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