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AP European History

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1. Felt that Aryan white people were most superior - Scandinavian were 2nd best - French were 3rd - and the slavs - jews - and pretty much the rest were the worst






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






3. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






4. This man wrote Heart of Darkness - where he criticized the Europeans in their civilizing






5. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






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






7. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






8. 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






9. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






10. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






11. French revisionist socialist who repudiated revisionist doctrines to achieve a unified socialist state






12. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






13. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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






15. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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16. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






17. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






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






19. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






20. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace

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21. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






22. 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.






23. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






24. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






25. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well






26. 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






27. A member of British Parliament who mocked Rudyard Kipling's poem






28. A period of reform for china in the attempt to meet the foreign challenge

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






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






31. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






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






33. 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






34. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






35. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






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






37. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






38. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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39. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






40. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






41. The main leader of The Mountain and the man who ruled France after the First Revolution






42. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






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

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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 way that many people were granted salvation. This was a common method of the church to gain power and money






46. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






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






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






49. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






50. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points