Chapter 22 Flashcards

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He came up with the quantum theory of matter and energy

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Max planck

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A New Zealand or who is “the father of nuclear science”

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Ernest Rutherford

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The danish physicist who came up with the planetary model of the atom; define the planetary model of the atom

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Nieles Bohr

This model show the subatomic particles revolving around a nucleus made up of protons and neutrons

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A German descent, whoever revolutionized science with his theories of relativity – define these

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Albert Einstein

These theories, uncovered new principles of order and reality

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An American, who is the best remembered agricultural scientist

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George Washington Carver

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The Cuban physicist whose work conquered yellow fever; he correctly theorized that a particular kind of mosquito transmitted the yellow fever germs from one victim to another

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Dr. Carlos Finlay

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Two American army doctors who proved Finlay’s theory and took steps to eliminate the disease; the result was that yellow fever had been almost eliminated by 1914

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Walter Reed and William Gorgas

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The man who made cars practical and affordable; gives the two ways he did this

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Henry Ford

Model T and assembly lines

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He built a zeppelin; give another name

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Count Ferdinand Von Zepplin

Dirigible

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A direct result of wireless telegraph

The first commercial broadcasting station

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The radio

KDKA

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Also known as “the millionaire special” and unsinkable, give the year that this ship sank and results

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1912, the Titanic

Ships must have enough lifeboats, 24 hour wireless radio operators and international ice patrol

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Who is the leader of a newly United Germany?

How was Germany ready for war?

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Kaiser Wilheim II

Germany was eager to prove itself and demonstrate it strength – many Germans accepted modernism without question

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Who made up the triple alliance, and who made up the triple Entente

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  1. Germany, Austria, Dash Hungary, Italy. And their allies.
  2. France, Britain and Russia. And their allies.
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Who was assassinated in ______, Bosnia on June 28, 1914 and what was the result?

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Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria

Sarajevo

Austria declared war on Serbia and World War I officially started July 28 1914

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Give the dates for World War I and the name that it was known by at the time

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July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918

The great war

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In World War I, who made up the allies and who made up the central powers

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  1. Triple entente and it’s allies - Italy would later join
  2. Triple alliance, and its allies, excepting Italy.
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Why did Italy refuse to join the central powers in World War I? Who did Italy end up fighting for? What did they gain from the World War?

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The central powers were fighting offensive, and Italy did not approve. They fought for the allies in World War I. They gained a little from the war except mass casualties and lots of debt – this led to seeds of anger and distrust being sown.

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What was this event known as: French forces stopped German advance in a stunning encounter offensive – German’s back across the Marne River and Paris and the French army saved from capture

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“The miracle on the Marne”

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Where did the British expeditionary force stop the Germans; both sides eventually resorted to digging trenches

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Ypres, Belgium

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Deep ditches used in battle for cover

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Trenches

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How long was the Western front by Christmas Day 1914 and what were the conditions?

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600 miles from the English Channel to the Swiss Alps; horrible conditions for both sides, and the war was at a standstill

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When Germany stormed Verdun, the French Fortress city, but general __________ famously said _______________; the French defended so well that German forces advanced around 4 miles and six months with lots of casualties for both sides

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Battle of Verdun, 1916
General Henri Pétáin
“They shall not pass!”

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British forces launched a massive offense against the Germans here; British ended up suffering 600,000+ casualties just to gain 7 miles of land

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Nickname for British soldiers
Nickname for American soldiers

