ch22-World War 1 Flashcards
(61 cards)
“Father of Nuclear Science”
Earnest Rutherford
planetary model of the atom
Niels Bohr
discovered hundreds of profitable uses for the peanut and other crops
George Washington Carver
Cuban doctor who theorized yellow fever spread through mosquitoes
Dr. Carlos Finlay
American military doctors who helped find a cure for yellow fever in Cuba
Sir Walter Reed and William Gorgas
created the assembly line process and the first mass produced car (Model-T)
Henry Ford
built the dirigible
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
invented the world’s first successful airplane in 1903
Orville and Wilbur Wright
main form of entertainment and info
Radio
first commercial broadcasting station
Radio
largest ocean liner in the world; sank in 1912
Titanic!!!!!!!
built a large, aggressive military force
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
Several European powers from both alliances fought over the _________
Balkan Peninsula
______ of Austria was shot and killed
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Austria declared war on Serbia on _____ (start of WW1)
July 28, 1914
The Triple Entente became known as _____
The Allies
The Triple Alliance became known as _____
The Central Powers
the successful defense of Paris from the German army in August of 1914
Miracle on the Marne
The Allies and Germans “raced” to the English Channel to outflank each other; this started _______
trench warfare
a 600 mile stretch of land where Allies and 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
France’s battle cry
“They shall not pass.”
A British counterattack after Verdun at the Somme in Northern France; mostly failed
Battle of the Somme