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AP European History

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1. This was the theory that two opposing classes have always battled against eachother to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each other for each other






2. This thinker developed a philosophy of two different worlds a material world and a world of the mind. This was called Cartesian dualism. He combined his ideas with Bacon to form the scientific method






3. Lenin's economy reform that re-established economic freedom in an attempt to build agriculture and industry






4. This was the first French president as a result of the election after the Revolution of 1848






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






6. This was the union of skilled workers in the working classes that had a set behavioral code. They were usually run by construction bosses and factory foremen






7. (German for 'habitat' or literally 'living space') served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany's territorial aggression. In his book Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler detailed his belief that the German people needed Lebensraum (for a Grossdeutschland - la






8. 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






9. Dictator of Russia - named man of steel. Was of lowly backgrounds but rose to power. Only in it for himself. Created 5 year plans.






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






11. This was the most famous and one of the first concrete reformer who began to reject some of the more obscure and selfish laws of the Catholic Church






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






13. This theory stated that animals could evolve from other animals in order to adapt to their environments. This theory was not widely accepted for it could possibly account for humans which would defeat the whole purpose of creationism






14. A man who helped to shed some light on the church's problems with hurting the people that follow the religion. He was seen as a radical and was not allowed to study John Wycliffe's publications yet was executed after he was tried for heresy






15. This was what the early German Romantics called themselves






16. This French king appointed Cardinal Richelieu






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






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






19. This was the name that England took on after the civil war and the kingship was abolished






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






21. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






22. Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army and foremost general for the White Russians in the Russian civil war.






23. This was the political idea in which the people regarded tradition as the basic source of human institutions and the proper state and society remained those before the French Revolution which rested on a judicious blend on monarchy - bureaucracy - ar






24. 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






25. A movement to create a Jewish homeland in Palestine






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






27. Great British prime minister who advocated peace and a policy of appeasement






28. This was the way form of work of the rural classes in which the costumer would give the worker materials and the worker would create the desirable product






29. Gained power through feeding off others - and promoting racist nationalist ideals. Gained control of the German Worker's Party - built his way up from there

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






31. The working class still enjoyed drinking - although it was discouraged - they started to enjoy sports and music halls - although blood sports declined






32. An artistic movement that expressed world that could not normally be seen - like dreams and fantasy.






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






34. This man came up with the idea of communism/dialectic socialism that said that two classes have always battled against each other to form another class that will battle against its antithesis until the synthesis is one equal class working with each o






35. 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






36. This was the scientist who began to study anatomy in depth. He is referred as the father of anatomy






37. A Serbian nationalist in the Black hand who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand






38. This was the style of capitalism in which the government had no interference with the economy






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






40. 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






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






42. This man believed that the moral worth of an action is determined by its contribution to happiness as summed among all persons






43. This was the expression used after the Revolutions of 1848 where Friedrich Wilhelm refused to just take the throne of Prussia

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44. Isolation to protect against the corruptive west - and a forced opening for reasons of trace

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45. Man who revolutionized the one-hand loom and increased the production done by one worker






46. A successful politician in France - he was a moderate republican who helped stabilize government






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






48. Failed allied offensive that resulted in a lot of loss of life






49. France's first elected president by universal male suffrage - and developed strong nationalism like his cousin






50. This was an English feminist who supported the women's revolution in France