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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Timeline: Index

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events that influenced the eventual outbreak of World War I. Many of the events have links to articles or more in-depth timelines.
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World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhaustive site including everything you need to know about World War I. Includes numerous links and a reference library. Contains a long list of biographies from this period.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the timeline and events of World War I. The fighting in WW1 lasted from 1914 to 1918. Timeline includes battles, war declarations, treaties, and more.
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Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University: Domestic Causes of the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an essay on the "domestic tensions which may have affected diplomatic decision making in 1914."
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: World War 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Thirty interesting facts about World War 1 include the causes of the Great War, the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), the countries of the Allies and Central Powers, the American troops, WW1 weapons and the different types of warfare...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: u.s. Entry Into Wwi

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this historical inquiry lesson, students address the question, "What changed between 1914 and 1917 that caused the U.S. to enter WWI?" to corroborate a textbook account with two documents: a speech...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Mock Treaty of Versailles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project is designed to conclude a World War I Unit. In this unit, students will have examined the causes, events, and consequences of World War One. After investigating the causes and events of the war, students will participate as...
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History of American Wars

History of American Wars: Cold War Timeline: 1945 1991

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive timeline examining the causes and events of the Cold War. It is preceded by several paragraphs discussing the shifting relations between the United States and Russia in the lead-up to the Cold War. The timeline begins in...
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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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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Passport to the Great Wars

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit plan students will be examining the causes, events, and consequences of the First World War. To launch this project students will create passports that they will use throughout this unit and in the World War II unit. The...
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Article
Curated OER

History Matters: Walter White Considers the Causes of the 1919 Chicago Race Riot

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by NAACP executive secretary, Walter White, discusses the eight reasons he saw for the Chicago Race Riots in July, 1919. He goes into great detail to support these causes.
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Digital History

Digital History: Alliances in Europe: 1914 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the alliances among countries in Europe prior to World War I. These alliances led Europe into war because of the assassination of the Austrian Archduke. Play the simulation game to see which countries were allied to which...
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Brigham Young University

Wwi Archives: Commentaries on the Battle of Verdun: Lord Northcliff on Verdun

For Students 9th - 10th
These are Lord Northcliffe's commentaries on the WWI Battle of Verdun, discussing the causes, phases, and results of this battle. (4 March 1916)
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Causes of Wwi (An Introductory Lesson)

For Teachers 6th
Lesson provides an overview of the four main causes of World War I.
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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.
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Article
Curated OER

History Matters: "Says Lax Condidtions Caused Race Riots"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read several articles from the Chicago Daily News on July 28, 1919, reporting on the various aspects of the Chicago race riots. One article, by Carl Sandburg, used sources from the black community.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Conflict and Prosperity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the main causes of World War I and United States' involvement and contributions.
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Other

Socialist Worker: Causes of the 1919 Race Riots

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the racism in unions throughout the United States after World War I, culminating in race riots in 1919, especially in Chicago.
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Digital History

Digital History: Woodrow Wilson and the League of Nations [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
President Woodrow Wilson had great hopes that a League of Nations would mean that there would be no more world wars. Read about the charter for the League of Nations, especially Article X, which provided the teeth for the organization....
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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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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights: German Hyperinflation, 1923

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides great discussion of the causes and effects of the German Hyperinflation of 1923.
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Handout
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Archduke Franz Ferdinand

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief biography of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination led to World War I.
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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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Robert Schenk, PhD

Saint Joseph's College: A Case of Inflation

For Students 9th - 10th
This overview of the hyperinflation in Germany following World War I describes not only its causes but what daily life was like for Germans whose money had become virtually worthless.

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