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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This was the group of people that was important in converting Asians and Latin Americans to Catholicism which allowed for the mass spread of Christianity






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






3. Tzu Hsi Chinese leader who used conservative forces to maintain her power






4. The ruler of Venice






5. The fiery mayor of Vienna who preached anti-Semitism and appealed to lower middle class






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






7. This was the king who issued the Edict of Nantes






8. This was the last of the wars that occurred over the religious differences in France - between the Catholics (Henry III of France and Henry of Guise) and Protestants (Henry IV)






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






10. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






11. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






12. One of the leaders of The Mountain






13. This battle was a French/British victory - because they stopped the German offensive






14. Literary technique that explored the psyche through different idea randomly bubbling up in a story.






15. This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France






16. Last Tsar of Russia - he involved the Russians in WWI






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






18. A plan in British parliament that increased spending on social services

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19. A radical - authoritarian nationalist ideology that aims to create a single-party state with a government led by a dictator who seeks national unity and development by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the collective interest of t






20. This was the conference that Charles V called to bring Martin Luther to speak






21. British military officer who incited the Arabs in Arabia to revolt against their Turkish lords






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






23. A form of Protestantism in which the believers were pacifists and would shake at the power of the word of the Lord






24. 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.






25. The most of these were economical and not political - and even then were mostly only halfway efforts






26. These were Dutch settlers in south Africa






27. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






28. This was the first person to lead an expedition that circumnavigated the world






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






30. 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






31. This was the first explorer who rounded the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope but was never able to go all the way around






32. This was the king and queen of Spain who took over the Catholic Spain and started the Spanish Inquisition






33. The Enlightenment thinkers used reason to deduct conclusions about everyday life






34. These were the French philosophers






35. 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






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






37. This was the way that the English landowners would now organize their land so that the farmers would become more productive in their work






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

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39. This was a pianist in the Romanticism era that was a star in his day






40. 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.'






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






42. An important invasion that lead to the removal of Mussolini from government - only to have him put back later






43. Russia's last tsar - he witnessed the fall of Russia from great power - to the entering into WWI and total collapse






44. This queen of England chose a religion between the Puritans and Catholics and required her subjects to attend church or face a fine. She also required uniformity and conformity to the Church of England






45. He wanted to unify Germany - but played it safe - with many alliances and pacts - and ends up being amazing

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46. 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






47. 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.






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






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






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