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AP European History

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1. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






2. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






3. This was the name given to the person appointed by the States General to carry out ceremonial functions in a province in the Netherlands






4. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






5. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






6. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






7. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






8. 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






9. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






10. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






11. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully






12. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






13. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






14. 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






15. 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






16. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






17. 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






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






19. Pioneered by the Curies - Plank and Einstein - a new view of physics that shattered the perfect world of Newtonian physics and made the world seem much more random and not as much certainty.






20. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






21. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






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






23. The Austrians tried to stop the nationalism of different people in their country from tearing them apart - but it did not work


24. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you


25. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






26. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






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






28. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






29. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






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






31. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






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






33. This king of Prussia was the king who gave into Prussia's constitution






34. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






35. 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






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






37. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






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






39. German Political mastermind who spearheaded Prussian expansion






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


41. This was the revolt by the Netherland against the Spanish in order to create their independent state






42. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






43. This was an influential French writer who wrote about naturalism and was often criticized






44. Chief minister of the Nazi propaganda - and organizer of Kristallnacht






45. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter


46. This was the Pope that called the Council of Trent






47. This czar of Russia wanted to restore the kingdom of Poland - which he wanted to bestow the benefits of his rule






48. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






49. This was the alliance between Great Britain - Austria - Russia - and Prussia after the Napoleonic era






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