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AP European History

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1. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






2. The plan that Germany would attack France quickly and then move towards Russia






3. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






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






5. An artistic movement that expressed world that could not normally be seen - like dreams and fantasy.






6. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






7. This was the union of skilled workers in the working classes that had a set behavioral code. They were usually run by construction bosses and factory foremen






8. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






9. The most of these were economical and not political - and even then were mostly only halfway efforts






10. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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11. This was the famine that occurred in Ireland that killed of thousands of people because the main potato crop could not grow because of bad soil that year






12. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






13. This was the ruling class of Russia after the Cossack Rebellion






14. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






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






16. This was the queen of Austria as a result of the Pragmatic Sanction. She limited the papacy's political influence in Austria - strengthened her central bureaucracy and cautiously reduced the power that nobles had over their serfs






17. This was a public health official who wrote reports on the poor living conditions of the cities and believed that poverty was caused by illnesses






18. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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19. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






20. A German customs union founded to increase trade and stimulate revenues of its members






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






22. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






23. This was the ideology that most states used to gain the most money from their exports by increasing the amount of finished materials while decreasing the amount of raw materials






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






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






26. 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






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






28. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






29. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






30. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






31. 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






32. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power






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






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






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






36. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






37. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






38. An important battle in the Asian part of the war - the Americans sank 4 Japanese aircraft carriers






39. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






40. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






41. 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






42. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






43. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






44. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






45. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






46. This was the Prussian king who embraced culture and wrote poetry and prose. He gave religious and philosophical toleration to all subjects - abolished torture and made the laws simpler






47. This was a way of thinking that God exists - but does not intervene in daily life - for he already has a plan for the universe that cannot be altered






48. The German chancellor during the Weimar Republic who convinced the president to accept rule by decree






49. This was the work that started the tabula rasa theory where the human mind is blank until it is filled with experiences that allow a person to think differently






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