Mr. Lodge World History Class 3/11/2009
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Transcript of Mr. Lodge World History Class 3/11/2009
March 11, 2009The Buffalo Bills signed Terrell
Owens after he was released by the Dallas Cowboys. Owens is a
talented player but also a distraction to his teams. Would you have signed Owens? How do you think he will do
in Buffalo?
Women’s History Month Margaret Sanger September 14, 1879 –
September 6, 1966 American birth control
activist Risked arrest to
spread information about family planning
Women’s History Month Zora Neale Hurston January 7, 1891 –
January 28, 1960 Author of Their Eyes
Were Watching God She helped invent the
study of folklore
Homework
Submit questions and concerns about
completing the interview.
How can I help?
Europe In 1914 it is composed
of countries with large colonial empires
Many countries still have kings
Germany and the United Kingdom are the Strongest countries
Alliances If you go to war, I’ll
help you This means that
another country can drag you into a war
If the other guys have alliances you need one too
Kaiser Wilhelm II Ruler of Germany The guy who fired
Bismarck He won’t be number 2
to the United Kingdom Wants to be a great
leader He isn’t one
Austro Hungarian Empire Junior to Germany There are a lot of
different ethnic groups there
Like ethnic groups anywhere they want independence
Machine Guns All major countries
have them A few soldiers can
shoot a lot of bullets fast
A frontal charge against a machine gun is suicide
Barbed Wire Invented in the United
States to contain cattle Placed in coils it is
difficult to get through Add the machine gun
and it’s almost impossible to get through
Battleships You have to be a
major country to have them
Germany and the United Kingdom have a lot
Both want to have the most
Battleships The United
Kingdom will not feel safe if they don’t have the most
Germany feels inferior if they don’t
Class work
Questions p. 840, Skillbuilder p. 843, Critical Thinking p.
844 # 6, 7, 8