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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Soviet counterpart to NATO






3. Organizations devoted to revolution. Created by radical COMMUNISTS and SOCIALISTS - including Marx.






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






5. 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.






6. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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






8. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






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






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






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






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






14. Three nations - Austria - Russia - and Prussia - who were nervous about liberal revolts - established the PROTOCOL OF TROPPAU that states they can intervene in the affairs of other countries unable to remain CONSERVATIVE.






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






24. Piedmont - Italy defeated Austro-Hungarian empire and won their INDEPENDENCE.






25. 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






26. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






27. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






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






29. Founded the Salvation Army






30. 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






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






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






33. Also called the COMINTERN. This institute provided rules for Socialists throughtout Europe to follow. Among it's TWENTYONE CONDITIONS was the rejection of all political forms that called for the institution of communism through gradual means.






34. The most important commodity of the SECOND Industrial Revolution. Used for building ships - trains - bridges - and weapons of war.






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






36. A member of a British political party - founded in 1689 - that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. Fond of kings and against revolution.






37. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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


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






45. 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






46. 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.






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






48. Lenin was forced to institute this policy - which allowed PEASANTS to SELL some of what they produced.






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






50. 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