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AP European History

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1. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






2. 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.

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3. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






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






5. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






6. This philosopher showed the overall attitude of the Enlightenment by saying 'have the courage to use your own understanding'






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






8. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






9. This was the man who created the theory of sovereignty in which a state becomes sovereign by claiming a monopoly over the instruments of justice






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






11. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






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






13. 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






14. Combined German and Italian forces were beaten near Alexandria - which lead to the Allied taking of Morocco and Algeria






15. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






16. This was the man who supported and hid Luther after the Diet of Worms






17. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






18. 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






19. The war lost 15 million lives and cost 196 billion in today's money






20. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






21. These were the theories of the spread of disease. The miasma theory said that disease was spread by a bad odor. The new germ theory developed by Louis Pasteur said that diseases were spread by bacteria called germs






22. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






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






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






25. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






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






27. 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






28. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems






29. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






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






31. 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






32. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






34. 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






35. These were meeting places for philosophical discussion that were for the upper and middle class citizens who would talk about different doctrines






36. This physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science






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






38. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






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






40. This was the meeting between the Quadruple Alliance in order to formulate a peace agreement and to balance the victories of the Napoleonic wars






41. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






42. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






43. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






44. 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






45. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






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






47. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






48. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






49. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






50. A new principle of building design that focused on buildings being functional which means serving the purpose it was made for best