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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Battle of the Somme

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Register with the SHEG and access this lesson plan and power point presentation featuring World War I's Battle of the Somme.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: The Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
Freshly trained Canadian troops arrived at a quiet front on April 17, 1915. Five days later the Germans attacked with 5700 cylinders of chlorine gas and heavy artillery bombardment.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Tragedy on the Somme: A Second Balaclava

For Students 9th - 10th
For six days, heavy guns poured 1.6 million shells onto the deeply echeloned German trench lines on the Somme. Surely nothing could survive that, or could it? A chilling account of the Battle of the Somme, and its continuing effect on...
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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Using historical documents and photos the battle of Gallipoli is traced.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Gallipoli / the River Clyde Landing

For Students 9th - 10th
Five beaches to be attacked simultaneously? This ill-fated scheme was devised during World War I for the 29th Division on the Gallipoli Peninsula at Cape Helles. Read a timeline of how the events unfolded.