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AP European History

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1. This work advocated breast feeding and natural dress and that boys' education should have plenty of fresh air and exercise and he said a women's nature was a life of marriage and child rearing






2. The Japanese had a war with China and ended up gaining Korea - which they opened to trade; Japan became an imperialist power

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3. 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.






4. A war between China and Japan for influence - power - and territory






5. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






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






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






8. German physicist who proved that subatomic energy was emitted from particles - he called them 'quanta'






9. A war between Russia and Japan for Port Arthur - and for more influence in CHina






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






11. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






12. 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






13. This man believed that each age is characterized by a dominant set of ideas - which produces opposing ideas and a new synthesis






14. Germany had to pay billions of dollars in war reperations






15. Unsuccessful uprising of sailors - soldiers - and civilians against Russian government (against Bolsheviks)






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






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






18. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






19. Replaces the Provisional Government with Lenin's forces






20. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






21. 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






22. Was an Austrian philosopher and a logical empiricist who argued in Essay on Logical Philosophy that great philosophical questions like god freedom and morality were 'quite literally senseless.'






23. Was a British soldier and senior commander (field marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. Most notably he was commander during the Battle of the Somme - the 3rd Battle of Ypres






24. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






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






26. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






27. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






28. This was the man who discovered Americas while originally looking for a faster and all-sea route to the East but instead landed in the West Indies.






29. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






30. The western front became stalemated because it was full of trench warfare and needless death






31. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






32. A mass flee of British troops of the coast of France - disaster - lost thousands of machines and vehicles






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






34. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






35. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






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






37. Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution - helped by Hitler and Mussolini






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






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






40. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






41. This was the name given to the person appointed by the States General to carry out ceremonial functions in a province in the Netherlands






42. 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






43. The man who began the humanism movement and he believed that he was living the start of new era






44. A Siberian preacher who became friends of the Tsars - but hated by the public - twisted and cheated and exploited Alexandra.






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






46. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






47. This was the new style of literature that focused on the daily lives and adventures of a common person. This style was a response to Romanticism's supernaturalism and over-emphasis on emotion






48. This scientist spread the word about the experimental method and formalized the empirical method and combined his thinking with Descartes to form the scientific method






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






50. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.