WH chapter 22

Question 1

quantum theory of matter and energy

Answer 1

Max Planck

Question 2

“the Father of Nuclear Science”

Answer 2

Ernest Rutherford

Question 3

planetary model of the atom

Answer 3

Niels Bohr

Question 4

theories of relativity

Answer 4

Albert Einstein

Question 5

best-remembered agricultural scientist

Answer 5

George Washington Carver

Question 6

Cuban physician that theorized that mosquitoes cause yellow fever

Answer 6

Dr. Carlos Finlay

Question 7

proved the theory that mosquitoes cause yellow fever

Answer 7

Walter Reed and William Gorgas

Question 8

invented the Model T in the assembly line

Answer 8

Henry Ford

Question 9

dirigible

Answer 9

Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin

Question 10

first successful airplane flight

Answer 10

Orville and Wilbur Wright

Question 11

first radio station

Answer 11

KDKA

Question 12

second leader of United Germany

Answer 12

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Question 13

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy

Answer 13

Triple Alliance

Question 14

France, Great Britain, Russia

Answer 14

Triple Entente

Question 15

heir to the Austrian throne, assassinated on June 28, 1914 by a Serbian revolutionary

Answer 15

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Question 16

date that Austria declared war on Serbia, the Great War (World War I) begins

Answer 16

July 28, 1914

Question 17

who formed the Allies

Answer 17

Triple Entente + Serbia, Belgium, Montenegro, Greece, Romania, Portugal, and Japan

Question 18

formed the Central Powers

Answer 18

Triple Alliance + Bulgaria and Turkey

Question 19

what nation fought on both sides of WWI but did not gain much other than debt and loss of lives

Answer 19

Italy

Question 20

battle in August 1914, French forces hold back the Germans at the Marne River, saving Paris

Answer 20

“Miracle on the Marne”

Question 21

battle in October/November 1914, Allies and Germans race for the English Channel

Answer 21

“Race to the Sea”

Question 22

deep ditches used in battle for cover against enemy gunfire

Answer 22

trenches

Question 23

location of a battle during the fight for the English Channel

Answer 23

Ypres, Belgium

Question 24

how many miles were fought over in the Western Front by Christmas 1914

Answer 24

600 miles

Question 25

Germans attempt to crack the French defense at their fortified city

Answer 25

the Battle of Verdun (1916); this battle was for 4 miles

Question 26

French commander of the Verdun fortress

Answer 26

Henry Petain ("They shall not pass")

Question 27

the British attack that was an attempt to relieve pressure on France by attacking the Germans at the Somme River

Answer 27

the Somme Offensive

Question 28

nickname for British soldiers

Answer 28

"tommies"

Question 29

how many miles was the Somme Offensive for

Answer 29

7 miles

Question 30

generals who became supreme commanders of Central Powers

Answer 30

Paul von Hindenburg and Erich von Ludendorff

Question 31

what was the greatest threat to the Central Powers

Answer 31

Russia

Question 32

occurred when Vladimir Lenin overthrew the Provisional government to establish a Communist dictatorship

Answer 32

Bolshevik Revolution

Question 33

treaty that removed Russia from WWI

Answer 33

Treaty of Brest-Litovsk (Lenin signed)

Question 34

British colonel, defended the Suez Canal, led Arab revolts against the Turks

Answer 34

T. E. Lawrence

Question 35

England's first Lord of the Admiralty

Answer 35

Winston Churchill

Question 36

plan to attack Germany's back door in Turkey that failed due to lack of secrecy

Answer 36

the Gallipoli Campaign

Question 37

Germany's new weapon of war that was in the water

Answer 37

submarine

Question 38

May 7, 1915 a British luxury liner sunk by Germany (Americans onboard)

Answer 38

Lusitania

Question 39

May 1916, World War I’s most important naval battle (Germans vs. British

Answer 39

Battle of Jutland

Question 40

pilots who shot down at least five enemy aircraft

Answer 40

"Ace"

Question 41

"the Red Baron" German

Answer 41

Manfred von Richthofen

Question 42

American Ace

Answer 42

Eddie Rickenbacker

Question 43

1917, Germany promised Mexico territory if they attack the U.S. and gain Japan’s support

Answer 43

Zimmermann Note

Question 44

president during WW1 for the US

Answer 44

Woodrow Wilson

Question 45

date the US declared war on Germany

Answer 45

April 6, 1917

Question 46

Germany's famous long-range guns

Answer 46

"Big Bertha"

Question 47

US general who arrived in France with US soldiers

Answer 47

John J. "Blackjack" Pershing

Question 48

nickname for US soldiers

Answer 48

"doughboys"

Question 49

supreme commander of the Allied forces

Answer 49

Ferdinand Foch (French)

Question 50

Germany's representative government

Answer 50

Weimar Republic

Question 51

what day did Germany surrender

Answer 51

November 11, 1918 (Armistice Day)

Question 52

Woodrow Wilson's speech/program for world peace

Answer 52

Fourteen Points (peace based on human efforts)

Question 53

the "Big Four" nations and leaders

Answer 53

Woodrow Wilson: US Prime Minister David Lloyd George: UK Premier Georges Clemeceau: France Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando: Italy

Question 54

a international body that promises “to guarantee international cooperation to achieve international peace and security”

Answer 54

"League of Nations"

Question 55

treaty that settled WW1 and punished Germany that the US did not sign

Answer 55

Treaty of Versailles (June 28, 1919)