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AP European History

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1. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






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






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






4. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






5. A railroad that went across Siberia






6. 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






7. This was the union of skilled workers in the working classes that had a set behavioral code. They were usually run by construction bosses and factory foremen






8. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






9. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






10. This was the revolt by the Netherland against the Spanish in order to create their independent state






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






12. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






13. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






14. Hitler was popular for promising economic recovery and delivering

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15. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






16. 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






17. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






18. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






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






20. An agrarian socialist who became prime minister. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important.






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






22. This event happened to set laws for colonization and claiming land in Africa






23. The members of the Grand alliance were America - Britain - and the Soviet Union; their goals were to Smash the aggressors - Europe first - then Asia






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






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






26. 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






27. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






28. 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






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






30. 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






31. French stockbroker turned painter - pioneered expressionist techniques and fled to South Pacific






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






33. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






34. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






35. Objectives were to increase industrial output by 250% and agriculture output by 150% and have 1/5 of Russian peasants on collective farms. The methods were forced farming and scare tactics like gulags. The success was that of industry - which produce






36. 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






37. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






38. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






39. The ruler of Venice






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






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






42. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






43. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






44. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






45. This was the alliance between Great Britain - Austria - Russia - and Prussia after the Napoleonic era






46. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






47. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






48. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






49. The well off peasants who were starved or shipped to the gulags






50. The old Tsarist secret police