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A German of Jewish descent, revolutionized the scientific world with his theories of relativity
Albert Einstein
In 1900, Zeppelin designed and built a rigid, lighter-than-air “airship” called a dirigible, or ????
“zeppelin”
The best-remembered agricultural scientist is American
George Washington Carver
Organized the Ford Motor Company in 1903. By engineering an inexpensive model, the Model T, and by developing the assembly-line process to increase speed and cut cost of production, Ford was able to produce a low-cost, dependable automobile for the average American.
Henry Ford
Expanded the field of physics with the quantum theory of matter and energy.
Max Planck
The first commercial broadcasting station, went on the air in Pittsburgh.
KDKA
What did happen on April 15, 1912?
The British luxury liner Titanic sank in the icy Atlantic Ocean, carrying 1,522 men, women, and children to watery graves
The Triple Alliance included the countries of ...?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy
The Triple Entente included the countries of ...?
France, Great Britain, and Russia
The Titanic, nickname ???
The “Millionaires’ Special,”
What did happen On June 28, 1914?
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian revolutionary in the town of Sarajevo, Bosnia
What did happen on July 28, 1914?
World War I, known in its day as the Great War, had begun
A nickname for British soldiers
“tommies”
It was the largest British offensive in the East which was planned by England’s First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill
The Gallipoli Campaign
German submarines were known as ...?
U-boat
Pilots who shot down at least five enemy aircraft were called ...?
“aces.”
What did happen On May 7, 1915?
The Lusitania sank off the coast of Ireland after being hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat. Some 1,198 passengers, including 128 Americans, were killed
This was the main reason the United States entered WWI
It is considered the most important naval battle of WWI
The Battle of Jutland
The United States president during WWI
Woodrow Wilson
One of the famous long-range guns from the Germans
“Big Bertha"
A nickname for the American soldiers
“doughboys”
What did happen On November 11, 1918 (11:00 that morning—the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month)
WWI ended. The Great War was over
What are the two names for WWI?
The Great War and the War to end all Wars
President Wilson, Prime Minister David Lloyd George of England, Premier Georges Clemenceau of France, and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando of Italy were known as ...?
The “Big Four”
What was the main purpose of the League of Nations?
“to guarantee international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security.”