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AP European History

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1. This was the man who first said that the Americas were completely separate from Asia - thus the continent was named after him






2. These were general title given to the popes that would convince the Renaissance artists to work for them in order to enhance the majesty of the churches






3. Fascist leader of the Spanish revolution - helped by Hitler and Mussolini






4. This British foreign minister was a supporter of Metternich






5. This was an artistic patron that spent vast sums on family chapels - frescoes - religious panels and






6. Was an international Communist organization founded in Moscow in March 1919. The International intended to fight 'by all available means - including armed force - for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie and for the creation of an internati






7. Khedive of Egypt - he was a westernizing autocrat and grandson of the first leader






8. This socialist man believed that property is theft






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

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10. The socialist idea that we should embrace socialism in a gradual advance - with no bloody war






11. 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






12. This was a man who believed that Christian life rested on the Scriptures and a prominent leader in the Swiss Reformation. He went on to attack indulgences - the Mass - the institution of monasticism - and clerical celibacy






13. WWI progressed so the Germans were winning at first - and then the Americans came and kicked butt. It also was so pointless and full of death






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






15. 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






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






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






18. Viennese founder of 12 tone music and turned back on conventional tones






19. He was an architect who designed a hospital for orphans and foundlings set up by the silk-workers guild in Florence






20. Differences between French and British were over the treatment of the Germans - specifically on the payment of reparations






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






22. This man wrote Heart of Darkness - where he criticized the Europeans in their civilizing






23. 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.






24. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






25. These were the angry old cottage industry workers who lost their jobs and costumers to machines and as a result - they began to secretly destroy the machines






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

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27. The Japanese had a war with China and ended up gaining Korea - which they opened to trade; Japan became an imperialist power

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28. A treaty with Britain and China that gave Hong Kong to Britain and opened 4 cities for trade






29. 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






30. This was the theory developed by Montesquieu that political power should not be divided and share by a variety of classes and legal estates holding unequal rights and privileges

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31. A failed British offensive in Ottoman empire






32. French revisionist socialist who repudiated revisionist doctrines to achieve a unified socialist state






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






34. This was a Romantic writer who wrote prose and poetry






35. French military leader who assumed control of France and lead it out of the war successfully






36. This early Italian nationalist believed that doing labor for the principles of one's country is labor for humanity






37. This was the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession






38. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






39. War was seen as a good thing because it would cover up all of the problems that every country involved had going on at home






40. A battle between Muslim warriors and British machine gunners - a bloody massacre






41. This was the group of people in the National Assembly that met to discuss the political questions of the day






42. This was the new constitution that the National Assembly wrote that gave all citizens free expression of thoughts and opinions and guaranteed equality before the law






43. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






44. Austrian born Dictator of Germany - implement Fascism and caused WWII and Holocoust.






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. Laws that classified a jew as someone having one or more jewish grandparent






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






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






49. This was the man who first theorized that the celestial bodies all revolved around a fixed sun






50. This was the Catholic king of England after Charles II that granted everyone religious freedom and even appointed Roman Catholics to positions in the army and government