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AP European History

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1. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






2. This man was an active player in the French Revolution of 1848 who helped in the overthrow of Charles X






3. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






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






5. This German Romantic poet influence Walter Scott






6. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues






7. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






8. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






9. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






10. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






11. This man developed the first cohesive theory of evolution after his studies of biology






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






13. A policy in which US made formal annexation of China






14. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






15. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






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

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






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






19. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






20. French revisionist socialist who repudiated revisionist doctrines to achieve a unified socialist state






21. 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






22. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party

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23. Was a Hungarian Communist politician who ruled Hungary as leader of the short-lived Hungarian Soviet Republic in 1919






24. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






25. 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






26. 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






27. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France






28. This was the man who first detailed the accounted for the circulation of blood flow






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






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






31. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






32. 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






33. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






34. An agrarian socialist who became prime minister. He refused to confiscate land holdings and felt that continuation of war was most important.






35. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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36. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






37. 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






38. President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933






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






40. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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41. German socialist revolutionary who was assassinated after the war






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






43. This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war






44. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






45. This was the group of people called by Louis XVI that would keep the king in check like the English Parliament






46. The main leader of The Mountain and the man who ruled France after the First Revolution






47. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






48. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






49. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






50. 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