chapter 22

Question 1

who expanded the field of physics with the quantum theory of matter and energy

Answer 1

Max Planck

Question 2

who was called “the father of nuclear science” ; also advanced the science of physics in 1911 with his nuclear theory of the atom

Answer 2

Ernest Rutherford

Question 3

who revised Rutherford’s work and produced the planetary model of the atom, which showed the subatomic particles revolving around a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons (bohr’s model)

Answer 3

Niels Bohr

Question 4

a German of Jewish descent, revolutionized the scientific world with his theories of relativity, which uncovered new principles of order and reality, dramatically increasing our understanding of the universe

Answer 4

Albert Einstein

Question 5

the best-remembered agricultural scientist is American

Answer 5

Washington Carver

Question 6

2nd leader of united germany

Answer 6

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 7

Germany, austria-hungary, italy

Answer 7

triple alliance

Question 8

France great Britain, russia

Answer 8

triple entente

Question 9

Heir to the Austrian Throne, assassinated on June 28, 1914 by a Serbian revolutionary

Answer 9

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Question 10

Austria declared war on Serbia, the Great War (World War I) begins

Answer 10

July 28, 1914

Question 11

Triple Entente + Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, Romania, Portugal, and Japan

Answer 11

Allies

Question 12

Triple Alliance + Bulgaria and Turkey

Answer 12

Central Powers

Question 13

August 1914, French forces hold back the Germans at the Marne river, saving Paris

Answer 13

“Miracle on the Marne”

Question 14

October/November 1914, Allies and Germans race for the English Channel

Answer 14

“Race to the Sea”

Question 15

deep ditches used in battle for cover against enemy gunfire

Answer 15

Trenches

Question 16

Christmas 1914, 600 miles from the English Channel to Swiss alps

Answer 16

Western Front

Question 17

1916, Germans attempt to crack French defense

Answer 17

The Battle of Verdun

Question 18

commander of Verdun Fortress

Answer 18

Henri Pétain

Question 19

1916 British attempt to relieve pressure on France by attacking Germans at Somme River

Answer 19

The Somme Defense

Question 20

nickname for British soldiers

Answer 20

“Tommies”

Question 21

generals who became supreme commanders of the central powers

Answer 21

Paul von Hindenburg and Erich von Ludendorff

Question 22

Germany defeats 2 Russian armies

Answer 22

Battle of Tannenberg

Question 23

March 1917

Answer 23

Russian Revolution

Question 24

Vladimir Lenin overthrew the Provisional government to establish a Communist dictatorship

Answer 24

Bolshevik Revolution

Question 25

Lenin took Russia out of WWI

Answer 25

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Question 26

British Colonel, defended the Suez Canal, led Arab revolts against the Turks

Answer 26

T.E. Lawrence

Question 27

Allies captured Jerusalem Dec. 1917

Answer 27

Edmund Allenby

Question 28

England’s first Lord of the Admiralty

Answer 28

Winston Churchill

Question 29

Germany's new weapon of war

Answer 29

Submarine

Question 30

May 7, 1915 a British Luxury liner sunk by Germany (Americans onboard)

Answer 30

Lusitania

Question 31

May 1916 WWI’s most important naval battle (Germans vs. British)

Answer 31

Battle of Jutland

Question 32

pilots who shot down at least five enemy aircraft

Answer 32

aces

Question 33

“The Red Baron” German

Answer 33

Manfred von Richthofen

Question 34

American Ace

Answer 34

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 35

1917, German promised Mexico territory if they attack the U.S. and gain Japan’s support

Answer 35

The Zimmerman Note

Question 36

“The world must be safe for democracy

Answer 36

Woodrow Wilson

Question 37

U.S. declares war on Germany

Answer 37

April 6, 1917

Question 38

Germans famous long-range guns

Answer 38

“Big Bertha”

Question 39

U.S. General arriving in France with his “Doughboys”

Answer 39

John J. “Blackjack” Pershing

Question 40

Supreme commander of the Allied forces (French)

Answer 40

Ferdinand Foch

Question 41

Germany’s representative Government

Answer 41

Weimar Republic

Question 42

November 11, 1918

Answer 42

Armistice Day

Question 43

Wilson’s speech/program for World Peace

Answer 43

Fourteen Points

Question 44

President Wilson, Prime Minister David Lloyed George (UK), Premier Georges Clemenceau (France), and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando (Italy)

Answer 44

“Big Four”

Question 45

a international body that promise “to guarantee international cooperation to achieve international peace and security”

Answer 45

“League of Nations”

Question 46

The Treaty of Versailles

Answer 46

June 28, 1919