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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Prussian king of the 18th century; attempted to introduce Enlightenment reforms into Germany; built on military and BUREAUCRATIC foundations of his predecessors; introduced freedom of religion; increased state control of economy. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






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






4. Founded the Salvation Army






5. Germany - Italy - and Japan






6. 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.






7. Powerful poem by WILFRED OWEN about the horrors of WWI.






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






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






10. 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






11. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






12. The Quadruple Alliance - Russia - Prussia - Austria - and Britain...plus France - to prevent France's resentment towards the victors.






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






14. 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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. A highly influential French philosopher who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good - and be a democracy. Wrote 'SOCIAL CONTRACT -' and advocated the general w






20. 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.






21. 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.






22. Last German offensive on the Western Front in World War II. Its failure hastened German defeat.






23. Soviet counterpart to NATO






24. 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.'






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






26. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






27. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






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






29. 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






30. Mutiny of Russia's fleet took place here.






31. A Flemish surgeon who is considered the father of modern anatomy. He dissected human cadavers. (1514-1564)






32. The British government took land from owners - FENCED it off - and used it to raise sheep. Benefitted the economy - but hurt small farmers.






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






35. From it emerged Turkey - Syria - Iran - and Iraq.






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






37. The CONSERVATIVE side of the National Assembly. They favored having a king and wanted an absolute monarchy like England. They were the first people to control the National Assembly.






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






39. 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.






40. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






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






42. RUSSIA - PRUSSIA - AUSTRIA - AND BRITAIN banded together to defeat the tyrant Napoleon.






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






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






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






46. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






47. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






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






49. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






50. Italian POLITICAL party created by Benito Mussolini during World War I. It emphasized aggressive nationalism and was Mussolini's instrument for the creation of a dictatorship in Italy. Didn't believe in democracy.






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