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AP European History

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. This was a short ottoman parliament designed to model the western model of an empire






2. A document by the pope in which he denounced rationalism - socialism - religious liberty - and separation of the church and state.






3. A Swiss Protestant theologian who said people were sinful and that religious truth was made know to humans only through God's grace - and people just had to accept God as true and be obedient.






4. A war between China and Japan for influence - power - and territory






5. Served as the Prime Minister and dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He founded and led the Estado Novo ('New State') - the authoritarian - right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974.






6. This dealt with skepticism - the government - and the role of reason in everyday life






7. This was the letter Martin Luther wrote to Archbishop Albert which explained that indulgences undermined the seriousness of the sacrament of penance






8. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






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






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






11. This was an artist who led the way for Renaissance masters from his David sculpture and his painting of the Sistine Chapel ceiling






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






13. This was the physicist who said nothing can be known beyond all doubt






14. He took command of one of the main French armies engaged in the Battle of Verdun - leading it during its successful counter-strokes against the Germans - but was accused of wasting French lives during some of his attacks. He became Commander-in-Chief






15. This was the idea of occupying land so that a country could claim it

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






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






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






19. 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.






20. A British politician who extended the vote to the rich middle class in order to broaden the political base of the conservative party






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






22. The big 4 were US - Britain - France and Italy

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23. Deputy to Hitler in the Nazi party person who dictated Mein Kampf






24. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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25. 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






26. This man was a Romantic painter






27. This man was a Hungarian nationalist leader who demanded independence and a constitution






28. An armed uprising in Munich of maybe 50 people at most - crushed - Hitler's idea






29. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France






30. This man both helped to lead the first national union in England and advocated the use of children in factories






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






32. The old Tsarist secret police






33. The triple Entente was an alliance between France - Britain and Russia - the Triple alliance was an alliance between Germany - Austria and Russia






34. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






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

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36. These were the two parties in the Parliament. The Whigs were mostly liberal and wanted change while the Tories wanted to keep the government as it was






37. 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






38. This work of art shows the insignificance of the human and the supremacy of nature






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






40. This man's work was extremely influential for the Romantic Movement






41. The two hundred year old Chinese dynast that was the last emperors of China






42. 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






43. 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






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






45. A French painter who used a impressionism called 'super-realism -' capture overall impression of the thing they were painting






46. 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






47. This was the reaction to the despotism after the Second Revolution which led to the establishment of the five-man executive that supported the French military which was not popular with the French people






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






49. Egyptian army general who stepped into power after the French left. He reformed the army - the land - and the communication of Egypt






50. This was the battle that Napoleon lost after his return from Elba that ended his reign as French ruler