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AP European History

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1. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government






2. This movement said that all men and women who sought salvation might be saved - giving the people a message of hope






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






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






5. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






6. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






7. This was the massacre that occurred during the wedding of a Catholic and Huguenot that would resolve the conflict between the two conflicting parties

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8. This said that ordinary Germans not only knew about - but also supported - the Holocaust because of a unique and virulent 'eliminationist' anti-Semitism in the German identity - which had developed in the preceding centuries






9. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






10. A German physicist that speculated that there was no real certainty in where an electron was - and only tendencies. This broke down Newton's dependable laws to only probabilities.






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






12. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






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

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






15. 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






16. This was the Spanish equivalent to the Knights of the Round Table






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






18. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






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

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20. Bismarck's attack on the Catholic Church






21. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






22. This was the civil code put out by Napoleon that granted equality of all male citizens before the law and granted absolute security of wealth and private property. Napoleon also secured this by creating the Bank of France which loyally served the int






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






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






25. These were the major families in Europe that had the most power and control of the wealth in a state






26. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






27. Was a German industrialist - politician - writer - and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic.






28. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






29. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






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






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






32. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






33. 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






34. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






35. This was the equivalent of a king in Egypt






36. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






37. The revolution of the unplanned overthrowing of the Tsarist government - and the government that followed the revolution.






38. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.

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39. This man urged people to agitate for universal voting rights and to take control of the state peacefully






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






41. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






42. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






43. This ship was sunk with Americans on it - and this action by the Germans was what ultimately caused the Americans to enter the war






44. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






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






46. The political mastermind behind all of Sardinia's unification plans - he succeeded in creating a Northern Italian nation state






47. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain

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

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49. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






50. These were Mussolini's bullies who pushed socialist out of Northern Italy

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