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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Led by Danton - a temporary government set up by SANS-CULOTTES that began executing anti-revolutionaries.






2. Germany supported this country in keeping control of it's Slavic nationalistics - which put GERMANY at odds with RUSSIA - because they wanted Slavs free.






3. Disastrous battle during which the British suffered 60 -000 casualties and had nothing to show for it.






4. Idea created by JOHANN GOTTFRIED HERGER about a 'PEOPLE'S SPIRIT' to identify the national character of Germany - but soon passed to other countries. NATIONALISM.






5. Founded the famous British RHODES SCHOLARS program for study in Oxford - England. He wanted students from colonies to study in England - then return and help the empire. RHODESIA (Zimbabwe) named after him.






6. French general who became EMPEROR of the French (1769-1821) Subtly became sole ruler of a country trying to become democratic. Claimed the title of FIRST CONSUL. Napoleon waged economic and literal war on England constantly. KING OF ITALY too.






7. First to develop and write a book on the heliocentric theory - 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.' It was placed on the index of prohibited books






8. Promoted a GOSPEL of WEALTH - creating a heaven on earth by helping the poor to help themselves.






9. Idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the GREATEST NUMBER of people. Associated with JEREMY BENTHAM.






10. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






11. In 1898 - a conflict between the United States and Spain - in which the U.S. supported the CUBANS' fight for INDEPENDENCE.






12. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






13. Limited the power of Charles I of England. a) could not declare martial law; b) could not collect taxes; c) could not imprison people without cause; d) soldiers could not be housed without consent. First Parliamentary limit on the power of a king.






14. The CONSERVATIVE side of the National Assembly. They favored having a king and wanted an absolute monarchy like England. They were the first people to control the National Assembly.






15. Developed the SCIENTIFIC METHOD through the INDUCTIVE method (specific to general) - wrote Novum Organum.






16. The English Parliament drove out an Catholic absolute monarch and replaced him with two constitutional monarch's WILLIAM III OF ORANGE and MARY - his wife - both Protestants. This Revolution was bloodless - and the new monarch's assented to a BILL OF






17. From it emerged Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - Hungary - and Austria.






18. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






19. A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political - social - and economic life in India for more than 200 years.






20. Edited and published the first edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA. It was a ENLIGHTENED PERSON's BIBLE. He also attacked religion and conservatives.






21. Mutiny of Russia's fleet took place here.






22. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.






23. Britain political party devoted to the interests of the LABOR UNION movement.






24. The machine German's encrypted their battle plan codes on - which British broke and could foresee German battle plans.






25. Tsar who - in the late 17th and early 18th century - turned to the western model to 'modernize' Russia.






26. The Quadruple Alliance - Russia - Prussia - Austria - and Britain...plus France - to prevent France's resentment towards the victors.






27. A Jewish British prime minister.






28. Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land. Known in America as the French and Indian War.

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29. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






30. Head of the SS - in charge of extermination.






31. In 1936 a rebellion erupted in Spain after a coalition of Republicans - Socialists - and Communists was elected. General Francisco Franco led the rebellion. The revolt quickly became a civil war. The Soviet Union provided arms and advisers to the gov






32. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






33. Divided AFRICA among the Europeans and contributed greatly to the SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.






34. The Soviets invade Afghanistan - many people support Afghanistan through the context of the Cold War and to prevent the spread of Communism.






35. Civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I. Forces of Parliament called 'ROUNDHEADS'. Forces of the King called 'CAVALIERS'. Roundheads won - Puritans (Cromwell's religion) purged Presbyterians from Parliament






36. Civil conflict caused by Irish nationalists in the IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY against the British Empire - led by EAMON de VALERA.






37. Soviet Union and its allies had the right to intervene in any socialist country whenever they saw the need to PROTECT COMMUNISM.






38. British political party. Liberals. Against the king.






39. Tutor of Louis XIV who taught about the DIVINE RIGHT of the monarchy - which helped secure Louis' ideal of absolute monarchy. Conservative. Wrote 'Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Scripture.'






40. Discovered in 1895 and led to questions about the nature of matter.






41. An alliance between Great Britain - France and Russia in the years before WWI.






42. Influential to Darwin's theory - he thought that everything - including humans - produce MORE OFFSPRING than can survive due to food shortages.






43. The process by which religious beliefs - practices - and institutions lose their significance in sectors of society and culture.






44. Made by Mussolini with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. Declared catholicism Italy's official religion - made church lands tax exempt - and gave church ability to oversee rules regarding marriage. The church then RECOGNIZED MUSSOLINI's status as ruler of Italy.






45. US president who gave a deadline to the Soviet Union to stop building missiles on Cuba.






46. The end of the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN War. Alsace and Lorraine given to Germany.






47. Emperor of the Austrian Empire who controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






48. Greater freedom for Ireland.






49. English philosopher who advocated the idea of a 'social contract' in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to LIFE - LIBERTY AND PROPER






50. Anti-Nazi - Anti-Vichy Regime French fighters who were led by CHARLES de GAULLE.