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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal GRAVITY - a theory about the nature of light - and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation - presented in Principia Mathematica (1






2. 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






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






4. 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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5. 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.






6. 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.






7. King of PIEDMONT-SARDINIA - part of Italy.






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Wrote 'THE SPIRIT OF THE LAWS' - advocated separation of powers with the three BRANCHES of legislative - judicial - and executive - plus checks and balances.






15. Discovered radium.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






19. Important ZIONIST.






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






21. Formulated SOCIAL DARWINISM.






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






23. An economic advisor to Louis XIV; he supported mercantilism and tried to make France economically self-sufficient. Louis ruined it by his multiple expensive wars and lavish lifestyle.






24. 1598 - Granted the Huguenots liberty of worship. Revoked by Louis XIV in 1658. He chased the HUGUENOTS out of the country.






25. 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.






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






27. Founded the Salvation Army






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. A Jewish British prime minister.






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






37. The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.






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






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






40. German Lutheran astronomer - discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are ELLIPTICAL rather that circular.






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






42. Hitler blamed this event on communists and gave himself an excuse to take COMPLETE POWER of Germany.






43. 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.






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






45. (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






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






47. Farmers who resisted COLLECTIVIZATION and were labeled enemies of Stalin. All were executed.






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






49. 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.






50. Important Russian radical who was a member of secret - exiled - SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARY AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES in Russia - which was ruled by a tsar.