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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Hoover: Feeding the Starving Victims of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Feeding the Starving Victims of World War I" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: World War I for u.s. History

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow will explore the reasons the United States joined into fighting during World War I. Explore the role Woodrow Wilson had during the war, the Treaty of Versailles, and the creation of the League of Nations.
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PPT
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: 1920's Politics, Taxes, and Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out a comprehensive slideshow that dives into the key components of the American government which the people disagreed with following World War I.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: In Flanders Fields

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: Chaplin as Count

For Students 9th - 10th
Poster of Charlie Chaplin used for advertising his films. Read the text about Chaplin's influence on film and entertainment.
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Website
American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: All Quiet on the Western Front

For Students 9th - 10th
This review of the 1930 film of Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front," contains information on the making of the film, a synopsis of the story, and information on the differences between the book and the film.
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Activity
Other

Deutsches Historisches Museum: Der Erste Weltkrieg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Deutsches Historisches Museumis a large site covering many aspects of the period of the First World War. In addition to a recounting of the course of the war, the site also deals with issues of domestic politics,...
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Article
Made From Media

Made From History: What Time Was Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief recollection of the events surrounding the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand which was a catalyst to World War I.
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: Period 7: 1890 1945

For Students 11th - 12th
This Khan Academy resource provides a table of contents with notes for several sections of AP US History Period 5: 1890-1945.
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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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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Great War & Jazz Age (1914 1928)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress time-line series surveys World War I and the Jazz Age. When World War I broke out in Europe, many changes were going on in the United States. Women were voting for the first time and African-American culture was...
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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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Primary
Other

War Times Journal: Fighting the Flying Circus: Cpt. Edward v. Rickenbacker

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the memoirs of Eddie Rickenbacker, famous pilot from World War I. An interesting look at the aspects of aerial warfare.
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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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Handout
Sam Houston State University

Shsu: Late Imperial Period: Russia: A Country Study

For Students 9th - 10th
This site evaluates the transformation of Russia in the nineteenth century. It discusses the economic developments, the reforms, foreign affairs, and the rise of the revolutionary movement. From the book, Russia: A Country Study, edited...
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Website
Other

Military History Online: The Convoy System

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice description of the history of convoys and a description of the convoy systems used in both World Wars and their functions.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Da Da Art Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
The biography of the European DaDa art movement. Use this site out for more information, artist links and images.
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Website
Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University: Domestic Causes of the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an essay on the "domestic tensions which may have affected diplomatic decision making in 1914."
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Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Caporetto a Fresh Look

For Students 9th - 10th
Article takes a look at the 1917 Battle of Caporetto in which the Italian Army suffered one of the most stunning defeats of World War I.
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Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Italian Reparti D'assalto: The Arditi

For Students 9th - 10th
This historical website includes information about the Italian Reparti d'assalto (Assault Units) of the First World War, the most elite force in the Italian Army.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Hoover Online!: Hoover and Belgian Relief 1914 1917

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site explores Herbert Hoover's humanitarian relief efforts in Belgium from 1914 to 1917. Content provides historical background, as well as an exploratory classroom unit on the subject.
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Unit Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Passport to the Great Wars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit plan students will be examining the causes, events, and consequences of the First World War. To launch this project students will create passports that they will use throughout this unit and in the World War II unit. The...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mock Treaty of Versailles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project is designed to conclude a World War I Unit. In this unit, students will have examined the causes, events, and consequences of World War One. After investigating the causes and events of the war, students will participate as...