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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. CONSERVATIVE KING succeeded his brother Louis XVIII. His desire to restore France to a Pre-1789 world led to the Revolution of 1830 and the ascent of Louis Philippe.






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






4. Large Empire ruled by Habsburgs. Created after Thirty Year's War. Unstable due to ethnic - linguistic - cultural and political differences in it's people. Sided with Germany during WWI. It split up following the end of the war.






5. LIBERAL who wrote the popular work 'ON LIBERTY'






6. Nazi war criminal who lived in hiding in Argentina for years before her was captured. HANNAH ARENDT argued in her book - 'Eichmann in Jerusalem' that he seemed hardly demonic.






7. A Jewish British prime minister.






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. First loss of a European power to an ASIAN COUNTRY.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






17. Agreement between Napoleon and Czar Alexander I in which Russia became an ally of France and Napoleon took over the lands of Prussia west of the Elbe as well as the Polish provinces.






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






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






20. Weakness of instability of OTTOMAN rule in the Mediterranean region.






21. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT who wrote to Voltaire and Diderot and questioned capital punishment and serfdom.






22. The GREEKS revolted against the OTTOMANS for their independence.The Concert of Europe generally opposed to this.






23. GOD IS DEAD. Hated self sacrifice - emphasized a 'will to power.' A minority of the strongest should rule.






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






25. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






26. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






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






28. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






29. The leaders under Robespierre who organized the defenses of France - conducted foreign policy - and centralized authority during the period 1792-1795. REIGN OF TERROR.






30. Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition. INDUSTRIALIZED RUSSIA using FIVE YEAR PLANS which developed economics and emphasizes steel - iron - electricity - and heavy






31. Greater freedom for Ireland.






32. Napoleon waged economic war on Britain by preventing trade with it and providing for trade with France.






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






38. This treaty ended the Seven Years War. Gave Canada and area east of the Mississippi to Britain.






39. Powerful poem by WILFRED OWEN about the horrors of WWI.






40. Ship sunk by GERMAN UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE on all ships headed for Britain. This caused Americans to enter the war.






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






42. Puritan Leader of the Roundheads (parliamentarians) in the English Civil War. He was declared 'protector' of England - Ireland - and Scotland (like a king). After his death - the monarchy was restored.






43. Forefront - cutting edge - trailblazers of the revolution.






44. Republican form of government. United Provinces of the Netherlands; tolerant of all religions. 1st half of 17th century was golden age-govt. consisted of organized confederation of 7 provinces each w/ rep. govt. It established the Bank of Amsterdam a






45. Treaty of non-aggression between Russian and Germany during WW2 to keep it a one front war for Germany. Also called the NAZI-SOVIET PACT.






46. English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal GRAVITY - a theory about the nature of light - and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation - presented in Principia Mathematica (1






47. Austrian and Prussian emperor declared that they would declare war on France if the ROYAL FAMILY was harmed.






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






49. Passed in 1833 by the SADLER COMMITTEE - this helped prevent exploitation of children factory workers.






50. Last German offensive on the Western Front in World War II. Its failure hastened German defeat.