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AP European History

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1. 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






2. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






3. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






4. This was the queen who reverted back to Catholicism in England for five years and during this reign - she executed many Protestants






5. This was the 'revolution' that replaced James II with William and Mary that also recognized the supremacy of the Parliament with minimum bloodshed






6. This was the way that many people were granted salvation. This was a common method of the church to gain power and money






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






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






9. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






10. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






11. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






12. A desire for success abroad lead to this. It was a short war against Denmark to gain these providences






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






14. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






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






16. The old Tsarist secret police






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






18. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






19. Putting smaller farms together into one large farm so as to increase productivity






20. Europe mainly invested most of its money back into Europe - and then into the US






21. 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






22. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






23. One of the first and best Renaissance sculptors. He was also one of the first artists to sell his works






24. The French idea of revenge for what Germany did in the Franco-Prussian war






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






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






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






28. This was the ruler of the Habsburgs that controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom






29. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






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






31. 1) The economic and financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates General. 2) The political incompetence of Louis XV and XVI. 3) The unfair taxation between the three estates






32. The Greeks revolted against the Ottomans for their independence - to which the Concert generally opposed to this






33. The triple Entente was an alliance between France - Britain and Russia - the Triple alliance was an alliance between Germany - Austria and Russia






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






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






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






37. This was a playwright and a philosophe who said that the best that one could hope for in a government is a good monarch and he even often criticized the Catholic Church and government in his plays






38. One of the leaders of The Mountain






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






40. A secret agreement between the Germans and the Russians that said that they would not attack each other






41. 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






42. This was the king that took the throne during the Restoration and peacefully had agreements with the Parliament until he made secret agreements with Louis XIV to relax the laws against the English Catholics and eventually a Catholic became the next k






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






44. The new idea that revitalized the period of expansion and gathering of colonies

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






46. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






47. This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America






48. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






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






50. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader







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