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AP European History

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1. Germany had to pay billions of dollars in war reperations






2. Germany became more and more isolated because it was aggressive and France had pursued many alliances against Germany - leaving Germany only with Austria






3. A treatise that sought to train - discipline - and fashion the young man into the courtly ideal - the gentleman






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 man was a radical Chinese reformer who sought to overthrow the government






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






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






8. This socialist man believed that property is theft






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






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






11. This was the new feeling of pride for one's country after the Napoleonic era






12. This was the revolt by the Netherland against the Spanish in order to create their independent state






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






14. Chancellor of Germany who succeeded Bruning






15. This was the man who began studying fermentation to develop a way to avoid spoilage through pasteurization by heating the beverage






16. Gave Hitler absolute dictatorial power for 4 years






17. When Germany moved into the Rhineland and beefed up the military - Britain and France still wanted appeasement and did nothing






18. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






19. The forced famine of Ukraine by Stalin over not producing enough grain






20. This was a replacement of the Japanese government with the emperor - done so by samurai






21. The reason behind the war was because a war would bring the Southern German states into the Prussian state - and the French wanted to teach Germany a lesson. It ended up that the Germans kicked butt - and the French were humiliated - and the German p






22. Made friends with Italy - did stuff behind the table with Russia - and hated everyone else.


23. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






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






25. This was the first explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope and sail into the Indian Ocean trade






26. Fascist Dictator of Italy that at first used bullying to gain power - then never had full power.






27. 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.






28. This was act in which any people unlawfully detained could be prosecuted






29. The French alliance between the smaller countries of Poland - Hungary - and Czechoslovakia.






30. He was chief of the general staff during WWI for the Germans






31. This battle was a German victory against the Russian - the Russians were crushed






32. The old leader of Austria in the years before WWI






33. This was the name given to the Spanish explorers who would conquer the land they discovered and utilize the resources they found there for Spain


34. A French philosophy professor who said that personal experiences and intuition were more important than rational thought and thinking






35. This was the man who first detailed the accounted for the circulation of blood flow






36. Opponent of Tsarist Russia - began to immerse himself in Marxian socialist ideas as a law student. He then went on to form the Bolsheviks - and tried to start a revolution in July 1917. It failed - he went into hiding - but regrouped in Petrograd - w






37. This bill gave representation to most people in England






38. This was the alliance between Austria Prussia and Russia on the crusade against the ideas and politics of the dual revolution.






39. The German chancellor during the Weimar Republic who convinced the president to accept rule by decree






40. 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






41. He was totally focused on himself - double and tripled crossed - rose by gaining support of party


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






43. These were the French Calvinists that were often persecuted until the Edict of Nantes






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






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






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






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






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






49. This was the Parliament after Oliver Cromwell dismissed the Cavaliers






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