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AP European History

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1. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






2. The clergy made up a very small percentage but owned 10% of the land; the nobles made up another small percentage but also owned most of the land; and the rest of the people made up 97% of France and owned very little land






3. The socialist opposed nationalism and thought that the German worker had more in common with the French worker than the German boss






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






5. The old Tsarist secret police






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






7. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






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






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






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






11. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






12. The French alliance between the smaller countries of Poland - Hungary - and Czechoslovakia.






13. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






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






15. This Scottish Romantic poet used history to write his poems






16. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






17. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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18. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






19. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






20. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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21. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






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






23. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






24. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






25. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






26. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






27. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






28. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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29. This man wrote several plays and poems and is regarded as one of the best writers of all time






30. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






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






32. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






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






34. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






35. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






36. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






37. (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






38. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






39. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






40. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






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






42. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






43. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






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






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






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






47. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






48. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






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






50. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation