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Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive: Kaiser Wilhelm Ii's Account of Events

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt from the memoirs of Kaiser Wilhelm II from July 1914 in which Wilhelm discusses the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and other various situations around the world which lead up to World War I.
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Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Asiago 1916 Two Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on Austria's first great offensive on the Italian Front campaign during WWI. The Battle of Asiago is described both by an English correspondent with the Italian Army and an official German observer with the Austrians.
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Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: Italian Political and Military Mobilization in the Great War

For Students 9th - 10th
Article provides a discussion of the role played by the state in organizing the war effort both in terms of marshaling the troops to the front as well as mobilizing the society and the economy.
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Article
World War 1

Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Virgilio's Caporetto Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
Author recounts the life of his father, Virgilio Benedetti while summarizing the way the events of Italy in World War I shaped his father's outlook.
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Activity
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: The Armistice Demands

For Students 9th - 10th
The Brigham Young University provides information on the terms set by the WWI allied powers for the Armistice. Official release by the German Government, published in the Kreuz-Zeitung, November 11, 1918.
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Brigham Young University

World War I: Conditions of Armistice With Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
Features the Armistice terms that were set by the Allied powers for the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: World War I Document Archive: The Use of Poison Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
Two stories by reporter Will Irwin, correspondent from the New York Tribune, about how poisonous gases were used by the Germans during World War I.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: World War I Document Archive: The Zimmerman Note

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the Zimmerman Note to the German Ambassador to Mexico in 1917.
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Primary
Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University: Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Brigham Young University gives a firsthand account of the killings. The man that gave this account was arrested as a suspect.
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Primary
Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The Red Baron, Air Warfare

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt by Captain Von Richthofen (the Red Baron) from the book "The Red Battle Flyer." Discusses warfare and bomb throwing from his point of view.
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Boise State University

Boise State: World at War: Set the Stage

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1815 map of Europe is a result of the Congress of Vienna creating a balance of power between the five most powerful countries in Europe. The countries competed in nearly everything, which made it almost inevitable that war would come.
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Poetry of the Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Poetry of The Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Great War (World War I Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eight lesson plans for exploring aspects of World War I, also known as the Great War, with instructions for introducing middle-school learners to the causes of the conflict; to the great symbol of the war's stalemate--the trenches; to...
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Sandburg on Race

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the University of Illinois covers the work of Carl Sandburg as a reporter in Chicago during the riots of 1919.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: United States of America Chronology: Wilson's Fourteen Points

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of what President Wilson's Fourteen Points were. Provides a brief discussion of why the 14th point was the most controversial.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: First Battle of the Marne

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the First Battle of the Marne, a World War I battle in which French and British forces defeated the Germans.
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PPT
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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Activity
BBC

Bbc News: World War I Remembered: The Great War: 80 Years On

For Students 9th - 10th
Using personal accounts and historical analysis, the BBC looks back at what became known as "the war to end all wars." Content includes archived radio interviews and newsreels, soldier letters, battle summaries, general editorials, and...
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Raleigh Charter High School

Mrs. Newmark's Page: World War One

For Students 9th - 10th
This quiz will test your knowledge on WWI primarily information about President Wilson's actions during the war.
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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.
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Website
Archives of Ontario

Walter Allward and the Canadian Vimy Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Vimy Memorial stands as a tribute to Canadian troops in World War I. This page focuses on its creator, Walter Allward, and his career.
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Website
Other

Wwi Document Archive: The Royal Navy in the Caspian Sea

For Students 9th - 10th
An in-depth account of the role of the Royal British Navy during the Russian Civil War, 1918-1920. Provides a complete listing of ships and other units that were involved.
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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...
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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.