Curated OER
America's Involvement in World War I
Students investigate online websites on German U-boat naval warfare, conditions in the trenches and the effects of poisonous gases. They write three entries in a diary from different perspectives.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: U Boat Attack, 1916
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.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Doughboy Center: The Sinking of the Tuscania
This site provides a detailed account of the sinking of the Tuscania by a German U-Boat. Includes images and firsthand accounts of the attack.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: World War I
This site from the Encyclopedia Wikipedia provides an in-depth encyclopedia article on World War I, giving information about the origins of the war, the initial outbreak, new technology introduced during the war, the Russian Revolution,...
Other
Military History Online: The Convoy System
A nice description of the history of convoys and a description of the convoy systems used in both World Wars and their functions.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Farewell to Isolation
President Wilson's claim, "he kept us out of war," did not last. Read about the increasing number of reasons for American to declare war against Germany. See why war was finally declared in April, 1917.
Other
Uboat.net: The Bay of Biscay
This site from Uboat.net provides information about the sunken U-boats of 1939-1945 in the Bay of Biscay.
Curated OER
Eye Witness to History: U Boat Attack, 1916
Read about the rise of u-boat warfare and a personal account of a u-boat attack from the diary of a u-boat commander. Provided by EyeWitness to History.