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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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






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






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






4. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






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






6. Soviet counterpart to NATO






7. 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.






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






10. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






11. Father of modern CONSERVATISM. noted for his emphasis on tradition. Wrote 'Reflections on the Revolution in France.'






12. Developed the SCIENTIFIC METHOD through the INDUCTIVE method (specific to general) - wrote Novum Organum.






13. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






14. Important ZIONIST.






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






16. 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.'






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






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






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






20. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






21. 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.






22. Invented CROP ROTATION.

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






24. 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.






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






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






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

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






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






30. Wrote the pamphlet 'What is the THIRD ESTATE' concerning the plight of France's lower class.






31. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






32. JACOBIN French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794).






33. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






38. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






39. 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.






40. A war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871Declared by OTTO VON BISMARK. Humiliating for the French.






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






42. An alliance between Great Britain - France and Russia in the years before WWI.






43. A military draft






44. 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.






45. 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






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






47. Made by Mussolini with the CATHOLIC CHURCH. Declared catholicism Italy's official religion - made church lands tax exempt - and gave church ability to oversee rules regarding marriage. The church then RECOGNIZED MUSSOLINI's status as ruler of Italy.






48. In 1936 a rebellion erupted in Spain after a coalition of Republicans - Socialists - and Communists was elected. General Francisco Franco led the rebellion. The revolt quickly became a civil war. The Soviet Union provided arms and advisers to the gov






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






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