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AP European History

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






2. Was a French philosopher and historian who wrote Era of Tyrannies - which talked about the different kinds of government and how they all stemmed out of nature of modern war.






3. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






4. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






5. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






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






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






8. 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






9. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






10. A Venetian man who created the style of mannerism in which artists sometimes distorted figures to express emotion and drama






11. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






12. 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






13. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






14. This event happened to set laws for colonization and claiming land in Africa






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






16. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






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






18. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






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






20. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






21. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






22. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






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






24. This war was over the inheritance of the throne by Maria Theresa - for the Salic law prevented a woman from solely ruling the state






25. This was the political idea in which the government did not intervene in the economy and liberty and equality were stressed






26. This was the idea of occupying land so that a country could claim it

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27. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there

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28. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






29. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






30. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






31. A plan in British parliament that increased spending on social services

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






33. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems






34. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






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






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






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






38. An occurrence in Russia that lead to the increase of its stature in world power standings and revitalized the economy and industry






39. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






40. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






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






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

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43. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






44. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






45. The Scandinavian system of in the middle of socialism and capitalism - an ideology that you can have some of your own things and keep some of your money - and have higher tax rates.






46. A short political treatise about political power how the ruler should gain - maintain - and increase it. Machiavelli explores the problems of human nature and concludes that human beings are selfish and out to advance their own interests






47. Their demand was universal male suffrage






48. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






49. Cavour's plan was to first modernize the econ - and model it off of Britain - then modernize the military - with lots of railroads to move the troops around to country

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50. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis