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AP European History

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1. The area near Czechoslovakia that was mainly German ethnicity that Germany took.






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






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






4. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






5. President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933






6. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






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






8. He thought that the Government should be powerful and that there should be strong nationalism - but mainly guided by the people's interests

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9. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






10. This is the agreement between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon that healed the religious division in France by giving the French Catholics free practice of their religion and Napoleon political power






11. 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.'






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






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






14. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






15. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






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






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






18. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






19. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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20. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






21. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






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






23. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






24. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






25. These were conclusions reached by the philosophes against which debate was impossible






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






27. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






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






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






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






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. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






33. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






34. A British politician who extended the vote to the rich middle class in order to broaden the political base of the conservative party






35. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






36. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






37. Freud said that there was conscious - which you could control - and the subconscious. He said that the Id was living in the subconscious was just had primordial desires that wanted stuff like food and sex. Then there was the Superego that did not wan






38. An important battle in the Asian part of the war - the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers






39. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






40. This was the man who was hired by Archbishop Albert of Mainz to sell indulgences - which he did extremely successfully






41. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






42. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






43. An effective and almost dictator-like leader of France - who would not take defeat as an answer






44. This stated that local government had some power - but that ultimate power rested in the hands of Bismarck and William






45. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






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






47. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






48. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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49. 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






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