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AP European History

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1. The triple Entente was an alliance between France - Britain and Russia - the Triple alliance was an alliance between Germany - Austria and Russia






2. 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






3. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






4. Stalin's mass systemic murder of millions to instill fear and to have someone to fight against






5. 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






6. This German - along with his partner Ludendorff - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






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






8. 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






9. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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






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






12. Tzu Hsi Chinese leader who used conservative forces to maintain her power






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






14. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






15. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






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






17. An obscure German high school teacher who wrote Decline of the West - said the west was about to be conquered by Asians.






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






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






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






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






22. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






23. The idea that Britain could pacify Germany and make sure there was no war at any cost.






24. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






25. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France






26. 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






27. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






28. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






29. 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






30. This was one of the reforms in England in which the leaders wanted all Catholic elements in the Church of England eliminated






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






32. This man was an active player in the French Revolution of 1848 who helped in the overthrow of Charles X






33. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






34. This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America






35. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






36. This bill gave representation to most people in England






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






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






39. The old Tsarist secret police






40. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






41. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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






43. An extreme abstract expressionist - leader of 'the beasts -' focused on arrangement of color - line and form






44. The Scandinavian system of in the middle of socialism and capitalism - an ideology that you can have some of your own things and keep some of your money - and have higher tax rates.






45. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






46. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






47. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






48. A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace - and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.






49. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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50. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.