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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






2. Invented the STEAM ENGINE - which led to steam powered cotton mills - and the railroad.






3. Euphemism used to justify DICTATORSHIP in the name of freedom.






4. March 1917. Sent from German Foreign Secretary - addressed to German minister in Mexico City. Mexico should attack the US if US goes to war with Germany (needed that advantage due to Mexico's promixity to the US). In return - Germany would give back






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






6. Germany - Austria-Hungary - Bulgaria - and Ottoman Empire ALLIED during WWI






7. Extermination of the Jews.






8. Aka AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN War (1866) This war resulted from Bismarck wanting to isolate Austria from German affairs

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






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






11. Robert Jenkins - an English Captain - had his ear cut off by Spanish authorities when trying to smuggle goods into Spain. He preserved his ear in a jar of brandy and seven years later in 1738 - he appeared before the British Parliament and showed the

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






13. Advanced the treatment and diagnosis of disease. Thought that diseases were caused by chemical imbalances.






14. Austrian archduke who was assasinated by SERBIAN NATIONALISTS as the trigger of the FIRST WORLD WAR in 1914.






15. 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.






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






17. The King of Prussia who chose Otto Van Bismark to be his Prime Minister. He was eventually crowned Kaiser of Prussia and Germany.






18. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






19. (1740-48) Conflict caused by the rival claims for the dominions of the Habsburg family. Before the death of Charles VI - Holy Roman emperor and archduke of Austria - many of the European powers had guaranteed that Charles's daughter Maria Theresa wou






20. Passed in 1832 - this controversial law gave the VOTE to middle class men in industrial cities - and gave them the right to be represented in PARLIAMENT. It abolished 'rotten boroughs -' sparsely populated areas that had representation.






21. Lasting from 1899 to 1902 - DUTCH colonists and the BRITISH competed for control of territory in South Africa.






22. The place at which the three allied leaders - Truman - Stalin - and Atlee - met to discuss the distribution of Germany and the ultimatum that they would issue to Japan demanding thier immediate surrender






23. Were forced by mobs to END the MONARCHY in France.






24. After Charles X is abdicated - this LIBERAL KING is given the throne of France. He is called the 'King of the French -' which meant that he worked for the people. NATIONAL GUARD killed forty rioters.






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






26. A Jewish British prime minister.






27. Thousands of Russians marched on the Winter Palace. Nicholas II gave up power. A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT was set up - and immediately social reforms took place.






28. First ruled by the Great Elector - Frederick William. Formed after Thirty Year's War. Prussia's nobles - JUNKERS - were given exemption from taxes to give loyalty to the Fredericks. Built an enormous army. Would become Germany.






29. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952). Implemented by the ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION






30. Important Russian radical who was a member of secret - exiled - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES in Russia - which was ruled by a tsar.






31. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)






32. Monopolized more than 75% of U.S. oil.






33. An association of British socialists who advocate gradual evolutionary reforms within the law leading to democratic SOCIALISM.






34. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






35. 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.






36. A city Hitler wanted because it was a center of rail transportation and provide access to oil fields.






37. ETHIOPIA beat off Italy's invasion of their country in this battle. Italy was the only European nation to have been defeated by Africans in war.






38. Ancient scientist who said earth was the center of the universe






39. Hitler blamed this event on communists and gave himself an excuse to take COMPLETE POWER of Germany.






40. The violent backlash in France against the rule of Robspierre that began with his arrest and execution in July 1794 - or 9 Thermidor in the French revolutionary calendar. Most of the instruments of Terror were dismantled - Jacobins were purged from p






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






42. Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790). His LAISSEZ-FAIRE economics maintains that governments should let the economy run on it's own and natural laws will keep it afloat. This is capitalism.






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






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






45. Invented CROP ROTATION.

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46. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






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






48. Developed CALCULUS dependently and at the same time as Pascal.






49. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






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