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Library of Congress

Loc: American Leaders Speak: Recordings From World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of recorded speeches by American leaders during World War I. Listen to speeches by General John J. Pershing, Samuel Gompers, and James Gerard.
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Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museums: Voices of the First World War: The Christmas Truce

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a series of podcasts featuring the remembrances of veterans of World War I, this podcast tells the inspirational story of the Christmas Truce in December 1914, when the soldiers from both sides met in No Man's Land to...
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Imperial War Museums

Imperial War Museum: Voices of the First World War

For Students 9th - 10th
Hear about the First World War from those who were there. Discover how the war affected everyone who lived through it in these podcasts, featuring original recordings from IWM's sound collection. The series takes you from the outbreak of...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Experienceing War, Forever a Soldier

For Students 9th - 10th
37 tales of servicemen and women who served our country in every major war from World War I through the current conflict in Iraq.
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University of Oxford (UK)

University of Oxford: First World War Digital Poetry Archive: Audio Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The Audio Collection contains accounts of the First World War from veterans, their families and people who served the war effort at home. You can search the archive or use the keywords provided on the site to search the recordings.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Rhetoric: American Leaders Speak 1918 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a searchable collection of recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920, entitled "American Leaders Speak." It includes recordings by Warren G. Harding, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt and many more.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Experencing War, Voices of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Relates war through the eyes of 60 veterans and civilians caught up in the momentous conflicts of the 20th century.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Soldier Against Soldier: The Story of the Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to an NPR interview with author Paul Dickson, whose book, The Bonus Army: An American Epic, recounts the demands of World War I veterans and the violence against them at their encampment in Washington, D.C. There is also a short...
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada Department: Artillery

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the powerful new weaponry of WWI, the heavy artillery. Goes into detail about how artillery was used in the first world war, and what this new technology meant for war.
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Backstory Radio

Back Story Radio: The Great War: The Long Shadow of Wwi

For Students 9th - 10th
BackStory Radio episode on the sometimes overlooked WWI, it's legacy, and the debate about how it will be remembered. Audio and transcript are provided.
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Digital History

Digital History: Historical Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to examples of dozens of examples of American music across U.S. history. Find music from World War I, jazz, minstrel music, and music from the Civil War, among others. A great resource. Quicktime is required for this source.
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15 Minute History

15 Minute History: European Imperialism in the Middle East, Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
In this podcast you will discover the development of the relationship between the European, North African and Southwest Asian nations pre and post World War II. Find out how Europe became an imperial and colonized area. [21:10]
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PBS

Pbs: People's Century: Killing Fields: 1914 18

For Students 9th - 10th
A companion site to a documentary about the stories that only eyewitnesses can tell provides access to two personal accounts of people who lived through World War One.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: 'Folly of Empire' Offers Critique of Us Imperialism

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR provides a lengthy book excerpt on imperialism in the U.S. The author presents the Philippine occupation, the Spanish-American War, World War I and II, and the Cold War as times in history when America was involved in imperialism--...
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Curated OER

History Matters: Back to Africa With Marcus Garvey

For Students 9th - 10th
Marcus Garvey tapped into the frustration of the African Americans who supported the United States in World War I by working in war industries or fighting in the war itself, but found themselves discriminated against once the war was...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Woman Suffrage: Part 5

For Students 9th - 10th
The changing roles of women in World War I gave added momentum to women's struggle for the right to vote, eventually leading to the 19th Amendment.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 4: In Our Time: Siegfried Sassoon

For Students 9th - 10th
Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode is about Siegfried Sassoon's poetry. Experts discuss his life as well as his work. Listening requires RealPlayer.
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Apple

The History Network on I Tunes: Ancient Warfare Magazine Free Podcasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Over 35 free iTunes downloadable podcast episodes from Ancient Warfare Magazine.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Leaders Speak: Presidential Election of 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating site which has recorded speeches of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in 1920. These speeches had been recorded for public use on phonograph records.

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