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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






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






3. 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.






4. Britain and America






5. 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.






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






7. Alliance between Germany - Italy - Austria-Hungary before WWI






8. 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.






9. Legislative body of 5 men after Thermidorian Reaction - UNSTABLE.






10. Followers of a belief which stressed self-reliance - self- culture - self-discipline - and that knowledge transcends instead of coming by reason. They promoted the belief of individualism and caused an array of humanitarian reforms.






11. 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.






12. Important ZIONIST.






13. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






14. 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.






15. French liberals who wanted the absolute monarchy; supported Charles X - wanted the ANCIEN REGIME






16. Radical SUFFRAGETTE who led the WOMEN'S SOCIAL AND POLITICAL UNION - which led large - noisy - and sometimes violent demonstrations.






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






18. Farmers who resisted COLLECTIVIZATION and were labeled enemies of Stalin. All were executed.






19. Louis XVI called nobles and clergy to ask for money and the wealthy refused. The nobles refused to pay taxes. This group was made up of people selected by the king and was made up primarily of nobles.






20. 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






21. Government set up in Sourthern France by the Nazis.






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






23. Discovered radium.






24. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






25. AUSTRIA and HUNGARY. Ruled by Francis Joseph of the Hapsburg empire from 1848 to 1916.






26. Illiterate Cossack who started a mass REVOLT of serfs and peasants. Eventually captured - tortured - then executed






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






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






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






30. Passed in 1848 - this encouraged local towns to pass SANITATION laws.






31. 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






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






33. 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.






34. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






35. THE ATHENS OF THE NORTH. The Scottish had their own Enlightenment.






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






37. 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






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

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39. Conflict between the Russian and Ottoman Empires over Christian shrines and territory fought primarily in the Crimean Peninsula. To prevent Russian expansion - Britain and France sent troops to support the Ottomans.






40. Founded the Salvation Army






41. Conservative king who was revolted against in SPAIN. He ignored Spain's constitution and disbanded the parliament.






42. 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






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






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






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






47. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






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






50. An economic advisor to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Louis ruined it by his multiple expensive wars and lavish lifestyle.