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AP European History

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






2. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






3. 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






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






5. Russia painter who 'turned away from nature' and focused on nonrepresentational - abstract art






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






7. Belgian king who ruthlessly exploited the natives on his African land for personal gain.






8. This French king ruled for the longest time ever in Europe. He issued several economic policies and costly wars. He was the prime example of absolutism in France






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






10. This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front. He tried rebels and they were all judged severely and most were executed






11. The forced famine of Ukraine by Stalin over not producing enough grain






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






13. Stalin's mass systemic murder of millions to instill fear and to have someone to fight against






14. A Venetian man who created the style of mannerism in which artists sometimes distorted figures to express emotion and drama






15. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






16. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






17. German Foreign Minister who assumed leadership of government and got the French to move out of the Ruhr






18. This was the union of skilled workers in the working classes that had a set behavioral code. They were usually run by construction bosses and factory foremen






19. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






20. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






21. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






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






23. There were the early French socialists who believed in economic planning and argued that the government should rationally organize the economy and not depend on destructive competition to do the job. There was also dialectic socialism in which the fo






24. 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






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






26. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






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






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






29. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis






30. They fell behind in industrialization - in education - and in general compared to the west






31. Man who created the printing press and changed the production and reading of books






32. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






33. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






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






35. The political party with whom the Provisional Government had to share power with






36. 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






37. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






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






39. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






40. This was the term given to those in the Renaissance who were able to excel in more than one subject matter

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






42. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






43. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






44. This was the man who influenced the power of King Louis XIII the most and tried to make France an absolute monarchy






45. A radical idealistic patriot who wanted a centralized democratic republic based on universal male suffrage and will of the people in Italy






46. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






47. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler






48. Pope who denounced unification and published the Syllabus of Errors






49. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






50. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well