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CLEP Western Civilization II

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






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






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






4. French liberals who wanted the absolute monarchy; supported Charles X - wanted the ANCIEN REGIME






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






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






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






8. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






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






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






11. 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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12. 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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13. An association of British socialists who advocate gradual evolutionary reforms within the law leading to democratic SOCIALISM.






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






15. Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872) YOUNG ITALY - and RISORGIMENTO movements.






16. Weakness of instability of OTTOMAN rule in the Mediterranean region.






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






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






19. The British government took land from owners - FENCED it off - and used it to raise sheep. Benefitted the economy - but hurt small farmers.






20. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. Very RADICAL French revolutionary party responsible for Reign of Terror and execution of king






24. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






25. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






26. Influential to Darwin's theory - he thought that everything - including humans - produce MORE OFFSPRING than can survive due to food shortages.






27. Soviet counterpart to NATO






28. 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.'






29. Austrian and Prussian emperor declared that they would declare war on France if the ROYAL FAMILY was harmed.






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






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






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






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






34. Discovered radium.






35. From it emerged Turkey - Syria - Iran - and Iraq.






36. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






38. Illiterate Cossack who started a mass REVOLT of serfs and peasants. Eventually captured - tortured - then executed






39. Greater freedom for Ireland.






40. After Charles X is abdicated - this LIBERAL KING is given the throne of France. He is called the 'King of the French -' which meant that he worked for the people. NATIONAL GUARD killed forty rioters.






41. 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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






45. French general who became EMPEROR of the French (1769-1821) Subtly became sole ruler of a country trying to become democratic. Claimed the title of FIRST CONSUL. Napoleon waged economic and literal war on England constantly. KING OF ITALY too.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. The leaders under Robespierre who organized the defenses of France - conducted foreign policy - and centralized authority during the period 1792-1795. REIGN OF TERROR.