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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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.






2. German Lutheran astronomer - discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are ELLIPTICAL rather that circular.






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






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






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






6. 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






7. Soviet counterpart to NATO






8. 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.






9. This treaty ended the Seven Years War. Gave Canada and area east of the Mississippi to Britain.






10. Overthrew the monarchy established in 1830; briefly established a DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; failure of the republic led to the reestablishment of the French Empire under NAPOLEON III in 1850.






11. 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.






12. Wrote THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. First ever history book to refer to history in strictly SECULAR terms. No God involved.






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






14. Worldwide struggle between France and Great Britain for power and control of land. Known in America as the French and Indian War.

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






16. Tutor of Louis XIV who taught about the DIVINE RIGHT of the monarchy - which helped secure Louis' ideal of absolute monarchy. Conservative. Wrote 'Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Scripture.'






17. 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.






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






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






20. Greater freedom for Ireland.






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






27. 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






28. (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






29. 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.






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






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






32. Invented CROP ROTATION.

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33. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






34. 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.






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






36. 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






37. 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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38. Britain political party devoted to the interests of the LABOR UNION movement.






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






40. Euphemism used to justify DICTATORSHIP in the name of freedom.






41. ELECTED president of France following general election. Won 70% of the votes because of his name. Bonaparte later changed the government to an empire w/himself as emperor just like his uncle - the original Napoleon. Took the title of EMPEROR NAPOLEON






42. Fascist dictator of ITALY (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia - joined Germany in the Axis pact - and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the Allies invaded Italy.Called IL DUCE (the leader)






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






44. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






45. Hitler blamed this event on communists and gave himself an excuse to take COMPLETE POWER of Germany.






46. 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.






47. First to develop and write a book on the heliocentric theory - 'On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.' It was placed on the index of prohibited books






48. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






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






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