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AP European History

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1. This physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science






2. The forced famine of Ukraine by Stalin over not producing enough grain






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






4. Last Tsarist of Russia - had a son who was a hemophiliac - and was put under the influence of Rasputin - where he exploited her. Ended up causing the collapse of the Tsars






5. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






6. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






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






8. 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






9. 1) The economic and financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates General. 2) The political incompetence of Louis XV and XVI. 3) The unfair taxation between the three estates






10. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






11. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






12. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






13. This was the name given to the person appointed by the States General to carry out ceremonial functions in a province in the Netherlands






14. 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






15. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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16. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems






17. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






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






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






20. 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.






21. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






22. This was the 'revolution' that replaced James II with William and Mary that also recognized the supremacy of the Parliament with minimum bloodshed






23. The well off peasants who were starved or shipped to the gulags






24. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






25. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






26. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






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






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






29. 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






30. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






31. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots






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






33. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






34. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






35. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






36. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






37. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






38. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






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






40. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






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






42. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue






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






44. This was the conference that Charles V called to bring Martin Luther to speak






45. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






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






47. 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'






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






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

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50. Putting smaller farms together into one large farm so as to increase productivity