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Handout
Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: Trench Warfare: Hell on Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of trench warfare, including several pictures.
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Website
Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: 1918: The Battle of Amiens

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the attack and struggle that took place at the Battle of Amiens. Includes several images, including a map, all of which can be enlarged by clicking on them.
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Article
Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museum: Gallipoli 1915: A Short History of the Dardanelles

For Students 9th - 10th
Using historical documents and photos the battle of Gallipoli is traced.
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Website
BBC

Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Shell Shock During World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada Dept.: The War of Attrition

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the pattern of warfare that developed in WWI-- the War of Attrition. Discusses how this affected the outcome of the war.
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Website
First World War

First World war.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Site does a good job of giving an overview of most of the key aspects of World War I: the causes of the war, a timeline, weapons of war, etc. As a special feature you can listen to vintage audio of speeches and music of the WWI era.
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Graphic
First World War

First World War: Weapons of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site on WWI, Weapons of War gives a detailed review of weapon technology. Thorough information is provided on bayonets, flamethrowers, grenades, machine guns, pistols, poison gas, rifles, tanks, and trench mortars.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His War Tank by Victor Appleton

For Students 5th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His War Tank, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1918, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main character...
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Website
The History Cat

The History Cat: World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
Takes a look at World War I focusing on the causes, the Western Front, America's entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Stalemate on the Western Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the military efforts of the British and the Germans to defeat the enemy early in the war, which resulted in lengthy trench warfare along the Western Front. This led to the use of poisonous gases by each side, with deadly...
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Unit Plan
National Archives (UK)

National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
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Graphic
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Trench Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Nine pictures of trenches and of the soldiers involved in trench warfare.
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Handout
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Over There

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the difference it made when the United States finally entered World War I. Find out about the impact of the American Expeditionary Force, and the major battles in which they fought.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tragedy of Trench Warfare

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an overview of weapons of WWI with special emphasis on the use of the trench.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: America in the First World War

For Students 5th - 8th
A brief overview of the United States in the World War I era. Read about initial American neutrality, American entrance into the war, and the American homefront.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Trench Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the trench warfare of World War I. A way of fighting along the western front where long defensive trenches were dug for hundreds of miles as protection for the soldiers.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Image of the Vrml Render of a World War One Trench

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Graphic
Curated OER

World War One Trench Virtual Reality Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Graphic
Curated OER

World War One Trench Virtual Reality Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Launch an interactive tour that lets you move about a virtual trench system in three dimensions. [Requires a VRML plug-in compatible with your browser.]
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Graphic
Curated OER

Still From a Recreation of Front Line Trench, Taken From the Series 'The Trench'

For Students 9th - 10th
This panoramic virtual tour gives the viewer a sense of what "fighting in the trenches," during World War One, really meant.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Recreation of a Trench Dug Out Entrance, Taken From the Series 'The Trench'

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll around this virtual panorama for a view of a trench as seen from the entrance of a shelter dug into the side of the trench, known as a dugout.