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Handout
Other

Sammler.com: Nazi Rule in Germany 1933 1945

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Sammler.com provides a history of German rule, beginning with the periods prior to Nazi Germany, are presented as is a brief review of the reign of Hitler.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: World War I Main Causes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the 4 main causes of World War I, by learning the MAIN anagram.
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Activity
Yale University

Harlem Renaissance Births a Black Culture: 369th Infantry Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Very brief description of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the African American regiment also known as the "Harlem Hell Fighters."
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Website
BBC

Bbc: The Schlieffen Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) walks you through exactly what the Schlieffen Plan was, what exactly happened, and why the plan failed. A good site to check out on the subject.
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Primary
Ohio State University

E History: Covenant of the League of Nations

For Students 9th - 10th
From John Clark Ridpath's History of the World, this page offers the Covenant of the League of Nations. This is the official document that the League of Nations used as a charter.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: First Battle of the Marne

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the First Battle of the Marne from World War I. An early WW1 battle where the Allied Powers of France and Great Britain stopped the advancing German army from taking Paris.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War Ii History: Ww2 Us Women for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the history of United States women during World War II. How they contributed to the fight.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, accomplishments, and biography of the life of Calvin Coolidge and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Woodrow Wilson and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive resource provides interesting facts about Wilson's speech that contained 14 points for a peaceful settlement of WW1.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Black Tom Explosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Read detailed facts about the Black Tom Explosion that was perpetrated by German saboteurs during WW1 in New York Harbor.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Outbreak and Causes of Ww1

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides 25 facts about the outbreak and causes of WW1 in the countries and continent of Europe and in the United States of America.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the Bonus Army provides 20 detailed facts and a summary of the Bonus Army march by veterans of WW1 in 1932.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Committee on Public Information Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive summary with detailed facts about the propaganda techniques used in WW1.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: War Industries Board

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive overview and detailed facts about the War Industries Board, a government agency established to regulate the economy and industries in WW1.
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Handout
Other

Hill Air Force Base: Fact Sheets: William "Billy" Mitchell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief account of the foresight of Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell (1879-1936), who understood early on that airplanes would play a huge role as a weapon in fighting wars. He is considered the father of the modern air force,...
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Lesson Plan
Teacher Planet

Teacher Planet: Memorial Day

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This helpful site offers a wealth of information for teachers interested in teaching about Memorial Day. Lesson plans, units, worksheets, clipart, and other activities are featured.
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Article
Other

The Socialist Party of Great Britain: War and the Working Class

For Students 9th - 10th
This article is broken down into chapters. Each chapter provides a socialist view of war and false theories about it. Other chapters discuss capitalism and its need for war, workers and the war and war-makers. World War I is discussed as...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Changes in Modern Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the changes in modern warfare that occurred during World War I including airplanes, bombers, tanks, trench warfare, submarines, machine guns, and chemical weapons.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Trench Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the trench warfare of World War I. A way of fighting along the western front where long defensive trenches were dug for hundreds of miles as protection for the soldiers.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Battle of Tannenberg

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Battle of Tannenberg from World War I. An early WW1 battle where the Germans pushed back and defeated the Russian army.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand that triggered the start of World War I. What led up to the event and why it started WW1.
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Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: A Virtual Tour of the Italian Front

For Students 9th - 10th
Click on a red link to take a virtual tour of battlefields, cities, geography, and memorials of the Italian Front in World War I.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Zimmermann Telegram Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview details how the Zimmermann telegram helped to bring about American entry into WW1.