+
Website
US National Archives

Nara: Military Resources World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
+
Website
PBS

Pbs: The Great War: Chapter One: Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights from Chapter one of the series, "The Great War." Provides information on the explosion of war. Includes a video and commentary on German troops mobilizing for the war.
+
Primary
Other

The War Times Journal: The Grand Fleet

For Students 9th - 10th
Selections from the war time memoirs of Admiral Jellicoe who was the British naval commander at the Battle of Jutland. These writings provide a glimpse into the use of British naval tactics at the naval battle.
+
Activity
Other

In Flanders Fields Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This museum in Ieper presents excellent information about World War I: The history of the First World War timeline, life at and behind the front, objects and the stories they tell, characters from the Great War, a virtual walk through...
+
Website
Other

Greenfield History Site: Versailles Treaty Revision

For Students 9th - 10th
A review sheet for the Treaty of Versailles giving the major points such as what were the three aim of the major countries such as France, England and the United States.
+
Website
Other

Charles Sturt Univ.: Military Plans & the 1st World War

For Students 9th - 10th
The plans of most WWI involved countries are examined, including the German Schlieffen Plan and the French Plan XVII.
+
Website
Emory University

Emory University: Lost Poets of the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
This marvelous site offers a chronology of WWI, an assessment of its cost to society, and links to such poets as Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Has a plethora of information on the war.
+
Website
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: The Balkans' Lethal Nationalism

For Students 9th - 10th
This article by historian William Hagan, "The Balkans' Lethal Nationalisms," (Foreign Affairs 78, no. 4 (July 1999), traces the background for the then contemporary conditions in Kosovo.
+
Website
Digital History

Digital History: The United States Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains how Germany resuming unrestricted submarine warfare contributed to the US entering WWI. Site is well-written, informative, and contains great details.
+
Primary
Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: Gas Attack, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a description of what a poison gas attack was like.
+
Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Thomas Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
AmericanPresident.org explores Thomas Woodrow Wilson "one of our nation's most influential and visionary presidents." Don't miss out on this comprehensive site.
+
Website
Marxists Internet Archive

Encycopedia of Marxism: Russian Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A well-written overview of the Russian Civil War beginning with the landing by the Japanese, written from a Marxist view.
+
Website
Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial: 1918: Final Victory and Armistice

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site focusing on the role of the Australians in France at the end of World War I, this page briefly describes the events leading up to the Armistice, and presents the responses of several Australian soldiers.
+
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.
+
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.
+
Article
Made From Media

Made From History: Europe in 1914 First World War Alliances Explained

For Students 9th - 10th
See actual illustrated maps form the time of World War I. On one side, see the dual alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary, and on the other, the Triple Entente between France, Russia, and Great Britain.
+
PPT
Made From Media

Made From History: 20 Important People in the Build Up to the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of images of twenty figures who played key roles in the buildup to World War I.
+
Graphic
Made From Media

Made From History: Who Declared War? Major Power Declarations of War, 1914

For Students 9th - 10th
With the use of country flags and benchmark years, this clever illustration shows the declarations of war during the course of World War I.
+
Graphic
Made From Media

Made From History: How the Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Can Still Be Felt

For Students 9th - 10th
An infographic showing what historical trends and events were triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
+
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.
+
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.
+
Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Causes of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Summarizes the major causes for the outbreak of World War I.
+
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.
+
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.