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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. Lasting from 1899 to 1902 - DUTCH colonists and the BRITISH competed for control of territory in South Africa.






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






3. Conservative king who was revolted against in SPAIN. He ignored Spain's constitution and disbanded the parliament.






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






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






6. Head of the SS - in charge of extermination.






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






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






9. (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






10. Declared GREECE independent and mandated a monarchy there.






11. First ruled by the Great Elector - Frederick William. Formed after Thirty Year's War. Prussia's nobles - JUNKERS - were given exemption from taxes to give loyalty to the Fredericks. Built an enormous army. Would become Germany.






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






13. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






14. Germany supported this country in keeping control of it's Slavic nationalistics - which put GERMANY at odds with RUSSIA - because they wanted Slavs free.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. 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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20. Euphemism used to justify DICTATORSHIP in the name of freedom.






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






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






23. A military draft






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






25. 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






26. 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






27. ETHIOPIA beat off Italy's invasion of their country in this battle. Italy was the only European nation to have been defeated by Africans in war.






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






29. People - such as EDUARD BERNSTEIN - who believed that COMMUNISM could be achieved slowly and through democratic means.






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






31. (1807-1882) Soldier of fortune who amassed his 'RED SHIRT' army to bring Naples and Sicily into a unified Italy.






32. Britain and America






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






34. Led by Danton - a temporary government set up by SANS-CULOTTES that began executing anti-revolutionaries.






35. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






36. Extermination of the Jews.






37. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






38. 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.






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






40. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






41. 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.






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






43. Germany - Italy - and Japan






44. 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






45. CONSERVATIVE KING succeeded his brother Louis XVIII. His desire to restore France to a Pre-1789 world led to the Revolution of 1830 and the ascent of Louis Philippe.






46. Discovered radium.






47. 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.'






48. A joint stock company that controlled most of India during the period of imperialism. This company controlled the political - social - and economic life in India for more than 200 years.






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






50. 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.