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AP European History

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






2. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






3. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






4. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






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






6. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






7. This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted






8. The serbs assassinated the archduke to make a statement - and the Austrians got really pissed - because he was the next in line for the throne and the guy on the throne then was old






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






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






11. This was one of the reforms in England in which the leaders wanted all Catholic elements in the Church of England eliminated






12. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






13. The strains lead to millions of people dead - and many revolutions and restructuring






14. 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






15. This was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror






16. Egyptian army general who stepped into power after the French left. He reformed the army - the land - and the communication of Egypt






17. These were the French philosophers






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






19. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






20. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






21. This was the way that many people were granted salvation. This was a common method of the church to gain power and money






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






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






24. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






25. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






26. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






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






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






29. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






30. This was the harsh and violent conversion of Spain back into Catholicism. They used several versions of torture and fear tactics to convert people back to Catholicism






31. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






32. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






33. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England






34. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






35. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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36. This was the treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War that recognized the independent authority of over three hundred German principalities






37. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






38. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






39. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






40. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






41. The German chancellor during the Weimar Republic who convinced the president to accept rule by decree






42. These decrees limited the voting rights of the wealthy and censored the press






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






44. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






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






46. This physicist developed the law of universal gravitation and further caused the decline of the old system of science






47. This work of art shows the glory of the French Revolution






48. This was the revolt that occurred in Germany where the peasants rebelled alongside the new Protestant thought. They were viciously quashed and the public appeal to the Reformation went substantially down

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49. This was the Prussian king who embraced culture and wrote poetry and prose. He gave religious and philosophical toleration to all subjects - abolished torture and made the laws simpler






50. This man was an active player in the French Revolution of 1848 who helped in the overthrow of Charles X