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AP European History

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1. These were conclusions reached by the philosophes against which debate was impossible






2. Member of the Liberal party in Great Britain who helped raise taxes on the rich - and reform in general






3. A desire of some people in Ireland to not be ruled by England






4. These revolutions occurred in 1)France - because of the depression and rising unemployment rates caused starvation in France in which they then overthrew the bourgeois monarchy 2)Austria - because the Hungarians rebelled against the Austrian Empire a






5. People wanted Italian unity because it would unify Italy - and they wanted a different government. People did not want unification because it went against the church - there were very different areas in the north and the south - and because they want






6. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






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






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






9. An artistic movement that expressed world that could not normally be seen - like dreams and fantasy.






10. This stated that local government had some power - but that ultimate power rested in the hands of Bismarck and William






11. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






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






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






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






15. American president at the time of WWI who came up with 14 points






16. This was the period of economic and political expansion - colonialism - and mercantilism that occurred in Europe






17. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






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






19. This man was one of the early and influential socialist thinkers who proclaimed the tremendous possibilities of industrial development






20. The socialist opposed nationalism and thought that the German worker had more in common with the French worker than the German boss






21. 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.'






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






23. A Political opponent of Stalin's who was executed for being more popular that Stalin






24. This war was began as a follow-up of the War of Austrian Succession when Prussia invaded Austria

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25. This was the name of the military dictatorship that England took on during the reign of Oliver Cromwell






26. Leaders who violently rejected parliamentary restraint and liberal values - as well as exercised unprecedented control over masses and sought to mobilize them for war.






27. This was the Portuguese Prince that gave steadfast financial and moral support to the navigators






28. The idea that human beings simply exist - have no higher purpose - and must exist and choose their actions for themselves. Existentialism mainly influenced by Nietzsche. Existentialism sustain popularity in Germany with Martin Heidegger and Karl Jasp






29. The philosophy of the liberal arts that emphasized human beings and their achievements






30. This granted full civil rights to people and opened up the Duma






31. He wanted to declare the superiority of Aryan race - create more living space for them - and make himself eternal supreme dictator for life

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






33. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






35. A Freudian physiological idea that if you did not get over loving your parent of the opposite sex - you would have this complex where you hated your other parent and have issues with parental relations.






36. Upper class and Conservatives did not want unification because they would have less power - but the rest of the people wanted it because of nationalism and German identity






37. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






38. This was the first man to isolate a bacterium and a virus and as a result h could create new vaccines for the disease






39. This was the extremely lopsided victory by English army over the protestors as a result of the Corn Laws






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






41. 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






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






43. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






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






45. Britain gained this territory by slowly asserting influence and putting people in charge






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






47. The clergy made up a very small percentage but owned 10% of the land; the nobles made up another small percentage but also owned most of the land; and the rest of the people made up 97% of France and owned very little land






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






49. French offensive that resulted in an almost mutiny by the French military

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50. The ruler of Venice