Wh Ch 22 Flashcards
father of nuclear science
Earnest Rutherford
planetary model of the atom
Niels Bohr
theories of relativity
Albert Einstein
discovered hundreds of profitable uses for the peanut and other crops
George Washington Carver
Cuban doctor who theorized yellow fever spread through mosquitos
Dr. Carlos Finlay
American military doctors who helped find a cure for yellow fever in Cuba
Sir Walter Reed & William Gorgas
created the assembly line process & the 1st mass-produced car (Model T)
Henry Ford
built the dirigible (Zeppelin) in 1900 (blimp)
Ferdinand von Zepplin
invented the world’s 1st successful airplane in 1903
Orville & Wilbur Wright
became the main form of entertainment & information by WW1; KDKA was the first commercial broadcasting station
Radio
largest ocean liner in the world; sank in 1912
Titanic
first successful airplane flight was done where
Kiddy Hawk NC
built a large, aggressive military force
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany, Austria-Hungary, & Italy
Triple Alliance
France, Great britain, & Russia
Triple Entente
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was shot & killed
on what year
June of 1914
The Allies
Triple Entente
the successful defense of Paris from the German army in August of 1914
Miracle on the Marne
a 600 mile stretch of land where Allies & Central powers faced off; new weapons brought great casualties
Western Front
A German attack on the French line in early 1916; it failed
Battle of Verdun
Frances war cry
They shall not pass
A British counterattack after Verdun at the Somme in Northern France; mostly failed
Battle of Somme
the most violent battle of WW1
Battle of Somme
led the Bolshevik Revolution which overthrew the government in November of 1917
Vladimir Lenin
rebellion against Czar Alexander I in 1917
Russia rev.
led Arabic people against the Turks
T.E. Lawrence
British led attack to capture Istanbull & defeat the Turkish Empire
Gallipoli Campaign
England’s 1st Lord of the Admiralty; his plan failed
Winston Churchill
Germany’s greatest military achievement in the war
U-boat
the most important naval battle of the war; Britain won & Germany’s navy retreated for the rest of the war
Battle of Jutland
pilots who shot down at least 5 enemy aircrafts
aces
German ace
The red Baron
American ace
Eddie Rickenbacker
pushed the U.S. closer to war
The Zimmerman Note
President of US during WW1
Woodrow Wilson
German long-range gun
Big Bertha
French leader of the Allied forces
Ferdinand Foch
The Central Powers surrendered on what day
November 11,1918
a speech given by president wilson that outlined his plan for world peace
fourteen points
