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AP European History

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






2. The two rival communists groups. One weree true revolutionary Marxists - and the other were revisionist socialists.






3. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






4. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






5. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






6. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






7. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






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






9. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






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






11. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






12. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






13. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






14. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






15. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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16. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






17. This was the man who created the spinning jenny which began the actual Industrial Revolution and the beginning of machines doing a man's work






18. This was the royal dynasty of Austria that ruled over a vast part of Central Europe while battling with the Turks over Hungary






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






20. This man was a Hungarian nationalist leader who demanded independence and a constitution






21. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






22. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






23. The old Tsarist secret police






24. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






25. This was a Romantic writer who wrote prose and poetry






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






27. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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






29. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






30. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






31. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






32. 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






33. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






34. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






35. 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.






36. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






37. 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






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






39. Pope who denounced unification and published the Syllabus of Errors






40. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






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






42. Was an international Communist organization founded in Moscow in March 1919. The International intended to fight 'by all available means - including armed force - for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an internati






43. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






44. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






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






46. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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47. 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






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






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






50. 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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