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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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






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






10. Important ZIONIST.






11. Three nations - Austria - Russia - and Prussia - who were nervous about liberal revolts - established the PROTOCOL OF TROPPAU that states they can intervene in the affairs of other countries unable to remain CONSERVATIVE.






12. Divided AFRICA among the Europeans and contributed greatly to the SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. French mathematician who invented CALCULUS - devised a theory of chance and probability. Wrote the 'Pensees.' Argued that religion and science are both true. PASCAL's WAGER said that It is worth the risk believing in God.






17. Britain and America






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






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






20. 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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. The GREEKS revolted against the OTTOMANS for their independence.The Concert of Europe generally opposed to this.






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






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






28. Idea that the goal of society should be to bring about the greatest happiness for the GREATEST NUMBER of people. Associated with JEREMY BENTHAM.






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. An association of British socialists who advocate gradual evolutionary reforms within the law leading to democratic SOCIALISM.






31. 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.'






32. 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.






33. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Germany - Italy - and Japan






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






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






40. Thousands of Russians marched on the Winter Palace. Nicholas II gave up power. A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT was set up - and immediately social reforms took place.






41. LIBERAL who wrote the popular work 'ON LIBERTY'






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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






48. Organizations devoted to revolution. Created by radical COMMUNISTS and SOCIALISTS - including Marx.






49. The King of Prussia who chose Otto Van Bismark to be his Prime Minister. He was eventually crowned Kaiser of Prussia and Germany.






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