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AP European History

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1. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






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






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






4. This was the new feeling of pride for one's country after the Napoleonic era






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






6. 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






7. 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






8. This was the man who started the Church of England because he needed a reformation in Catholicism which would allow him to divorce his wife






9. Freud said that there was conscious - which you could control - and the subconscious. He said that the Id was living in the subconscious was just had primordial desires that wanted stuff like food and sex. Then there was the Superego that did not wan






10. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






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






12. These were part of Wilson's plan to end WW1 conflict






13. The acceptance of Stalin though propaganda






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






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






16. The political idea that applied the total war concept on a civil conflict






17. This German - along with his partner Ludendorff - essentially ran Germany during the end of the war






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






19. This was the czar of Russia that Westernized Russia and built up a massive Russian army. He also was interested in building grand cities like those in Western Europe






20. Objectives were to increase industrial output by 250% and agriculture output by 150% and have 1/5 of Russian peasants on collective farms. The methods were forced farming and scare tactics like gulags. The success was that of industry - which produce






21. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






22. 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






23. War preparations were unstoppable because once you started to prepare - you knew that your enemies were doing the same - and you could not stop - because if you did - your enemies could attack you

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24. A night of violence and vandalism against Jews






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






26. 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






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 an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






29. 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






30. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






31. Idea that the Soviet Union had the ability to build socialism on its own

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






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






34. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






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






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






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

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38. A group of socialist national parties that met and discussed Marx - and planned action






39. This was the ruling class of Russia after the Cossack Rebellion






40. 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






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






42. An artistic movement that focused on expressing emotion and feelings through abstract images and colors - lines and shapes.






43. A futile battle that resulted in millions dead






44. An artistic movement that had a purposely nonsensical name - expressing its total rejection of previous modern art.






45. This was the meeting between the Quadruple Alliance in order to formulate a peace agreement and to balance the victories of the Napoleonic wars






46. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






47. This was the list of books that were prohibited by the papacy in order to stop more religious thinkers






48. 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






49. This man was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire in India






50. A concept used to describe political systems whereby a state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life. These regimes or movements maintain themselves in political power by means of an official all-embracing ideology and propaganda dis