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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The rule of a nation or state by a few people






2. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






3. German Foreign Minister who assumed leadership of government and got the French to move out of the Ruhr






4. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






5. An important invasion that lead to the removal of Mussolini from government - only to have him put back later






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






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






8. Their demand was universal male suffrage






9. This Romantic work shows a crew shipwrecked






10. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






11. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






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






13. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






14. War was seen as a good thing because it would cover up all of the problems that every country involved had going on at home






15. This man was a Romantic painter






16. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






17. 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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18. Decisive battle in German invasion of Russia - the Germans were surrounded and systemically destroyed






19. 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






20. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






21. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






22. This was the group that gave work to the unemployed






23. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






24. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






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






26. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






27. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






28. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






29. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






30. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






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






32. Viennese founder of 12 tone music and turned back on conventional tones






33. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






34. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






35. This work advocated economic and moral freedom of individuals from the state. This work is enormously influential to politics today






36. This British foreign minister was a supporter of Metternich






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






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






39. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






40. There was an large inequality of income and standard of living between Europe and the non-industrialized world because industrialization itself opened the gap






41. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






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






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

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44. A revisionist social who advocated the gradual gain of socialism and looked towards Darwin's doctrines as a measure for a change in socialism's tactics






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






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






47. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






48. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






49. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






50. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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