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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






2. Legislative body of 5 men after Thermidorian Reaction - UNSTABLE.






3. A Jewish British prime minister.






4. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






5. Germany - Italy - and Japan






6. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






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






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






9. Treaty of non-aggression between Russian and Germany during WW2 to keep it a one front war for Germany. Also called the NAZI-SOVIET PACT.






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

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






12. 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.






13. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






14. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






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. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. Puritan Leader of the Roundheads (parliamentarians) in the English Civil War. He was declared 'protector' of England - Ireland - and Scotland (like a king). After his death - the monarchy was restored.






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






22. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






23. 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






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






25. In 1898 - a conflict between the United States and Spain - in which the U.S. supported the CUBANS' fight for INDEPENDENCE.






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






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. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






32. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






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






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






35. Soviet counterpart to NATO






36. 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






37. 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.






38. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Local communist councils established throughout Russia.






47. Agreement between Napoleon and Czar Alexander I in which Russia became an ally of France and Napoleon took over the lands of Prussia west of the Elbe as well as the Polish provinces.






48. Robert Jenkins - an English Captain - had his ear cut off by Spanish authorities when trying to smuggle goods into Spain. He preserved his ear in a jar of brandy and seven years later in 1738 - he appeared before the British Parliament and showed the

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






50. 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