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AP European History

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






2. An important canal to the British in Egypt






3. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






4. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






5. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






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






7. A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city






8. This was the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession






9. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






10. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






11. These were the laws passed by the Parliament that prohibited the English people from forming a union






12. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






13. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






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






15. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






16. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






17. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






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






19. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






20. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






21. This was the line drawn by Alexander VI that gave Portugal most of Brazil and Spain the rest of South America






22. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing


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






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






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






26. These decrees required the thirty-eight German member states to root out subversive ideas in the universities and newspapers an established a permanent committee with spies and informers to investigate and punish any liberal or radical organizations






27. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






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






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






30. This treaty ended the Seven Years' War






31. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






32. This was the French supporter of Metternich's balance of power idea






33. These were the reasons of bad leadership - and lack of organized or effective army






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






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






36. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.


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






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






39. A radical - authoritarian nationalist ideology that aims to create a single-party state with a government led by a dictator who seeks national unity and development by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the collective interest of t






40. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






41. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






42. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






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






44. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






45. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






46. This man revolutionized the way to manufacture steel by making the process quicker and more efficient






47. The immediate cause was the American using margin buying to buy shares of stock that they could not pay back - and forced a mass selloff of shares - which collapsed the stock market and the economy. The efforts to deal was the New Deal in America - a






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






49. Austria invades Italy and the French come in to help the Italians. The Italians and the French are very successful and gain Lombardy.






50. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'