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AP European History

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1. 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.






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






3. During his short reign of England - Protestant ideas exerted a significant influence on the religious life of the country






4. These were groups of secret revolutionary societies in Italy






5. This was a way of thinking that God exists - but does not intervene in daily life - for he already has a plan for the universe that cannot be altered






6. A mindset that people of Jewish heritage were inferior to other races






7. This event occurred when both Britain and France wanted the town of Fashoda; in the end - the British gained control of the town - because the French gave up






8. This was the effort to completely involve every person and aspect of the economy into the war

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9. Inhumane and cruel leader of the SS in Germany - appointed by Hitler






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






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






12. This was the vast amount of ships sent by Phillip II to attack England because of the conflicts between Phillip II and Mary - Queen of Scots

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13. The philosophical ideology that simply rejected the concerns of modern philosophy - like god and morality. Mainly started with Austrian philosopher Wittgenstein.






14. Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because they military was anti-Semitic - and it divided the country






15. This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and Portugal over South America






16. 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






17. This was the scientist who published the theory of evolution after his travels to the Galapagos Islands






18. This scientist spread the word about the experimental method and formalized the empirical method and combined his thinking with Descartes to form the scientific method






19. Leader of the French socialist party Popular Front - made first and real attempt to deal with the economic and social problems






20. A work that presents a revolutionary view of society and describes an ideal socialistic community on an island somewhere off the mainland of the New World. He created the name utopia as a good place which is no place






21. This was Austria's foreign minister who wanted a balance of power in an international equilibrium of political and military forces that would discourage aggression






22. When the German economy tried to print bills to pay off their debt - inflation rates of 40% a day






23. Last tsar of Russia - he went to the frontlines in WWI to try to rally the troops - but was forced to abdicate after his wife made horrible decisions under the influence of Rasputin.






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






25. One of the leaders of The Mountain






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

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27. This was caused by the strictness and the incompetence of the Catholic Church.






28. 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






29. An important canal to the British in Egypt






30. This was a public health official who wrote reports on the poor living conditions of the cities and believed that poverty was caused by illnesses






31. This was the royal dynasty of electors in Prussia






32. This was the French king who reached an agreement with Pope Leo X and allowed the French king to select French bishops and abbots






33. A Dominican friar that predicted the French invasion of Florence from the paganism and the moral vice of the city






34. This was the conference at which the Troppau Protocol was signed in which any country that underwent a revolution was no longer part of the European Alliance






35. This is the value of the unpaid surplus labor performed by the worker for the capitalist for profit






36. 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






37. French poet and critic that spoke of a 'crisis of the mind -' and 'a dark future for Europe'






38. One of the main points of Calvinism that said that God had already determined if you were damned or saved






39. Last Tsar of Russia - he involved the Russians in WWI






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






41. This was the document that stated that if a ruler steps over its proper function to protect the natural rights of life - liberty - and property - than that ruler was a tyrant and must be overthrown






42. Felt that Aryan white people were most superior - Scandinavian were 2nd best - French were 3rd - and the slavs - jews - and pretty much the rest were the worst






43. 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






44. This was the group that carried out the Reign of Terror






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






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






47. Document that announced the withdrawal of Russia from WWI






48. This pianist was considered the master of Romanticism music






49. 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






50. This event happened to set laws for colonization and claiming land in Africa







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