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AP European History

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1. 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.






2. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






3. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






4. A member of British Parliament who mocked Rudyard Kipling's poem






5. The old Tsarist secret police






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






7. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






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






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






10. This German - along with his partner Hindenburg - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






11. 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






12. This man promoted the idea of sterilizing medical equipment before operating






13. A work that portrays an acquisitive - sensual - and worldly society through descriptions of merchants - friars - and husbands






14. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






15. A Russian Tsar who implemented rapid social change and general modernization of Russia.






16. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






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






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






19. Laws that classified a jew as someone having one or more jewish grandparent






20. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






21. First comedy writer that wrote 100 verses that described the realms of the next world






22. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis






23. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






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






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






26. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






27. Was a pact that said that just said was bad - but did not outline any method for preventing war.






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






29. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






30. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






31. This was the man who served under Cardinal Richelieu and laid the foundations for Louis XIV's expansionist policies






32. This humanism philosophy interpreted Italian ideas about and attitudes toward classical antiquity - individualism - and humanism in terms of their own traditions






33. 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.






34. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






35. This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America






36. This was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther






37. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






38. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






39. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






40. This was the start of the building of foreign empires for trade and military advantages over other states






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






42. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






43. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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44. A Dutch expressionist who painted a 'moving visions in his mind's eye'






45. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






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

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47. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






48. This bill gave representation to most people in England






49. This was the king of France before and after Napoleon's exile






50. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements