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AP European History

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1. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria

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






3. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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






5. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






6. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






7. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






8. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






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






10. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






11. The Dreyfus affair lead to the separation of church and state - and lead to more people in government backed schools that were no longer catholic schools but republican schools.






12. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






13. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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






15. The British had a war with the Chinese to make sure they could sell their opium to china






16. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






17. 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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18. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






19. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






20. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






21. An extreme abstract expressionist - leader of 'the beasts -' focused on arrangement of color - line and form






22. The ruler of Venice






23. This man believed that each age is characterized by a dominant set of ideas - which produces opposing ideas and a new synthesis






24. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






25. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






26. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






27. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






28. This was the list of books that were prohibited by the papacy in order to stop more religious thinkers






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

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






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






32. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






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






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






35. The justification of imperialism - this was created in Kipling's work

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36. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






37. Was a French philosopher and historian who wrote Era of Tyrannies - which talked about the different kinds of government and how they all stemmed out of nature of modern war.






38. Cavour's plan was to first modernize the econ - and model it off of Britain - then modernize the military - with lots of railroads to move the troops around to country

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39. This explorer first saw the mainland of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal while sailing to set up trading posts in India






40. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






41. Hitler used this to launch his dictatorship and used this to give him power. It was a fire of a capital building






42. This king of Prussia was the king who gave into Prussia's constitution






43. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






44. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






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






46. 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






47. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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48. This German - along with his partner Hindenburg - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






49. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






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