Brigham Young University
Byu: Wwi Document Archive: Trench Warfare Begins on the Aisne
This is an interesting dispatch from British General Headquarters, September 18, 1914, describing the implementation of trench warfare along the Aisne River.
History of American Wars
History of American Wars: World War I Trenches
One of the most famous use of trench warfare was on the Western Front during World War I. Understand what trench warfare is and why this was such a landmark stalemate in the conflict for nearly four years.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: The Trenches at Messines 1916 17
Shows British maps of trench warfare and gives a brief explanation.
First World War
Life in the Trenches
An engrossing narrative of the horrid day to day life amid rats and frogs and uncertainty in the trenches of World War I.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Trench Warfare
Kids learn about the trench warfare of World War I. A way of fighting along the western front where long defensive trenches were dug for hundreds of miles as protection for the soldiers.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Tragedy of Trench Warfare
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an overview of weapons of WWI with special emphasis on the use of the trench.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Private Donald Fraser
Contains a first-person primary source account of WWI that focuses on trench warfare and "No Man's Land."
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: World War I and Modernism
With the development of lethal technologies which led to incrementally more loss of life during WWI, Europeans altered their views of war. Examine the impact modern technologies had on this war with supplemental videos, lessons and...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Armory: Gas Warfare
Detailed information on the use of chemicals as weapons during WWI. Includes images of soldiers wearing gas masks, an extensive list of chemicals and their effects, and links to further information on the Second Battle of Ypres and to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: From the Trenches Wwi
Students will experience what life was like for many soldiers during World War I by studying Trench Warfare. They will gain this understanding through pictures, first person audio accounts, and reading poetry from the war. Students will...
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Changes in Modern Warfare
Kids learn about the changes in modern warfare that occurred during World War I including airplanes, bombers, tanks, trench warfare, submarines, machine guns, and chemical weapons.
First World War
First World war.com
Site does a good job of giving an overview of most of the key aspects of World War I: the causes of the war, a timeline, weapons of war, etc. As a special feature you can listen to vintage audio of speeches and music of the WWI era.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Great War (World War I Lesson Plans)
Eight lesson plans for exploring aspects of World War I, also known as the Great War, with instructions for introducing middle-school learners to the causes of the conflict; to the great symbol of the war's stalemate--the trenches; to...
First World War
First World War: Weapons of War
Part of a larger site on WWI, Weapons of War gives a detailed review of weapon technology. Thorough information is provided on bayonets, flamethrowers, grenades, machine guns, pistols, poison gas, rifles, tanks, and trench mortars.
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada Dept.: The War of Attrition
A description of the pattern of warfare that developed in WWI-- the War of Attrition. Discusses how this affected the outcome of the war.
University of Oxford (UK)
U. Oxford: Virtual Seminars for Teaching Literature
Seminars, lesson plans, publications, pictures, and poetry make this a very useful resource for language arts or social studies lessons involving World War I and its poetry.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Americans and the Great War 1914 1919: From War to Peace
Examines how the United States contributed during the final stages of World War I, what Woodrow Wilson believed the world should look like after the war, and why the United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles or join the League...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
This series of learning activities is about the history of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and other First World War events. View the construction of the Vimy Memorial and explore Vimy today.
National Archives (UK)
National Archive: The Great War: 1914 1918
Students can examine original sources and how these have been used to support different viewpoints and perspectives on the Great War.
The History Cat
The History Cat: World War One
Takes a look at World War I focusing on the causes, the Western Front, America's entry into the war, the Russian Revolution, and the Treaty of Versailles.
BBC
Bbc: History Trail: Wars and Conflict: Walking the Somme Battlefield
A walking tour guide to the famous battle site, the guide provides information on the various places where British Army troops fought and died plus gives extensive quotes from soldiers who were present at the battle. There is a nice...
BBC
Bbc History: World Wars: World War One: Shell Shock During World War One
Article examines the serious wartime trauma shell shock, which affected over 80,000 men in the British armed forces during World War I.
Ducksters
Ducksters: World War I for Kids: Glossary and Terms
Kids learn about the Glossary and Terms of World War I. Definintions and words you need to know such as trench warfare, armistice, central powers, allies, reparations, and u-boat.
Library of Congress
Loc: A Guide to World War I Materials
A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.