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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Founded the Salvation Army






2. A religious war between the Catholics and Protestants - which resulted in the political restructuring of Europe and the development of nation states - the Dutch Republic - the Swiss Confederacy - the Austro-Hungarian Empire; granted religious freedom

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3. Where Napoleon eventually met his defeat. He then was exiled to Elba.






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






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. German Lutheran astronomer - discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are ELLIPTICAL rather that circular.






8. Mussolini's rise to power. Thousands of followers marched on Rome. King Victor Emmanuel III made Mussolini prime minister. Then Fascists made all other political parties illegal.






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






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






11. Britain and America






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






13. New 'SECULAR' name for a month in summer.






14. 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.






15. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






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






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






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






20. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. The French King who built the palace at Versailles - The longest standing King of France 'SUN KING' - - One of the most powerful monarchs of Europe - ruling 72 years. He was famous for his quote -'I AM THE STATE.' Executed by furious revolutionaries.






26. LIBERALS and Monarchists. All those opposed to the Russian Revolution.






27. Prime minister of Sardinia (northern Italy) who vowed to drive out the Austrians and worked towards a united Italy.






28. French philosopher. Scorned all authority - religion - and corrupt government. Extreme CYNIC. Believed in tolerance - reason - and freedom of thought - expression - and religious belief - but not Christianity. Famous quote - 'CRUSH THE INFAMOUS THING






29. 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.'






30. Overthrew the provisional government in Russia in 1917 - made null the democratic reforms - and established a dictatorship.






31. One of the prominent JACOBIN radical leaders during the revolution. He edited a radical newspaper. He called to rid France of the enemies of the Revolution






32. Meeting among world powers concerning how the world would run after Napoleon. They wanted no country to control another - creating buffer states - Belgium - from France's conquered territory. PEACEKEEPERS.






33. In 1884 - this British prime minister passed the REFORM ACT - which gave the vote to 60 percent of British men.






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






35. Peace treaty between Russia and Central Powers. Marked Russia's exit from war. Its harsh terms intensified the Allies' determination for victory.






36. A Jewish British prime minister.






37. 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.






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






39. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






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






41. 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.






42. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






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






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






46. Overthrew the monarchy established in 1830; briefly established a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; failure of the republic led to the reestablishment of the French Empire under NAPOLEON III in 1850.






47. British feminist of the eighteenth century who argued for women's equality with men - even in voting - in her 1792 'Vindication of the Rights of Women.'






48. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






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






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






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