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AP European History

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






2. This was an event where Europe tried to claim Africa as quickly as it could






3. These were the French philosophers






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






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






6. This was the working class in that was constantly battling against the bourgeois factory owners






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






8. One of the first and best Renaissance sculptors. He was also one of the first artists to sell his works






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






10. This king of Prussia was the king who gave into Prussia's constitution






11. The ruler of Venice






12. The love of my life. Said that there were three points were man was stripped of his specialness. Copernicus said that man was not center of universe; Darwin said that man is not God's special creation; and Freud said that man is savage. Freud said th






13. 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






14. This was the treaty that was reached that ended the Habsburg-Valois Wars which also made Charles V recognize Lutheranism as a legitimate following






15. The justification of imperialism - this was created in Kipling's work

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






17. Was the authoritarian ruler of the Second Polish Republic. From mid-World War I he was a major influence in Poland's politics - and an important figure on the broader European political scene. He is considered largely responsible for Poland regaining






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






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






20. The Duke of Florence and the old ruler of the city-states of Italy






21. 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






22. Sardinia's monarch who helped unite Italy






23. President of the Weimar Republic of Germany who appointed Hitler Chancellor in 1933






24. This was another leader in the Reformation who believed in a simple faith and a simple method of worship






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






26. Pope who denounced unification and published the Syllabus of Errors






27. This was the splitting up of Poland by Russia - Prussia - and Austria






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






29. 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






30. The Leader of Prussia who wanted military expansion - and hired Bismarck to further his goals






31. This event was where king Leopold of Belgium exploited Congo for his personal gain






32. German-Jewish physicist that undermined Newtonian physics and developed theory of relativity






33. 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.






34. This is the act in which Napoleon ended the Directory by ousting the Directors and disbanding the legislature. He then established a strong military dictatorship in place of the weak Directory






35. This socialist man believed that property is theft






36. This man wrote several plays and poems and is regarded as one of the best writers of all time






37. This scientist formulated the experimental method and using this - came up with the law of inertia - among several discoveries related to the moon






38. These were the two sides of the English civil war. The Roundheads were the Puritan supporters of the Parliament and the Cavaliers were the supporters of Charles I






39. These laws forbade the importation of foreign grain without the prices in England rising substantially






40. A Jewish military captain in the French Army - he was falsely accused of treason - and his affair split France apart






41. This was the document published by Henry IV that granted liberty of conscience and liberty of public worship to the Huguenots






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






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






44. 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






45. This was the house that took over the English throne after the Glorious Revolution






46. Bismarck's idea of always preparing and waging war - and those things can only be done with war

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47. This is the political faction in Italy that supported the Holy Roman Empire






48. These were the French workers' revolts in 1848 after the closure of the National Workshops






49. This was the work by John Calvin that described to the world the ideology of John Calvin






50. This was the first publication of different essays about the culture and society of France which was put on the Index of Forbidden Books because it dealt with controversial issues