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AP European History

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1. 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






2. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






3. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






4. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






5. First comedy writer that wrote 100 verses that described the realms of the next world






6. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






7. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






8. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






9. A plan in British parliament that increased spending on social services

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10. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






11. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






12. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






13. A last ditch attempt to beat the allies after the Germans defeated the Russians






14. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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






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






17. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






18. 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






19. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






20. 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






21. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






22. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






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






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






25. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






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






27. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






28. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






29. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






30. This was the name given to the person appointed by the States General to carry out ceremonial functions in a province in the Netherlands






31. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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






33. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






34. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






35. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






36. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






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






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






39. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






40. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






41. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






42. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






43. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






44. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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






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






47. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






48. A Polish physicist who - with French husband Pierre - discovered radium emits subatomic particles






49. This was the meeting called by Pope Paul III that secured reconciliation with the Protestants






50. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






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