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AP European History

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1. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






2. 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






3. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria


4. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






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






6. This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war






7. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






8. This work of art shows the glory of the French Revolution






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






10. Aristocracy > Middle Class (Upper > Middle > Lower) > Working Classes (Labor Aristocracy > Semiskilled > Unskilled)






11. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies


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






13. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






14. The most important battle in the European part of the war - allies stormed beaches and made it through to the mainland - landing in France and moving towards Germany






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






16. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






17. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






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






19. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






20. This man was a Hungarian nationalist leader who demanded independence and a constitution






21. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






22. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






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






24. The small government in Paris who wanted to resist the conservative leaders of France and tried to form their own government






25. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






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






27. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






28. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






29. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






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






31. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






32. This was the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession






33. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






34. The serbs assassinated the archduke to make a statement - and the Austrians got really pissed - because he was the next in line for the throne and the guy on the throne then was old






35. The so called 'father of the Turks -' he founded what is now known as Turkey and defended against British attack






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






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






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






39. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






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






41. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






42. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






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






44. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






45. These were people who migrated to new lands - but then came back to either farm - or to stay






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






47. There was an large inequality of income and standard of living between Europe and the non-industrialized world because industrialization itself opened the gap






48. This was the queen who reverted back to Catholicism in England for five years and during this reign - she executed many Protestants






49. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there


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