Wh Ch 22 Flashcards

1
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father of nuclear science

A

Earnest Rutherford

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2
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planetary model of the atom

A

Niels Bohr

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3
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theories of relativity

A

Albert Einstein

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4
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discovered hundreds of profitable uses for the peanut and other crops

A

George Washington Carver

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5
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Cuban doctor who theorized yellow fever spread through mosquitos

A

Dr. Carlos Finlay

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6
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American military doctors who helped find a cure for yellow fever in Cuba

A

Sir Walter Reed & William Gorgas

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7
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created the assembly line process & the 1st mass-produced car (Model T)

A

Henry Ford

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8
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built the dirigible (Zeppelin) in 1900 (blimp)

A

Ferdinand von Zepplin

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9
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invented the world’s 1st successful airplane in 1903

A

Orville & Wilbur Wright

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10
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became the main form of entertainment & information by WW1; KDKA was the first commercial broadcasting station

A

Radio

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11
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largest ocean liner in the world; sank in 1912

A

Titanic

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12
Q

first successful airplane flight was done where

A

Kiddy Hawk NC

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13
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built a large, aggressive military force

A

Kaiser Wilhelm II

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14
Q

Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy

A

Triple Alliance

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15
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France, Great britain, & Russia

A

Triple Entente

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16
Q

Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was shot & killed
on what year

A

June of 1914

17
Q

The Allies

A

Triple Entente

18
Q

the successful defense of Paris from the German army in August of 1914

A

Miracle on the Marne

19
Q

a 600 mile stretch of land where Allies & Central powers faced off; new weapons brought great casualties

A

Western Front

20
Q

A German attack on the French line in early 1916; it failed

A

Battle of Verdun

21
Q

Frances war cry

A

They shall not pass

22
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A British counterattack after Verdun at the Somme in Northern France; mostly failed

A

Battle of Somme

23
Q

the most violent battle of WW1

A

Battle of Somme

24
Q

led the Bolshevik Revolution which overthrew the government in November of 1917

A

Vladimir Lenin

25
rebellion against Czar Alexander I in 1917
Russia rev.
26
led Arabic people against the Turks
T.E. Lawrence
27
British led attack to capture Istanbull & defeat the Turkish Empire
Gallipoli Campaign
28
England’s 1st Lord of the Admiralty; his plan failed
Winston Churchill
29
Germany’s greatest military achievement in the war
U-boat
30
the most important naval battle of the war; Britain won & Germany’s navy retreated for the rest of the war
Battle of Jutland
31
pilots who shot down at least 5 enemy aircrafts
aces
32
German ace
The red Baron
33
American ace
Eddie Rickenbacker
34
pushed the U.S. closer to war
The Zimmerman Note
35
President of US during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
36
German long-range gun
Big Bertha
37
French leader of the Allied forces
Ferdinand Foch
38
The Central Powers surrendered on what day
November 11,1918
39
a speech given by president wilson that outlined his plan for world peace
fourteen points