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Tommies
Doughboys

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Give the two supreme Commander of all of the central power forces
Paul Von Hindenburg, and Eric Von Ludendorff
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What started in Russia because of growing discontent of World War I like the 1 million casualties; the czar was abdicated and a provisional government was established
Russian Revolution, March 1917
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This revolution in Russia over through the provisional government and established a communist dictatorship; also give who led it
Bolshevik Revolution, November 1917 Vladimir Lenin
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What treaty did Russia make with Germany to take Russia out of the war by surrounding much land and resources to Germany?
The treaty of Brest-Litovsk
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"Lawrence of Arabia" he was a British colonel who led Arabian revolt against Turkish rule in the Arabian Peninsula
T.E.Lawrence
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The general who led British and Australian troops and captured Jerusalem in December 1917
Edmund Allenby
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The largest British offensive in the east; give who planned this and the results
Gallipoli campaign Planned by England's first Lord of Admirality.Winston Churchill. The Allied Commander failed to maintain secrecy, allowing the central powers to build up their forces – the allies were compelled to withdraw; Churchill was forced to resign
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A German submarine that was a new weapon of war made to get around the British blockade of the seas
U-boat
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The British luxury liner that was one of the first victims of submarine warfare, she sailed from New York to Ireland; the German embassy in the US weren't people not to board the ship because they claimed it carried war supplies for the British - give the results
Lusitania She was saying by U-boats in May 7 of 1915; 1198 passengers including 128 Americans were killed Americans were mad – the Germans promised that future liners and merchant tips would not be sunk without warning and provision would be made for the safety of those on board to prevent America from joining the war – this was repealed by the Germans in January 1917
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This battle against the German and British fleets was held May 1916; the German fleets were forced to return to their home port and stay there for the remainder of the war; this was the most important naval battle of World War I
Battle of Jutland
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What made it debut during World War II and what was it first used for?
Airplanes in war First use primarily for scouting
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Pilots who shut down at least five enemy aircraft
Aces
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Give the most famous aces of World War I
1. Manfred von Richthofen of Germany - a.k.a. the red Baron; shut down 80 Allied planes 2. Eddie Rickenbacker of America Dash destroyed 26 enemy aircraft.
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What happened to American exports between 1914 and 1916
Their exports to the allies quadruple; much purchased by credit for the allies
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This was a message from Germany to Mexico that promised American land to Mexico in return for helping Germany defeat the US and encouraging Japan to switch sides and join the central powers
Zimmerman note
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The United States president, who declared that "the world must be made safe for democracy"; he was the president when the United States officially joined World War I
Woodrow Wilson
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What date did America declare war on Germany?
April 6, 1917
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A famous German long range gun used to bombard Paris from 75 miles away
"Big Bertha"
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Also known as blackjack; he was the commander of the American expeditionary force
General John J Pershing
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The representative government established in Germany that replaced Kaiser Wilhelm, the second; this was a result of revolution in Germany
Weimar republic
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The supreme Commander of Allied armies, who was a French field marshal
Ferdinand Foch
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What day is known as oasis day, or Veterans Day in the United States; this was the end of World War I
November 11 (1918)
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How can we see the Providence of God in history?
Man's free will, and the reign of law is under the Providence of God
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Give the two ways to consider historical event events, and a brief description of each
1. Biographical – C human beings, acting, deciding, and operating with a certain amount of freedom. They're responsible for their own decisions. 2. Historical – a scientific examination of the deep forces in tendencies in history that influenced historical events from years back.
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What was the most profound effect of World War I
The impact on the spirit of mankind – a clearly illustrated how false the concept of continuous human perfection is and showed that the only solution was biblical Christianity
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Which US president called World War I "the war to end all wars"; what did he introduce as "the only possible program for world peace"
Woodrow Wilson 14 points
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Who are the big four of the Versailles peace conference in give the countries they were from?
1. President Wilson of the United States. 2. Prime Minister, David, Lloyd George of England. 3. Premier Georges Clemenceau a France 4. Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando of Italy
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Wilson was convinced that this was the most critical step in maintaining future world, peace; give the only victor of World War I that did not endorse the treaty of versailles or join this
"League of nations" United States of America
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The chief result of the peace conference after World War I that was a series of compromises with sum of Wilson's 14 points; list three ways that this affected Germany
Treaty of versailles 1. Germany lost all colonies and overseas possessions. 2. Germany's military reduced to 100,000 men and draft was prohibited. 3. Germany was forced to admit so responsibility for the war and pay the entire cost of war damages.
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Which 6 new nations came as a result of redoing the map because each of the defeated powers in World War I was forced to give up territory
Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia