AP European History Flashcards

Flashcards summarizing key events and themes from AP European History notes.

What is the general time frame of the Enlightenment?

1700s (18th century)

Name three enlightened despots mentioned in the notes.

Peter the Great, Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, Joseph the Great

Name three enlightenment thinkers mentioned in the notes.

Rousseau, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft

What major event happened in 1789?

French Revolution

What event ended the Napoleonic Era?

1815

What was the result of continued European expansion and competition?

Napoleonic Era and an undermining of democracy.

What caused the Age of Conservatism?

Napoleonic Wars & Napoleon and Industrial Revolution

What major event happened in 1848?

Revolutionary Communist expansion in Europe, Spread of enlightenment ideals

What was the effect of Industrialization?

The Isms and Early National - Nat, Imp, Soc Darwinism, Liberalism

Name two dictators mentioned in the notes.

Stalin, Hitler, Franko

What treaty marked the end of WWI and the beginning of the Interwar period?

Treaty of Versailles (1919)

What caused WWI?

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Assassination (MAIN-A)

What were the effects of WWII and the Cold War?

Proxy wars throughout the world, fall of Soviet Union

What invention took place in 1455?

Invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press

Name three renaissance artists

Davinci, Raphael, Michaelangelou, Donatello

What caused the Italian and Northern Renaissance?

The Plague, 100s years war, and Papal Schism, little ice age

What was the result of Columbus finding the new world?

New ideas, curiosity for resources, general exploration; Columbian Exchange

What was the significance of Luther's 95 Theses in 1517?

Marked the start of the Protestant Reformation

Name some of the issues with the Catholic Church mentioned.

Pluralism, Nepotism, Siminy, iniquity (sinfulness)

What was the result of the Peace of Augsburg (1555)?

Growth of religious pluralism and conflict

What conflict was ended by the Peace of Westphalia in 1648?

Thirty Years' War

What was the result of the Glorious Revolution (1688)?

Growth of Constitutional Monarchy and birth of Enlightenment