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CLEP Western Civilization II

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1. 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.






2. Wrote THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. First ever history book to refer to history in strictly SECULAR terms. No God involved.






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






4. Important ZIONIST.






5. Finance minister who INDUSTRIALIZED Russia.






6. Lenin was forced to institute this policy - which allowed PEASANTS to SELL some of what they produced.






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






8. 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.






9. OLD ORDER of kings who ruled absolutely.






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






11. Italian POLITICAL party created by Benito Mussolini during World War I. It emphasized aggressive nationalism and was Mussolini's instrument for the creation of a dictatorship in Italy. Didn't believe in democracy.






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






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






14. Perfected the INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - for cars.






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






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






17. The machine German's encrypted their battle plan codes on - which British broke and could foresee German battle plans.






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






19. A military draft






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. NATIONAL SOCIALIST party in GERMANY.






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






23. A highly influential French philosopher who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good - and be a democracy. Wrote 'SOCIAL CONTRACT -' and advocated the general w






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






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






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






27. A religious war between the Catholics and Protestants - which resulted in the political restructuring of Europe and the development of nation states - the Dutch Republic - the Swiss Confederacy - the Austro-Hungarian Empire; granted religious freedom

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28. Greater freedom for Ireland.






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






30. Edited and published the first edition of the ENCYCLOPEDIA. It was a ENLIGHTENED PERSON's BIBLE. He also attacked religion and conservatives.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790). His LAISSEZ-FAIRE economics maintains that governments should let the economy run on it's own and natural laws will keep it afloat. This is capitalism.






36. Russia - France - and Britain during WWI.






37. 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.






38. Republican form of government. United Provinces of the Netherlands; tolerant of all religions. 1st half of 17th century was golden age-govt. consisted of organized confederation of 7 provinces each w/ rep. govt. It established the Bank of Amsterdam a






39. A member of a British political party - founded in 1689 - that was the opposition party to the Whigs and has been known as the Conservative Party since about 1832. Fond of kings and against revolution.






40. JACOBIN French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794).






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






42. 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.






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. British political party. Liberals. Against the king.






45. Soviet counterpart to NATO






46. 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






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






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






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






50. 17t century French philosopher. Famously known for writing 'cogito ergo sum' ('I THINK THEREFORE I AM'). Wrote about concept of dualism.