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AP European History

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1. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






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






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






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






5. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






6. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






7. 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






8. 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






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






10. An important canal to the British in Egypt






11. The French idea of revenge for what Germany did in the Franco-Prussian war






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






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






14. The three party system that makes sure that both the conservative and the labor party don't get too radical.






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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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18. These were the French philosophers






19. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






20. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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21. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






22. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance






23. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






24. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






25. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






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






27. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






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

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29. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






30. The conservative party in Britain was put down when the king threatened to make more liberal seats to pass bills that the conservatives were vetoing






31. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






32. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






33. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






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






35. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






36. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






37. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






38. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






39. 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






40. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






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






42. Composer of opera Wozzeck - atonal music with half spoken - half sung dialogue - violence and expression






43. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






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






45. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






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






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






48. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






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






50. The old Tsarist secret police