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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






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






3. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






4. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace

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






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






7. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance






8. This man was a Romantic painter






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






10. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






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






12. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






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






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






15. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






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






17. 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






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






19. This was the ruler of the Habsburgs that controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom






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






21. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






22. This man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






23. This was the man who supported and hid Luther after the Diet of Worms






24. A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place






25. Viennese founder of 12 tone music and turned back on conventional tones






26. A group of socialist national parties that met and discussed Marx - and planned action






27. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






28. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






29. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






30. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






31. Russia's lower house of politics






32. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






33. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






34. He 'used the west to catch up to the west' in Russia - by having foreigners build factories and making new transport lines.

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35. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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36. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






37. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






38. One of the Bloodiest battles in the war - a fight to the death for Japanese soldiers - as the Americans were coming closer to Japan






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






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






41. This philosopher showed the overall attitude of the Enlightenment by saying 'have the courage to use your own understanding'






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






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






44. This stated that local government had some power - but that ultimate power rested in the hands of Bismarck and William






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






46. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






47. This was the working class in that was constantly battling against the bourgeois factory owners






48. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






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






50. Member of the Liberal party in Great Britain who helped raise taxes on the rich - and reform in general