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New Technology in World War I InteractiveNew Technology in World War I Interactive
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Duration
30 mins
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Interactive

New Technology in World War I

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This New Technology in World War I interactive also includes:
  • Student Activity
  • Document Analysis With Students
  • Abandoned German Front Line Trench on the Flanders Field
  • Americans Receiving Machine Gun Instruction
  • Barbed Wire Gate to Trench
  • British Scout Plane and Remains of a German Gotha Plane
  • Recruits Prepare for a Gas Mask Drill
  • French soldiers making a gas and flame attack on German trenches in Flanders, Belgium
  • Front View of the Two-Man Tank Manufactured by the Ford Motor Company
  • Italian Submarine Leaving Venice on an Expedition
  • Letter from Wayne to His Folks
  • WWI Experience of Cpl. Eugene S. McLain
  • Interior of a Submarine
  • Tank Crossing Trench
  • Tractor Hauling Bombing Plane into Position
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A fast-paced activity focuses on the development of technology during World War I. Young historians match images of new technologies and complete a worksheet. Scholars also read an account of the war from the perspective of an American soldier and participate in group discussion. 

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Concepts

world war i, wars, wartime, military history, the military, american history, the united states, technology resources, weapons, machines, primary source analysis, primary source images, primary sources, historical analysis, historical context, historical documents

Instructional Ideas

  • Compare technology used during World War I to modern day warfare
  • Guide a group discussion on how new technology changed people's everyday lives 

Classroom Considerations

  • Internet access is required to complete the activity

Pros

  • Resource includes extension activities if time allows
  • The activity works as an individual assignment or in pairs 

Cons

  • None

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