1. U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: During the American Revolution, U.S. forces captured Montreal Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death & taxes.“ In Austin, MN, the first sit-down labor strike in America took place U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a measure lowering the minimum draft age from 21 to The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws calling for racial segregation on public buses The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC U.S. President Clinton agreed to pay Paula Jones $850,000, without an apology or admission of guilt, to throw out her sexual harassment lawsuit Monica Lewinsky signed a deal with St. Martin's Press for the North American rights to her story about her affair with U.S. President
BELL WORK: #14
PICK-UP READ THE HANDOUT THE WAR AT HOME & ANSWER QUESTIONS #1-4.
DO NOT WRITE ON THE WORKSHEET.
PLACE ANSWERS IN BW SECTION.
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DISCUSSION & QUESTIONS:
WAR ON THE HOMEFRONT
COMPLETE & CHECK ACTIVITY THE HOME FRONT DURING WWI GRAPHIC ORGANIZER.
COMPLETE ASSESSMENT/EXIT TICKET.
HOMEWORK:
2.8 VIDEO/NOTES DUE THURSDAY.
WORK ON UNIT VOCABULARY

2. Objective 2.7 Assessment/Exit Ticket #
Once the U.S. entered into WWI President (1)__________ was given many new powers to help fight the war. When America entered the war the government took control of the U.S. economy. The (2) __________ was set-up to regulate the war time economy, allocate raw materials, and set production quotas. The Fuel Administration was created to monitor energy supplies and usage. Two methods to conserve the nations energy included (3) ________ Sundays and (4)__________ nights. Another administration created was used to conserve food. The Food Administration asked people to build (5)__________ in their backyards to grow their own food. The government also had to figure out how to pay for the war so it began selling (6)_________ or “Victory Loans” to raise money. Later the CPI was established as a (7) _________ agency to promote the war effort. People began to question the loyalty of some Americans, so Congress passed the Espionage and (8) _________ Acts to punish people who were disloyal to America or interfered in the war effort. During WWI many (9)___________ participated in the Great Migration and left the South for Northern cities that offered many jobs.
WHY WAS WWI CONSIDERED AMERICA’S FIRST “TOTAL WAR”? Provide at least THREE supporting details.