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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.
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PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History 20th Century (1900 1920) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Delve into Virginia's pivotal role in America's early 20th century through this slideshow. Students can visualize WWI, Virginia's naval bases, and other events such as the suffrage movement and prohibition in Virginia. The slideshow...
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Huff English: The Great Gatsby Treasure Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a treasure hunt based on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. In it students complete a list of tasks about the book, the author, WWI, the Roaring 20's, the 18th and 19th Ammendments, prohibition, organized crime, the music,...
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Primary
Other

Colorado College: World War I Poster Collection: u.s. Liberty Bonds

For Students 9th - 10th
Some examples of posters which were used during World War I to promote the buying of Liberty Bonds. Each thumbnail, when clicked on, links to a larger image and general information.
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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.
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Website
Other

Genocide Education Project: Armenian Genocide Resource Library for Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Resources for teaching about genocide, particularly the Armenian genocide.
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Graphic
Emory University

Emory University: Sargent's Painting "Gassed"

For Students 9th - 10th
Emory University provides a description and image of Sargent's painting "Gassed." Provides an artistic depiction of World War I.
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Handout
Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College: The Bosnian Crisis of 1908 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
Step-by-step description of the development of the Bosnian Crisis is provided here.
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Primary
Mount Holyoke College

International Relations: American Protest Over the Sinking of the Lusitania

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a statement by William Jennings Bryan protesting the sinking of the Lusitania by German U-boats.
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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.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Ferdinand Assassination

For Students 9th - 10th
This descriptive article from the North Park University highlights the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand in 1914.
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Activity
Other

Lebendiges Museum Online: 1918 Chronik

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Lebendiges Museum Online, gives a chronicle of events in the year 1918. The site is written in German.
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Activity
Other

Cincinnati Arts Association: Wwi German Soldier [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This study guide in pdf was originally designed to accompany a specific artist-in-the-schools outreach program. The guide covers the causes of WWI, the course of the war, Germany during WWI, the treaty of Versailles, the armor of a...
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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.
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Website
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Battle Lost and Won: The Fall of Pa Ferguson/the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
The women's suffrage movement continued in Texas despite the United State's involvement in World War I. This article highlights some of the events and people in Texas that paved the way for women's voting during this time, and also talks...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: War Powers

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline on War powers in the United States.
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Website
Other

Le Mo: Waffenstillstandsbedingungen Alliierten Compiegne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Lebendiges Museum Online provides the terms of the Armistice agreement of 1918. The site is entirely in German.
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Activity
Other

Deutsches Historisches: 1918 33 Der Versailler Vertrag

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Deutsches Historisches Museumprovides details of the Versailles Treaty that formally ended World War I, and German reaction to th treaty's harsh terms, is presented by LeMO: Lebendiges virtuelles Museum Online (Living...
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veteran Affairs Canada: Ypres 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
In April 1915, Canadian troops were moved to the French city of Ypres where they were victims to a new weapon of gas attacks. This site outlines the Canadian experience at Ypres.
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Handout
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Wwics: About Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides complete background of Woodrow Wilson's life and accomplishments, as well as links to find out more information about his life.
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Interactive
Other

Forgotten Faces, Forgotten Names: In Memory of Cranbrook's Contribution to Wwi

For Students 3rd - 8th
Ever wonder how war can impact a small community? This site offers a glimpse at how World War One made an impact on Cranbrook, British Columbia. Stories and descriptions taken from local newspapers help illustrate the war effort at home....
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Website
Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Facts on Canada's Involvement in the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that 66,000 Canadian men and women were killed in the First World War? Get a few more important facts about this historical event.
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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.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Ww I Ended, Treaty of Versailles

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site describes how the Treaty of Versailles ended World War I. Includes photos.