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AP European History

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






2. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






3. Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain.






4. This was the French supporter of Metternich's balance of power idea






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






6. These were conclusions reached by the philosophes against which debate was impossible






7. Freud said that there was conscious - which you could control - and the subconscious. He said that the Id was living in the subconscious was just had primordial desires that wanted stuff like food and sex. Then there was the Superego that did not wan






8. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






9. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






10. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






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






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






13. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






14. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






15. Hitler was popular for promising economic recovery and delivering

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






17. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






18. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






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






20. A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place






21. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






22. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






23. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






24. This work of art shows the glory of the French Revolution






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






26. 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






27. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






28. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain

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29. This was the first French president as a result of the election after the Revolution of 1848






30. Traditional form of antidemocratic government






31. One of the leaders of The Mountain






32. These were the major families in Europe that had the most power and control of the wealth in a state






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






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






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






36. These were the French philosophers






37. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






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






39. This philosopher showed the overall attitude of the Enlightenment by saying 'have the courage to use your own understanding'






40. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






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






42. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






43. A British politician who extended the vote to the rich middle class in order to broaden the political base of the conservative party






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






45. He thought that the Government should be powerful and that there should be strong nationalism - but mainly guided by the people's interests

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46. This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France






47. These were the angry old cottage industry workers who lost their jobs and costumers to machines and as a result - they began to secretly destroy the machines






48. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






49. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






50. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots