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Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Remembrance and Hope

For Students 9th - 10th
Embrace the history of Innisfail Alberta's residents through stories of soldiers, nurses, cooks, war brides and wives left behind as they join in the war effort during WW l and WW ll. Included are pictures and primary source documents.
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eBook
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Wwi: The u.s. Army Overseas

For Students 9th - 10th
From a book, American Military History, this chapter looks at the U.S. Army overseas in World War I, and gives a brief overview of the battles in which the Army was involved, and General Pershing's command in World War I.
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Unit Plan
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: World War I and Modernism

For Students 9th - 10th
With the development of lethal technologies which led to incrementally more loss of life during WWI, Europeans altered their views of war. Examine the impact modern technologies had on this war with supplemental videos, lessons and...
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PBS

Norman Stone on Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all four sections of this interview with historian Norman Stone to gain a better understanding of Russia's economic, political and social positions at the beginning of World War I.
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PBS

The Great War, Episode Two: Stalemate

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights from Episode 2 of the series, "The Great War," provide information on the "deadly stalemate." Includes information on the Schlieffen Plan, "Life in the Trenches," and "The Christmas Truce."
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Article
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: The Federal Government and Negro Workers Under Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
This scholarly paper investigates the treatment of the federal government, sometimes ambivalent, sometimes hostile, during the presidential terms of Woodrow Wilson. See how Wilson's need for industrial workers and soldiers in the time...
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Online Course
Science Museum, London

Making the Modern World: War, Literature, and Technology

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a content-rich interactive site which guides you through the literature of war. Access the history of war literature to take you to a timeline, study authors' writings about war, learn about metaphorical language, and put into...
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Other

Michigan State University: Earliest Voices: Samuel Gompers

For Students 9th - 10th
This webpage offers a 1917 historic voice recording of labor leader Samuel Gompers on changes that were taking place in the labor movement as a result of World War I. A biography and downloadable images included.
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Other

Tsu: The Progressive Era and World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive outline covering the major ideas, leaders, and actions of the Progressive Era and the transformation of the United States as a result of World War I.
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Primary
Other

Kansas Collection: A Soldier's Diary

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of Bugler Benjamin Edgar Cruzan who was a soldier from Kansas in World War I. Includes many photographs and other documents.
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eBook
Other

The Red Fighter Pilot: Manfred Von Richthofen

For Students 9th - 10th
"This on-line edition of Manfred von Richthofen's 1917 book Der Rote Kampfflieger is based on the English language version originally translated by J. Ellis Barker and published in 1918 under the name The Red Battle Flyer."
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Other

Wwi Image Archive: Photos of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I Image Archive offers a geat collection of photographs from World War I. Categorized by topic.
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Handout
Chicago History Museum

Encyclopedia of Chicago: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I brought turmoil to Chicago because of its large immigrant population, especially Germans. Read about how the war affected the politics and industry of Chicago both during and after the war.
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Other

Air War College: The Air Battle of St. Milhiel

For Students 9th - 10th
The Air War College offers tons of organized and excellent information on the air battle of St. Milhiel.
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eBook
Other

Earthly Pursuits: The War Garden Victorious

For Students 9th - 10th
An ebook first published in 1919 and the definitive text on war gardens and gardening.
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Unit Plan
Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Dept of Archives and History: Teacher Resources: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit offers lesson plans covering a variety of topics on Alabama and World War I.
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Other

Kentucky Historical Society: Kentucky Military Treasures

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of personal stories, illustrated with artifacts, documents, and photographs, that exemplifies the military experiences of Kentuckians in America's wars, beginning with the War of 1812. Requires Adobe Flash.
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Other

Newseum: War Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
What is it like to be a war correspondent? This is an exhibit from the Newseum that explores what goes into the reporting of covering a war. Discusses the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Gulf War, and...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Dept. Of Archives and History: Wwi and Alabama's Rainbow Division [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th
This lesson plan contains a PowerPoint and other downloadable resources on World War I and Alabama.
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Primary
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: U Boat Attack, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides an overview of the use of submarines in WWI with many images. Contains the first-person account of a U-Boat commander's attack on a ship.
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Emory University

Beck Center: The Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting site that looks at World War I from a very personal level by looking at the post cards of the countries involved in the war as well as a site for World War I poetry. Hyperlinks help you navigate the extensive information.
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Activity
Other

1917: Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
In German. Chronicle of events in the year 1917.
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Valour Road

For Students 9th - 10th
A dramatization which explains the reaction of three young men for Winnipeg's Pine Street to World War I.
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Historica Canada

Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Vimy Ridge

For Students 9th - 10th
This resourec provides a video about Vimy Ridge.