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.
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
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.
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...
US National Archives
Nara: Military Resources World War I
A compilation of resources on World War I from the National Archives and Records Administration, including links to external sites.
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.
Other
Oxford Aasc: Focus on African Americans in World War I
Read this brief essay about the African Americans who volunteered to serve during World War I, four thousand of whom fought alongside the French. Included is a photo essay with twelve photographs with descriptions.
Australian War Memorial
Australian War Memorial: Trench Warfare: Hell on Earth
A brief description of trench warfare, including several pictures.
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.
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...
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: Photo Archive: The Ypres Salient, 1917
Photos to click on to see images of World War I trenches: "An Australian trench," "British infantry knee deep in mud," "An abandoned German trench at Messines Ridge".
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.
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.
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Trenches on the Web: British Trench Warfare 1917 1918
Part of that excellent site "Trenches on the Web," this page gives an excerpt from "Notes for Infantry Officers on Trench Warfare." Also includes trench diagrams.
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.
Digital History
Digital History: America at War: The Guns of August
Read about the course of World War I on both the eastern and western fronts. See how the upheaval in the world brought about attempts at revolution in several countries.
PBS
The Great War: American Troops in the Trenches
Read historian David Kennedy's assessment of the American troops' impact on the course of the end of World War I.
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...
Digital History
Digital History: War in Europe: Who Was Responsible? [Pdf]
This is a great overview of the events that immediately followed the assassination of Austria's Crown Prince Francis Ferdinand in Serbia in the lead-up to the start 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.
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.
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.
Historica Canada
Historica Canada: Heritage Minutes: Valour Road
A dramatization which explains the reaction of three young men for Winnipeg's Pine Street to World War I.
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.