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AP European History

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1. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






2. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






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






4. One of the leaders of The Mountain






5. A Spanish artist - founder of Cubism - which focused on geometric shapes and overlapping planes






6. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






7. This act made it illegal to meet with a group of more than fifty people






8. This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler - Phillip V






9. The artist shows the ideal for female beauty in the Renaissance in this work slender - pale skin - a high forehead - red-blond hair - and sloping shoulders






10. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






11. This man was a British soldier who established the military and political supremacy of the East India Company in Southern India and Bengal. He is credited with securing India - and the wealth that followed - for the British crown.






12. These were the types of buildings designed by Charles Fourier for a utopian society






13. These terms said that Germany had to pay money - that Germany had to give up land - and that Germany had to keep its army size down






14. This was the conference that Charles V called to bring Martin Luther to speak






15. This was a movement to create a Serbian state and break from Austria Hungary






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






17. 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






18. This man was a Romantic painter






19. This was when the French left - and the British moved in and invaded and captured Egypt






20. The American plan to loan money to Germany - who would pay their reparations to France and Britain - who would pay back their debt to America - which created a win-win for everyone - and made they people happy and thought that peace was possible






21. This was given to Austria form Germany that guaranteed full military backing in any war






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






23. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






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






25. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






26. Russia's lower house of politics






27. The middle class frowned upon heavy drinking and the women were fond of fashion. Education was necessary and sexual purity was considered a virtue






28. An Irish novelist who wrote Ulysses - a stream of consciousness book that mirrored Homer's book






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






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






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






32. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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33. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






34. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the Holy Roman Empire






35. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






36. This was the international war between the Protestants and Catholics that eventually ended religious conflicts in Europe

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37. A desire for success abroad lead to this. It was a short war against Denmark to gain these providences






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






39. A French existentialist who said that people just 'turned up' and that there was no God to help honest people. Also said 'man is condemned to be free' and people had to choose their actions.






40. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






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






42. The conservative party in Britain was put down when the king threatened to make more liberal seats to pass bills that the conservatives were vetoing






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






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






45. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






46. A rebellion of traditionalist Chinese people who wanted to throw the foreigners out






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






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






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






50. This was a legislative parliament in Russia with real political power