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AP European History

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1. German chancellor who hoped for WWI to happen - but without Britain






2. The area near Czechoslovakia that was mainly German ethnicity that Germany took.






3. This was the man who starting absolutism in Prussia by uniting the three provinces of Prussia under one ruler.






4. The pact was an agreement to define the border between France and Germany - and in which Britain and Italy would gang up on the aggressor if the treaty was broken. The spirit was this feeling that war could be stopped again by peace talks that settle






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






6. British military commander who believed in expansion and founded the De Beers Mining Company






7. One of the best examples of a Renaissance man. He painted - wrote - sculpted - invented - among his philosophical ideas






8. Young rebellious people in the Ottoman Empire who forced the Sultan to reform






9. This English poet joined the Greeks and died fighting so that they may be free






10. This was the Scottish royal family that ruled England after Elizabeth I






11. This man invented the cotton gin which allowed for the faster picking of cotton in the Americas






12. This was the 'revolution' that replaced James II with William and Mary that also recognized the supremacy of the Parliament with minimum bloodshed






13. This astronomer stated that the orbits of planets around the sun were elliptical - the planets do not orbit at a constant speed - and that an orbit is related to its distance from the sun






14. Danish religious philosopher who made a total religious commitment to a remote and majestic god - after rejecting formalistic religion






15. This was the revolution as a result of whether the sovereignty would remain with the king or with the Parliament. Eventually - the kingship was abolished






16. The twisted social idea that used the theory of evolution and applied to people






17. Given by the Provisional Government - this stripped the army officers of power - and placed it in hand of elected committees. This collapsed army discipline






18. The plan that Germany would attack France quickly and then move towards Russia






19. These terms said that Germany had to pay money - that Germany had to give up land - and that Germany had to keep its army size down






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






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






22. The French idea of revenge for what Germany did in the Franco-Prussian war






23. The most of these were economical and not political - and even then were mostly only halfway efforts






24. The common crime of paying for holy offices for the position of power






25. This was a insurrection of Muslim and Hindi army officers that spread through northern India before it was crushed. It was because of people trying to send out the white army officers






26. This man wrote Imperialism - a critique of imperalism






27. This was the period of economic and political expansion - colonialism - and mercantilism that occurred in Europe






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






29. The members of the Grand alliance were America - Britain - and the Soviet Union; their goals were to Smash the aggressors - Europe first - then Asia






30. 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






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






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






33. 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






34. This battle was a French/British victory - because they stopped the German offensive






35. King of Italy who gave Mussolini legitimacy as dictator






36. The western front became stalemated because it was full of trench warfare and needless death






37. This was the motto of the age of exploration. The explorers were looking for money - glory - or to convert non-Christians






38. Was a reaction to the loss of faith in humans - which came from the war - and lead to renewed interest in Christian view of the world. Major people were Kierkegaard - Barth - and Marcel.






39. 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






40. Hitler's book in which he outlined his ideas on race - living space - and the Fuhrer






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






42. 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






43. An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images






44. The Magyar pushed through bills that changed voting laws to help the elite and to force through the teaching of Hungarian in schools. They created the nationalism that would tear them apart






45. This explorer first saw the mainland of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal while sailing to set up trading posts in India






46. Supporter of Lenin who helped in the takeover of Petrograd and the Bolshevik revolution






47. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






49. The largest political party in Sweden - who pushed for social reform legislation - and drew support from community and socialist and capitalist working together.






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

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