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AP European History

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1. A determined reactionary Tsar who nevertheless sped forward with economic modernization






2. This was the response to the Enlightenment in which they believed that not everything could be measured - because of the passion of emotion






3. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






4. One of the leaders of The Mountain






5. The idea that we do know no anything for certain and all we know is possibilities - probabilities - and tendencies. Put forth by German physicist Heisenberg.






6. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






7. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






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






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

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10. A last ditch attempt to beat the allies after the Germans defeated the Russians






11. The well off peasants who were starved or shipped to the gulags






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






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






14. 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






15. This was the meeting that tried to settle the dispute between Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli over the presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper.






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






17. An extreme abstract expressionist - leader of 'the beasts -' focused on arrangement of color - line and form






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






19. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. He was a major French Renaissance writer - doctor and humanist. He is regarded as an avant-garde writer of fantasy and satire






24. This was the system set up by the Quadruple Alliance to meet periodically to talk about common issues






25. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






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






27. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






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






29. This was the king who started the success of Spain's foreign colonies






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






31. Leader of the National Assembly in France - he ordered the Paris Commune to be crushed. He also declared the Third Republic of France - because it 'divided France the least'






32. This rivalry developed because of the increasing naval race - and because Germany was becoming increasingly militaristic






33. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






34. People justified imperialism by the concept of 'white man's burden -' which stated that European should govern other because it was right and better for the people






35. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






36. This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war






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






38. This was the man who first detailed the accounted for the circulation of blood flow






39. 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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40. 1/3 of European migrants came from British Isles; less that ½ went to the US; most often a small peasant landowner/village craftsman; left because they were threatened by industrialization; many returned to their homelands






41. This new German emperor opposed Bismarck - fired him - and ended up being less successful than Bismarck anyway






42. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






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






44. The final straw for the Japanese - resulting in millions of civilian and military death. Little Boy and Fat Man were used here. These flew on the plane 'The Enola Gay'






45. These were meeting places for philosophical discussion that were for the upper and middle class citizens who would talk about different doctrines






46. A Nazi politician and president of the Reichstag






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






48. 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






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






50. This man was a poet - playwright and novelist and wrote one of the best known novels ever (Don Quixote)






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