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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. 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.






3. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






4. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






6. Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) YOUNG ITALY - and RISORGIMENTO movements.






7. Very RADICAL French revolutionary party responsible for Reign of Terror and execution of king






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






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






10. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






11. Stalin's successor - wanted peaceful coexistence with the U.S. Eisenhower agreed to a summit conference with Khrushchev - France and Great Britain in Geneva - Switzerland in July - 1955 to discuss how peaceful coexistence could be achieved.






12. 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.






13. Large Empire ruled by Habsburgs. Created after Thirty Year's War. Unstable due to ethnic - linguistic - cultural and political differences in it's people. Sided with Germany during WWI. It split up following the end of the war.






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






15. GOD IS DEAD. Hated self sacrifice - emphasized a 'will to power.' A minority of the strongest should rule.






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






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






18. A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952). Implemented by the ORGANIZATION FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COOPERATION






19. Warship that was sent to the MOROCCAN coast by the GERMANS - to publicly declare they favored Moroccans being free from their colonizers - France. It was a threat to Britain and France.






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






21. This was the empress of Russia who continued Peter's goal to Westernizing Russia - created a new law code - and greatly expanded Russia. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT who wrote to Voltaire and Diderot and questioned capital punishment and serfdom.






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






23. A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)






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

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25. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The Soviets invade Afghanistan - many people support Afghanistan through the context of the Cold War and to prevent the spread of Communism.






34. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






35. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






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






37. Greater freedom for Ireland.






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






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






40. Extermination of the Jews.






41. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






42. Discovered in 1895 and led to questions about the nature of matter.






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






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






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