This was the working class in that was constantly battling against the bourgeois factory owners






38. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






39. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






40. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






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






42. This man wrote Heart of Darkness - where he criticized the Europeans in their civilizing






43. An occurrence in Russia that lead to the increase of its stature in world power standings and revitalized the economy and industry






44. 1) The economic and financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates General. 2) The political incompetence of Louis XV and XVI. 3) The unfair taxation between the three estates






45. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






46. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






47. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






48. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






49. The trench was dirty - wet - smelly - and full of death - and you waited to die at any moment






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