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AP European History

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






2. An energized movement of radicals from Sicily to the mainland and gaining land for unification


3. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






4. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain


5. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






6. This was a German dynasty that often had conflicts with the Habsburgs that often involved other countries and papal troops






7. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






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






9. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






10. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






11. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






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






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






14. 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.


15. This battle was a French/British victory - because they stopped the German offensive






16. This was the system set up by the Quadruple Alliance to meet periodically to talk about common issues






17. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






18. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread


19. Bolshevik revolutionary and political and intellectual thinker for Stalin. Supported the NEP






20. The most of these were economical and not political - and even then were mostly only halfway efforts






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






22. A French painter who used a impressionism called 'super-realism -' capture overall impression of the thing they were painting






23. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






24. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






25. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






26. This was the other common crime in which the members of the church would give positions to relatives






27. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






28. 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






29. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






30. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






31. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






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






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






34. Composer of opera Wozzeck - atonal music with half spoken - half sung dialogue - violence and expression






35. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






36. This was the group that gave work to the unemployed






37. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.


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






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






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. Egyptian army general who stepped into power after the French left. He reformed the army - the land - and the communication of Egypt






44. The ruler of Venice






45. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






46. This was the treaty that ended the War of Austrian Succession by giving the Prussians land - taking land away from Maria Theresa - but still allowing her to rule






47. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






48. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






49. This was the period of economic and political expansion - colonialism - and mercantilism that occurred in Europe






50. German Foreign Minister who assumed leadership of government and got the French to move out of the Ruhr