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AP European History

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1. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






2. The western front became stalemated because it was full of trench warfare and needless death






3. This was the treaty that ended the War of Austrian Succession by giving the Prussians land - taking land away from Maria Theresa - but still allowing her to rule






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






5. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






6. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






7. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






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






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






10. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






11. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






12. The big 4 were US - Britain - France and Italy

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






14. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






15. First war in Europe - then war in Asia






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






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






18. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






19. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






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






21. These were people who migrated to new lands - but then came back to either farm - or to stay






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






23. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






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






25. This bill gave representation to most people in England






26. This man was a poet - playwright and novelist and wrote one of the best known novels ever (Don Quixote)






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






28. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






29. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. This was the dictator who ruled over England after the English civil war. His death provided the military government collapse of England






34. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






35. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






36. 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






37. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






38. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






39. A German physicist that speculated that there was no real certainty in where an electron was - and only tendencies. This broke down Newton's dependable laws to only probabilities.






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






41. 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






42. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






43. This was the scientist who began to study anatomy in depth. He is referred as the father of anatomy






44. 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






45. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






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






47. The strip of Poland that the Germans wanted to take - specifically Danzig






48. Supporter of Lenin who helped in the takeover of Petrograd and the Bolshevik revolution






49. (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






50. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






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