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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. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






3. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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4. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






5. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






6. These were the major families in Europe that had the most power and control of the wealth in a state






7. This was the man who discovered Americas while originally looking for a faster and all-sea route to the East but instead landed in the West Indies.






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






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






10. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






11. German who concocted the plan of 'France for breakfast - Russia for dinner'






12. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






13. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






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






15. This was the idea of occupying land so that a country could claim it

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16. Deputy to Hitler in the Nazi party person who dictated Mein Kampf






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






18. Was an Austrian philosopher and a logical empiricist who argued in Essay on Logical Philosophy that great philosophical questions like god freedom and morality were 'quite literally senseless.'






19. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






20. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






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






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






23. A railroad that went across Siberia






24. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






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

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26. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






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






28. This said that ordinary Germans not only knew about - but also supported - the Holocaust because of a unique and virulent 'eliminationist' anti-Semitism in the German identity - which had developed in the preceding centuries






29. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






30. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






31. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






32. This was the system set up by the Quadruple Alliance to meet periodically to talk about common issues






33. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






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






35. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






36. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






37. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






38. 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






39. 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






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






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

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42. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






43. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






44. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






45. 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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46. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






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






48. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






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






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