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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






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






3. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.

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4. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






5. When Germany moved through Belgium - it caused Britain to go on the side of the war with France.

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6. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






7. This work advocated economic and moral freedom of individuals from the state. This work is enormously influential to politics today






8. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






9. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






10. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






11. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book that mirrored Homer's book






12. 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






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

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14. An artist who led the way into realism; his treatment of the human body and face replaced the formal stiffness and artificiality that had long characterized the representation of the human body






15. 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






16. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money - glory - or to convert non-Christians






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






22. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






23. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






24. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






25. 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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26. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






27. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






28. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






29. This event showed that Germany was war hungry and turned the British onto the side of the French






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






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






32. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






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

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34. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






35. German socialist revolutionary who was assassinated after the war






36. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






37. 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






38. 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






39. A 'super patriot' of Italy - he helped unify southern Italy with the help of his Red Shirts






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






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






42. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






43. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






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






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 splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






47. This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America






48. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






49. This scientist spread the word about the experimental method and formalized the empirical method and combined his thinking with Descartes to form the scientific method






50. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US