Ch22 - People Flashcards
Who expanded the field of Physics with the quantum theory of matter and energy?
Max Planck
Who revised Rutherford’s work and produced the planetary model of the atom?
Neils Bohr
Who developed the theories of relativity?
Albert Einstein
Who was the best-remembered agricultural scientist who revolutionized agriculture in the southern United States through his discoveries?
George Washington Carver
Who theorized that a particular kind of mosquito transmitted the yellow fever germs from on victim to another
Carlos Finlay
Who proved Finlay’s theory and took steps to eliminate the yellow fever?
Walter Reed and William Gorgas
Who organized Ford Motor Company in 1903, built the Model T developed the assembly line process to increase speed and cut production cost.
Henry Ford
Who designed and built the first airship, often called a dirigible or zeppelin?
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Who made the first successful airplane flight in 1903?
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Who was the German leader that was eager to demonstrate his nation’s strength to the older, established nations of Europe?
Kaiser Wilhelm II
What heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by a Serbian revolutionary in the town of Sarajevo, Bosnia?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
What French commander of Verdun’s defenders vowed, “They shall not pass!”
Henri Petain
What German generals became the supreme commanders of all Central Powers forces
Paul von Hindengurg and Erich von Ludendorff
What Russian Communist lead the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and established a Communist dictatorship in Russia.
Vladimir Lenin
Who founded the Soviet Union?
Vladimir Lenin
What British colonel led Arab revolts against Turkish rule in the Arabian Peninsula?
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T.E. Lawrence
What British general fought the Turks in the Middle East?
Edmund Allenby
What British general captured Jerusalem in December 1917?
Edmund Allenby
Who was England’s First Lord of the Admiralty?
Winston Churchill
Who planned the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign, the failure of which forced him to resign?
Winston Churchiil
What famous German World War I “ace” was known as “The Red Baron” and shot down 80 Allied planes?
Manfred von Richthofen
What famous American World War I “ace” destroyed 26 enemy aircraft?
Eddie Rickenbacker
Who was the U.S. President during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
Who proposed the League of Nations?
Woodrow Wilson
Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force.
John J. Pershing
Who was the Supreme Commander and French Field Marshal of the Allied armies?
Ferdinand Foch
