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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Italian astronomer and mathematician who was the first to use a TELESCOPE to study the stars. Advocated heliocentric theory. Was tried by the INQUISITION and spent his life under house arrest.






3. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






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






5. British political party. Liberals. Against the king.






6. Petition in 19th century Britain where members of the working class demanded reforms in Parliament and in elections - including suffrage for all MEN.






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. Result of end of Austria-Prussian War - Austria doesn't get involved in German affairs - North German Confederation made under rulership of Prussia. Major step towards German unification.






13. 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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14. (1740-48) Conflict caused by the rival claims for the dominions of the Habsburg family. Before the death of Charles VI - Holy Roman emperor and archduke of Austria - many of the European powers had guaranteed that Charles's daughter Maria Theresa wou






15. Emperor of the Austrian Empire who controlled the Catholic Church closely - granted religious toleration and civic rights to Protestants and Jews - and abolished serfdom. ENLIGHTENED DESPOT.






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






17. Soviet counterpart to NATO






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






19. Important ZIONIST.






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






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






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






23. Extermination of the Jews.






24. Important Russian radical who was a member of secret - exiled - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES in Russia - which was ruled by a tsar.






25. 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.






26. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






27. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






32. Germany - Italy - and Japan






33. Invented the STEAM ENGINE - which led to steam powered cotton mills - and the railroad.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






41. Britain and America






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






43. 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.'






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






45. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. Founded the Salvation Army






50. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






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