Bell Work  Explain the Embargo Act of 1807 and the Non-Intercourse Act of This Day in History: November 9, President Theodore Roosevelt establishes a naval base in the Philippines at Subic Bay, on territory won from Spain during the Spanish-American War. November 9, In Munich, armed policeman and troops loyal to Germany’s democratic government crush the Beer Hall Putsch, the first attempt by the Nazi Party at seizing control of the German government. November 9, In an event that would foreshadow the Holocaust, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people and their homes and businesses in Germany and Austria. The event would be known as Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass.” November 9, East German officials today opened the Berlin Wall, allowing travel from East to West Berlin.

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