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AP European History

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1. These terms said that Germany had to pay money - that Germany had to give up land - and that Germany had to keep its army size down






2. 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






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






4. 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'






5. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






6. This was the work that started the tabula rasa theory where the human mind is blank until it is filled with experiences that allow a person to think differently






7. Hitler used this to launch his dictatorship and used this to give him power. It was a fire of a capital building






8. 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.






9. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






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






11. The idea that people should determine who and what they want leading them






12. In this - Mussolini recognized the Vatican as an independent state - and gave it heavy financial support






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






14. 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.






15. The Germans needed a way to make the Austrians on their side - and they had the superior army. The Germans won - and were able to make sure that Austria stayed out of German affairs






16. A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city






17. This war showed that the Russian were way behind the rest of the world - and needed reform.






18. Leader of English Romanticism who published works in the countryside






19. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






20. The joining of Austria and Hungary under two different crowns






21. Composer - wrote Rite of Spring - expressionist ballet - shocked crowds because of music and scenes






22. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






23. This explorer first saw the mainland of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal while sailing to set up trading posts in India






24. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






25. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






26. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






27. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






28. 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






29. A postimpressionist and expressionist who had a profound impact on 20th century art and committed to form






30. An Artistic movement that focused on geometric shapes - complex lines - and overlapping planes.






31. This was the pope that used the sale of indulgences to rebuild a basilica and he was also the pope who challenged Martin Luther






32. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.


33. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day






34. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






35. A king and leader of Prussia who was unable to unify Germany 'from above -' he was replaced by William I






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






37. This was the meeting called by Pope Paul III that secured reconciliation with the Protestants






38. This was the bill passed that those who did not receive the Eucharist of the Anglican Church had little rights






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






40. This was the philosophical belief that for every thesis ever - there is an opposing antithesis that creates a synthesis






41. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace


42. This czar of Russia wanted to restore the kingdom of Poland - which he wanted to bestow the benefits of his rule






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






44. The so called 'father of the Turks -' he founded what is now known as Turkey and defended against British attack






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






46. When Germany moved through Belgium - it caused Britain to go on the side of the war with France.


47. This American naval officer was the driving factor in Japan's opening by using gunboat diplomacy






48. This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England






49. 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






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