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