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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: African American Soldiers in World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore the experiences of African American Soldiers in World War I.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: World War I: America Heads to War

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore America's entry into World War I.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: 20th Century and Modern Poetry: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson from a unit on 20th Century and Modern Poetry focuses on World War I and war poetry that resulted from the disillusionment and cynicism due to the high casualties and devastation. It features links to the Causes of World War...
Website
Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive: The War With Germany, a Statistical Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This lengthy document, written at the end of World War I, is filled with statistics pertaining to every facet imaginable of the United States' participation in World War I. The chapters look at the men who served, the munitions, battles,...
Primary
Brigham Young University

World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This Brigham Young University website provides documents from World War I. Includes treaties, official papers, biographies, and images.
Primary
Brigham Young University

Harold B. Lee Library: The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this archive of primary source documents from World War I. Content includes maps, photographs, various peace treaties, diary notes, official papers and more.
Unit Plan
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: A Fire Waiting to Be Lit: The Origins of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete learning module on the origins of World War I. Includes article with map, photos, primary source excerpts and questions for discussion as well as four common core activities, instructions and handouts for students and teachers....
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
World War I, or the Great War, embroiled the globe in bloody fighting from 1914 to 1918. Learn about the complex alliances that led dozens of countries to go to war, how the war was won, and what life was like for soldiers and civilians....
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War I & the Great Depression World War I Basics

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Article briefly outlines the events leading up to World War I. From the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum. Links to related learning material for students and teachers.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War I the Sinking of the Lusitania and Submarine Warfare

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sinking of the submarine the Lusitania during World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: World War I & the Great Depression the League of Nations

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational about the League of Nations during World War I. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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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.
Primary
Brigham Young University

Byu: Scott's Official History: American Negro in the World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of a book about the military history of African Americans in World War I. Emmett J. Scott wrote this book in 1919 to detail the experiences of African American soldiers in World War I, covering such topics as...
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Library of Congress

Loc: World War I: What Are We Fighting for Over There?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Great War of 1914-1918 significantly shaped the course of the twentieth century, both at home and abroad. How can this pivotal event be personalized and brought to life for students in the new millennium? Unfortunately, increasingly...
Handout
Brigham Young University

The World War I Document Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Conventions, treaties, and official papers, organized by title, country and year. The site also includes sections on memorials and reminiscences, a biographical dictionary, an image archive, the maritime war, the medical front, as well...
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.
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PurposeGames

Purpose Games: World War I Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
23 question game includes a timeline of a small sample of events covering World War I.
Interactive
BBC

Bbc: History: British History Timeline: World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter "1914" in the Search box of this year-by-year timeline of British history to trace the progress of World War I, and see other significant events that happened during the war years. Archived.
PPT
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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IQ Site

Iq Study Activities: Interactive Quizzes: World War I

For Students 6th - 8th
One hundred multiple-choice questions to test your knowledge of World War I. See your final score at the end of the quiz.
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National Archives (UK)

National Archives: World War I: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive timeline chronicles events of World War I from 1914 to 1920.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Veterans History Project, Last World War I Veteran

For Students 9th - 10th
Listening to audio files and watching video clips of people who have fought in wars gives students a feel for the day to day life of a soldier. Frank Woodruff Buckles died in February, 2011. He was the last known World War I soldier....
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Other

Texas Escapes: World War I Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
Stories and photographs covering people from or who trained in Texas during World War I. Topics covered include the men who fought or worked for the war effort, military camps, the home front, and monuments and memorials of the war.

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