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Harvard University

Women Working: National Women's Trade Union League of America

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the formation of the National Women's Trade Union League of America that brought together working class women and professional women. Read about what their goals were for women in the workforce. Find links to primary...
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National Archives (UK)

Uk National Archives: First World War Sources for History

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site filled with historically significant documents on the UK during World War I.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: World War I for Kids: End of Wwi and Post War

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the history of what happened after World War I including the armistice, negotiations, the Big Four, the Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations.
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PBS

Pbs: Lost Peace

For Students 9th - 10th
Two interesting interviews with eyewitnesses who were involved in two important events after World War I: The League of Nations and the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: World War I for u.s. History

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow will explore the reasons the United States joined into fighting during World War I. Explore the role Woodrow Wilson had during the war, the Treaty of Versailles, and the creation of the League of Nations.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: America Enters the Ring

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the events leading up to America's entry into World War I and the changes that took place in America soon after. These included legislation such as the Selective Service Act and the Espionage and Sedition Acts, protests by...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1890 1945: The Us in Wwi: The Treaty of Versailles

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the Treaty of Versailles, what its terms were, why America never ratified it or joined the League of Nations, why Germans grew to resent the burdens it imposed on them, and how this contributed to Hitler's rise to power....
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Other

League of Women Voters

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about important issues, relating towards female voters.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: The Third League in Professional Baseball

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will analyze three documents from the court case The Federal League of Baseball Clubs v. The American and National Leagues of Baseball Clubs to gain an understanding of baseball contracts and labor issues in the Progressive Era....
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European Union

Europa: A Brief History of the Emu

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why Europe moved to the single-currency euro? Its roots have been in the formation of the League of Nations. Read here about its inception and the benefits it has provided such as lowering the cost of financial...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

For Students 9th - 10th
Selected (9) reading passages (grades 9-11) to pair with "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. After decades of striving to be the perfect butler, Stevens embarks on a drive through postwar England that prompts him to reflect on...
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National Archives (UK)

National Archives Learning Curve: The German Occupation of the Rhineland

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Partial original copies of documents from various nations of the Allies force responding to the occupation by Germans of Rhineland region.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Rise of the Dictators [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this lesson plan to explore the economic and political conditions in Europe after World War I as a result of the Treaty of Versailles that led to the rise of dictators in several countries. Read about the rise of Lenin and Stalin in...
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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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Other

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History:baker, Newton Diehl

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Newton Diehl Baker, activist mayor of Cleveland, and Woodrow Wilson's secretary of War during World War I.
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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.
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Pete Rozelle

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Pete Rozelle, the Commissioner of the National Football League who transformed the league into its current form. He is responsible for consolidating the teams playing professional football, making the league profitable,...
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Other

American National Biography Online: Eleanor Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, first lady of the United States, social reformer, politician, and diplomat of the early- to mid-1900s.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin Madison: Italian Life Under Fascism

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual exhibit looks at the world of Italian Fascism during the 1920s, '30s, and early '40s, including its propaganda, fascist youth organizations, women and Fascism, and more.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Eleanor Roosevelt, American Visionary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features photos and artifacts from the life of one of the most dynamic and controversial First Ladies in U.S. history, as well as a virtual tour of her home.
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Other

New American Nation: Internationalism and Interwar Isolationism

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay by two foreign policy scholars gives background to the concept that the United States did not really become isolationist after World War I.
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Other

Nlbpa: Negro Leagues Baseball History

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the history of early Negro baseball beginnings in the late 19th century before reading about the advent of the Negro National League in the 1920s. Baseball was the American pastime for everyone in the 1920s and 1930s.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Woodrow Wilson: Wilson a Portrait

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a PBS website on President Woodrow Wilson. The text is fairly simple and there are lots of great images.
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Ohio State University

Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.

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