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1914-1918: The World at War

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Thorough and engaging, this presentation details the causes and contexts of World War I on all fronts. It covers "the spark" that began it all, as well as the effect of technology on weaponry and the role of women on the home front and at war. The slides also feature photographs from the trenches, propaganda from all sides, and charts and graphs to detail the casualties of war and the atrocities therein. The presentation ends with a discussion on the Armenian Genocide.

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causes of world war i, world war i, trench warfare, propaganda, the armenian genocide, the lusitania

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archduke ferdinand, armenian genocide, cause of wwi, gallipoli, lusitania, propaganda, red baron, trench warfare, world war i, wwi, mata hari, war of attrition, social studies
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Grade
10th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Presentations
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