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AP European History

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1. This was the king of France before and after Napoleon's exile






2. A German physicist that speculated that there was no real certainty in where an electron was - and only tendencies. This broke down Newton's dependable laws to only probabilities.






3. They had a strong top government and they had a Reichstag - or the lower house of parliament






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






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






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






7. President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933






8. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






9. Pioneered by the Curies - Plank and Einstein - a new view of physics that shattered the perfect world of Newtonian physics and made the world seem much more random and not as much certainty.






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






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






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






13. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






14. An obscure German high school teacher who wrote Decline of the West - said the west was about to be conquered by Asians.






15. The idea that human beings simply exist - have no higher purpose - and must exist and choose their actions for themselves. Existentialism mainly influenced by Nietzsche. Existentialism sustain popularity in Germany with Martin Heidegger and Karl Jasp






16. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






17. This was a way of thinking that God exists - but does not intervene in daily life - for he already has a plan for the universe that cannot be altered






18. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully






19. 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






20. 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.






21. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






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






23. This was the man who first detailed the accounted for the circulation of blood flow






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






25. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic






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






27. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






28. This man said that population would always grow faster than the food supply and the only hope of warding o war - famine - and disease was that young men and women had to limit the growth of population by marrying late






29. This was planned by Georges Haussmann - who was assigned by Napoleon III - to provide employment - improved living conditions - and to show the glory of the French empire






30. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






31. 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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32. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






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






34. A political party in Egypt that was formed under Ahmed Arabi






35. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






36. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






37. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






39. Social Impact was impact on social class structures and breakdown of aristocracy and other inter class structures. After the war more people did not have servants. The Psycho impact was that people viewed humanity as both savage and pointless - becau






40. These terms said that Germany had to pay money - that Germany had to give up land - and that Germany had to keep its army size down






41. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






42. These revolutions occurred in 1)France - because of the depression and rising unemployment rates caused starvation in France in which they then overthrew the bourgeois monarchy 2)Austria - because the Hungarians rebelled against the Austrian Empire a






43. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






44. The artist shows the ideal for female beauty in the Renaissance in this work slender - pale skin - a high forehead - red-blond hair - and sloping shoulders






45. This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted






46. The small government in Paris who wanted to resist the conservative leaders of France and tried to form their own government






47. German socialist revolutionary who was assassinated after the war






48. Suffrage was extended to more middle class men in Britain so that they conservatives would get a stronger base






49. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






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







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