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AP European History

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1. These people were the king and queen of England after the Glorious Revolution that recognized the supremacy of the English Parliament






2. This was a movement within Lutheranism that revived Protestantism that called for an emotional relationship - allowed for the priesthood of all believers - and the Christian rebirth in everyday affairs






3. The main leader of The Mountain and the man who ruled France after the First Revolution






4. 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






5. This was the act of planning out a city and building it from the blueprints. This caused in increase in public transit that millions of people used a day instead of their own transportation or walking






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






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






8. This is the passage that many European explorers attempted but never succeeded to navigate to reach other nations more quickly






9. He used light and dark imagery to illustrate different feelings and emotions






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






11. This was the royal dynasty of Austria that ruled over a vast part of Central Europe while battling with the Turks over Hungary






12. 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'






13. The French Revolution of 1830 occurred because Louis XVIII only granted a small percentage of people the right to vote and Charles X attack of Algeria and as a result - he censored the press and limited the voting rights of the wealthy






14. These acts all started to regulate and ameliorate the conditions of work in the factories and helped make the Industrial Revolution better and the living conditions in the urban areas better






15. The three party system that makes sure that both the conservative and the labor party don't get too radical.






16. The cause was people wanted to present a petition to the Tsar - the action was people getting shot - the effect was people disliking the Tsar and turning on him


17. A telegram which the French gave to the Germans in anger over the Succession of the Throne in Spain - but the Germans altered it to look like the French were rude and evil. The French declared war.






18. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






19. These were the 'radicals' in Reformation in which someone would choose if they wanted to be baptized






20. German architect who broke form previous design with light - airy - bright buildings of glass and iron






21. A Liberal British Prime Minister who gave concessions to various parties and ultimately introduced bills for Irish self-governance






22. British writer who wrote of 'the white man's burden' and justified imperialism






23. They were given more rights and had complete equality of rights






24. The motto of the French Revolution and the demands of the popular people


25. This war showed that Russia was still not strong - and it caused revolution back at home.






26. All of these were wars for nationalistic purposes - the third creating WWI






27. This was the king of France before and after Napoleon's exile






28. One of the costliest battles in WWI - was mainly useless and just people died






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






30. German philosopher who said that 'God is dead -' that lackadaisical people killed him with their false values. Said that Christianity and all religion is a 'slave morality.' He also said that the only hope for mankind was to accept the meaninglessnes






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. Was a French philosopher and historian who wrote Era of Tyrannies - which talked about the different kinds of government and how they all stemmed out of nature of modern war.






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


34. He used her to gain politically and to gain money for sex and drugs. He was then 'assassinated' aka tried to be killed something like 8 times - then thrown in a river.


35. 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






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






37. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






38. The rule of a nation or state by a few people






39. 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






40. This was one o the original men to challenge the church. His writings became 'scriptures' for other reformers to follow.






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






42. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






43. Mayor of Vienna whom Hitler idolized






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






45. A railroad that went across Siberia






46. This bill gave representation to most people in England






47. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






48. The old Tsarist secret police






49. This man was a writer who would plea for simple Christian faith and would criticize the complexity of Catholic faith






50. The movie that dictates the life and failure of Hitler