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AP European History

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1. Zeppelins - airplanes - gas - machine guns - tanks - These things were new ideas that really did not work very well






2. German Jewish Politician who advocated the policy of Zionism and the creation of a nation state for all Jewish people.






3. This was the Holy Roman Emperor that called for the Diet of Worms. He was a supporter of Catholicism and tried to crush the Reformation by use of the Counter-Reformation






4. 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.






5. This is the oath that the representatives of the third estate took when they swore that they would never disband until they had proper representation






6. A local coulcil of politicians to deal with local problems in Russia






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






8. 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






9. A period of reform for china in the attempt to meet the foreign challenge


10. The so called 'father of the Turks -' he founded what is now known as Turkey and defended against British attack






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






12. This was the Prussian king who embraced culture and wrote poetry and prose. He gave religious and philosophical toleration to all subjects - abolished torture and made the laws simpler






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






14. A railroad that went across Siberia






15. These were the French philosophers






16. 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.






17. 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






18. This was the man who started the Jesuit movement to help people to find God around the world






19. These were awful in the 19th Century as a result of poor sewage treatment - water conditions and bad foundations for buildings






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






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






22. This Scottish Romantic poet used history to write his poems






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






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


25. Leading existential Christian thinker - thought catholic church was 'hope - humanity - honesty - and piety -' after broken world and WWI - also advocated closer ties with non-Catholics






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






27. German socialist revolutionary who was assassinated after the war






28. Was the French political alliance that allied the Communists - the Socialists - and the Radicals together.






29. This was new thought that the governments should be subject to change. This was the counterpart to conservatism






30. Life was hard - there was no improvement in the average standard of living - but unemployment was unknown and communism had real appeal






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






32. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






33. Three reasons anarchy was about and any person could create power; the Bolsheviks had better leaders; the Bolsheviks appealed to many workers






34. These were the theories of the spread of disease. The miasma theory said that disease was spread by a bad odor. The new germ theory developed by Louis Pasteur said that diseases were spread by bacteria called germs






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






36. 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






37. The ruler of Venice






38. French Prime Minister who moved and occupied into the Ruhr to collect war reparations






39. This was the march by the women of Paris to the home of Marie Antoinette in order to demand action for the ridiculous raise in the price of bread


40. One of the members of the banker family of Florence that ruled behind the scenes of the government






41. This work advocated economic and moral freedom of individuals from the state. This work is enormously influential to politics today






42. The three countries of Italy - Germany - and Japan allied together






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






44. This work criticized mercantilism by saying that it meant a combination of stifling government regulations and unfair privileges for state-approved monopolies and government favorites






45. The Scandinavian system of in the middle of socialism and capitalism - an ideology that you can have some of your own things and keep some of your money - and have higher tax rates.






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






47. This was the man who planned the reconstruction of Paris






48. 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






49. Bismarck placed high tariffs on imported goods - and tried to stop socialism with government measures that banned the socialist party






50. Composer - wrote Rite of Spring - expressionist ballet - shocked crowds because of music and scenes