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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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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2. BOLSHEVIKS. Revolutionaries and communists.






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






4. Isolated the TUBERCULOSIS bacillus.






5. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.






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






7. 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.






8. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






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






10. The French King who built the palace at Versailles - The longest standing King of France 'SUN KING' - - One of the most powerful monarchs of Europe - ruling 72 years. He was famous for his quote -'I AM THE STATE.' Executed by furious revolutionaries.






11. 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.






12. 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.






13. Disastrous battle during which the British suffered 60 -000 casualties and had nothing to show for it.






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






15. 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






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






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






18. An alliance between Great Britain - France and Russia in the years before WWI.






19. Father of modern CONSERVATISM. noted for his emphasis on tradition. Wrote 'Reflections on the Revolution in France.'






20. 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.'






21. 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.






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. 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.






24. Invented CROP ROTATION.

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






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






27. Passed in 1832 - this controversial law gave the VOTE to middle class men in industrial cities - and gave them the right to be represented in PARLIAMENT. It abolished 'rotten boroughs -' sparsely populated areas that had representation.






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. First loss of a European power to an ASIAN COUNTRY.






33. Petition in 19th century Britain where members of the working class demanded reforms in Parliament and in elections - including suffrage for all MEN.






34. SOCIALISTIC political party in Germany. SDP






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






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






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






38. Extermination of the Jews.






39. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. 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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47. Document that helped create the UNITED NATIONS.






48. 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.






49. Germany - Italy - and Japan






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