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AP European History

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






2. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






3. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






4. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






5. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






6. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






7. This was the man who dominated the reform movement in Scotland. He established the Presbyterian Church of Scotland so that ministers ran the church - not bishops






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






9. An energized movement of radicals from Sicily to the mainland and gaining land for unification

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






11. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler






12. 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.'






13. 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






14. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






15. 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






16. Last Tsar of Russia - he involved the Russians in WWI






17. This was a public health official who wrote reports on the poor living conditions of the cities and believed that poverty was caused by illnesses






18. Hitler was popular for promising economic recovery and delivering

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






20. When France occupied the Ruhr coal fields to demand that the German pay their reparations






21. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






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






23. 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






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






25. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power






26. The idea that Britain could pacify Germany and make sure there was no war at any cost.






27. These were the liberals of France who did not want to execute Louis XVI - but The Mountain did anyway






28. The forceful union of Austria into Germany






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






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






32. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






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

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35. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there

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36. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






37. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






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






39. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






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






41. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






42. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






43. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






44. 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






45. 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






46. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






47. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






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






49. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






50. Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army and foremost general for the White Russians in the Russian civil war.