Wh Ch 22 Flashcards

1
Q

father of nuclear science

A

Earnest Rutherford

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2
Q

planetary model of the atom

A

Niels Bohr

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3
Q

theories of relativity

A

Albert Einstein

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4
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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
Q

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