11.8.18 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1887 - Doc Holliday died at the age of 35. The gun fighting dentist died from tuberculosis in a sanitarium in Glenwood Springs, CO. 1889 - Montana became the 41st U.S. state. 1923 - Adolf Hitler made his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as the "Beer- Hall Putsch.“ 1933 - The Civil Works Administration was created by executive order by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1942 - During World War II, Operation Torch began as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa. 1956 - After turning down 18,000 names, the Ford Motor Company decided to name their new car the "Edsel," after Henry Ford's only son. 2000 - In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. BELL WORK: #12 PICK-UP & READ THE HANDOUT WWI BEGINS. DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET. COMPLETE QUESTIONS #1-6. PLACE ANSWERS IN BW SECTION. AGENDA: (0-2:50) DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS: THE GREAT WAR COMPLETE & CHECK WWI BEGINS ACTIVITY 2.6. COMPLETE ASSESSMENT/EXIT TICKET. HOMEWORK: 2.7 VIDEO/NOTES DUE FRIDAY. WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY
Objective 2.6 Assessment/Exit Ticket # While WWI raged in Europe most Americans wanted to remain (1) ___________ because they were against joining a war 3,000 miles away. Americans started to turn against Germany when German (2) _____ began sinking ships like the (3) ___________, killing over 100 Americans. Another step towards war occurred when the (4) _____ was intercepted revealing a proposed alliance between Germany and (5)_____. President (6)_____ finally decided to enter the war declaring that “The world must be made safe for (7) __________.” Did Germany push America into WWI? Defend your decision by providing at least two supporting details.