who is the “Father of Nuclear Science”
Earnest Rutherford
who gave us the planetary model of the atom?
Niels Bohr
who discovered the theory of relativity
Albert Einstein
who discovered hundreds of profitable uses for the peanut and other crops
George Washington Carver
who was the Cuban doctor who theorized yellow fever spread through mosquitoes
Dr. Carlos Finlay
who were the 2 American military doctors who helped find a cure for yellow fever in Cuba
Sir Walter Reed and William Gorgas
who created the assembly line process and the first mass-produced car (Model-T)
Henry Ford
who built the dirigible in 1900
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
which brothers invented the world’s 1st successful airplane in 1903
Orville and Wilbur Wright
what became the main form of entertainment and information by WWI
Radio
what became the first commercial broadcasting station
KDKA
what was the largest ocean liner in the world that sank in 1912
titanic
who built a large, aggressive military force
Kaiser Wilhelm II
what alliance made up Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
Triple Alliance
what alliance made up France, Great Britain, and Russia
Triple Entente
Several European powers from both alliances fought over what peninsula?
Balkan Peninsula
whose death began WWI?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
when was the start of WWI (full date)
July 28, 1914
which alliance was known as the Allies? the Central Powers?
allies - Triple Entente
central p. - Triple Alliance
what was known as the successful defense of Paris from the German army in August of 1914
Miracle on the Marne
what is the 600 mile stretch of land where Allies and Central Powers faced off
Western Front
what battle was a German attack on the French line in early 1916 that failed
what was France’s battle cry?
Battle of Verdun
“they shall not pass”
what was the most violent battle of WWI
Battle of the Somme
what revolution was the rebellion against czar Alexander I in 1917
Russian Revolution
