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George Mason University

George Mason University: Between the Wars: Wwi and the Crusade for Conformity

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of 3 U.S. Supreme Court cases on Free Speech during WWI. These cases deal with literature criticising the U.S. involvement in WWI. Includes the text of the Espionage Act under which war protesters were arrested.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Eastern and Western Fronts of Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the military strategy of the Eastern and Western fronts in WWI. This is a five question self-correcting quiz.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Middle East During and After Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge of the Middle East during WWI with this five question self-correcting quiz from Khan Academy.
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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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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Causes of Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive slideshow presentation illustrates the four primary causes of the first World War in 1914. Enhance studying WWI with the details provided.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Wwi America: Babe Ruth's Draft Card

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will examine the language of the WWI draft card for George Herman 'Babe' Ruth to try and determine differences between American society during World War I and the present day.
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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
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Wwi Biographical Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains brief biographical sketches and photographs of prominent people of the Great War era. The entries are arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Trench Warfare Begins on the Aisne

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting dispatch from British General Headquarters, September 18, 1914, describing the implementation of trench warfare along the Aisne River.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: 10 November, 1918: The Armistice Demands

For Students 9th - 10th
Translation of the official German news report of the 18 requirements of the Armistice at the conclusion of World War I, signed on November 10, 1918.
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Brigham Young University

Wwi Document Archive: Emmett J. Scott. The American Negro in World War I Preface

For Students 9th - 10th
The preface to a book by Emmett J. Scott published in 1919. It examines the role played by African Americans in World War I. To view the whole book, click on the Table of Contents at the end of the page. Includes a speech by Colonel...
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Peace Treaty of Brest Litovsk

For Students 9th - 10th
Brigham Young University offers the full text of the Peace treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed March of 1918 that officially ended Russian participation in the war.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young Univ.: Wwi Document Archive: Development of u.s. Neutrality Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Correspondence of two Secretaries of State in 1914 and 1915 outlining America's neutrality and the ways it is being demonstrated to countries in Europe.
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Wilson's War Message to Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Brigham Young University provides the full text of Woodrow Wilson's "War Message" which resulted in Congress passing the War Resolution, allowing the United States to enter World War I.
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young U.: Wwi Document Archive: u.s. Protests Against Maritime Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of letters from U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan protesting British interference with neutral U.S. merchant ships, and a lengthy response from the British government.
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Brigham Young University

Wwi Doc. Archive: German Discussions Concerning Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this official German document, translated into English, from 1917 concerning the issue of unrestricted submarine warfare in World War I.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: The Franco Russian Alliance Military Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
An original document of the Franco-Russian military convention outlining the provisions of the alliance.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: The Anglo Russian Entente

For Students 9th - 10th
An original document, the agreement between Great Britain and Russia establishing the Triple Entente.
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Brigham Young University

Byu: Wwi Document Archive: The Peace Treaty of Versailles: Articles 1 30

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete texts of the Peace Treaty of Versailles as completed on June 28th, 1919. Also provided at the bottom of the page are many links to charts and maps that are associated with the Treaty.
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: Abdication of Nicholas Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A copy of the abdication manifesto of Nicholas II on March 15, 1917.
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young U.: Wwi Document Archive: Wilson's First Lusitania Note to Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of a note sent to the German government by Woodrow Wilson protesting the sinking of the Lusitania.
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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Wwi Document Archive: The Treaty of Portsmouth, 1905

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the actual text from the Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the Russo-Japanese War.
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Website
Other

U.s. Centennial of Flight Commission: The u.s. Aircraft Industry During Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
A good essay on the development of the airline industry in the United States as a result of World War I. Many companies worked on airplane design, but few survived after the war.
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Website
Other

Wwi Aviation: An Illustrated History of World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
There is a wealth of information here. Get detailed overviews of the war and then scroll down the page to sections on pilots and designers, machines of war, a World War 1 history quiz and much more.