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AP European History

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






2. Combined German and Italian forces were beaten near Alexandria - which lead to the Allied taking of Morocco and Algeria






3. Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army and foremost general for the White Russians in the Russian civil war.






4. This was the man who created the spinning jenny which began the actual Industrial Revolution and the beginning of machines doing a man's work






5. The main leader of The Mountain and the man who ruled France after the First Revolution






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






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






8. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






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






10. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






11. This was the treaty that ended the War of Austrian Succession by giving the Prussians land - taking land away from Maria Theresa - but still allowing her to rule






12. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






13. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread

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14. This was the man who created the theory of sovereignty in which a state becomes sovereign by claiming a monopoly over the instruments of justice






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






16. This was the idea of occupying land so that a country could claim it

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






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






19. This man said that population would always grow faster than the food supply and the only hope of warding o war - famine - and disease was that young men and women had to limit the growth of population by marrying late






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






21. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






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






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






24. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.

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25. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






26. 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






27. This was the act passed by Charles VI that stated that Hapsburg possessions were never to be divided - in order to allow his daughter to be ruler






28. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia






29. A movement to create a nation state of Slavic people






30. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






31. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






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






33. This was the man who was hired by Archbishop Albert of Mainz to sell indulgences - which he did extremely successfully






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 Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






36. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him

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37. 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.






38. This was the alliance between Great Britain - Austria - Russia - and Prussia after the Napoleonic era






39. 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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40. This was the group of economists who believed that the wealth of a nation was derived solely from the value of its land






41. 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






42. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






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






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






45. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






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






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






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






49. The old Tsarist secret police






50. This was the meeting called by Pope Paul III that secured reconciliation with the Protestants