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PBS

Pbs the Great War: Kaiser Wilhelm Ii Crippled Bombast

For Students 9th - 10th
Historian Robert K. Massie explores how Kaiser Wilhelm II's crippled arm shaped his personality and even the war.
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Other

League of Nations: 1920 1946 Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A color-coded map from Matthew White's Homepage showing which countries were a part of the League of Nations during specific times in history.
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Other

Kasprzyk's Website: A Summary of Poland's History

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the history of Poland, starting with the Piast dynasty and moving forward to the current year.
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Sonnet Central

Sonnets of World War I

For Students 9th - 10th
This unique page contains links to the sonnets of the title, as well as links to biographical information about the writers. There are even audio versions of some sonnets available. A bibliography is provided, but no actual commentary or...
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Other

Rupert Brooke on Skyros

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting angle on the death of poet Rupert Brooke,including photos of the island on which he died, the memorial to him there, the text of several poems, a brief biography, as well as a bibliography and related web links.
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The Red Baron: Manfred Albrecht Von Richthofen

For Students 9th - 10th
What began as a short overview is now a complete biography of the Red Baron, from his birth in 1892 to his early death in 1918. A graph of air victories by month is also supplied along with pictures of the famous planes.
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Other

Ace Pilots: Billy Bishop

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on one of the most successful and notorious of WWI flying Aces. Quotes are included here.
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Other

Charles Fair: The Second Battle of Marne 1918

For Students 9th - 10th
A recount of the events surrounding this important allied battle.
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Other

Seattle Times: Answering the Call to Arms

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this article talks about World War I homefront in Seattle, it's a good indication of what was going on in most major American cities at the time. (Published March 24, 1996)
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Veterans Affairs Canada

Veterans Affairs Canada: Facts on Remembrance Day

For Students 9th - 10th
The first Remembrance Day was held in 1919. Get more details about this as well as a few other facts.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: On Drawing by a.p. Herbert

For Students 9th - 10th
While this article is focused on Mr. Herbert's assessment of drawing, the introduction offers a glimpse of evaluation of The Secret Battle.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Siegfried Sassoon (1886 1967 Ce)

For Students 9th - 10th
Bartleby has made available several volumes of the poet's work. Site includes a very brief biography, the collections themselves, quotations from his work, and several poems which appear in Modern British Poetry.
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IQ Site

Iq Study Activities: Interactive Quizzes: World War I (50 of 100)

For Students 6th - 8th
Random fifty multiple-choice questions from a bank of one hundred items test your knowledge of World War I. Score is kept throughout the exercise and displayed at the end of the activity.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

Oyez Project: Schenck v. United States (1919)

For Students 9th - 10th
This U.S. Supreme Court case established the famous "clear and present danger" doctrine by dealing with the issue of freedom of speech. This resource provides an abstract containing a summary, a link to the full text of the decision, and...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tragedy of Trench Warfare

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides an overview of weapons of WWI with special emphasis on the use of the trench.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Woodrow Wilson: Newton Diehl Baker: Secretary of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of President Wilson's Secretary of the War, Newton Diehl Baker, who served during the course of the United States' participation in World War I.
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University of Pennsylvania

The Project Gutenberg: Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this etext version of Brooke's work, including his war poetry. Be sure to read the fine print.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: World War I Main Causes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn the 4 main causes of World War I, by learning the MAIN anagram.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Conflict and Prosperity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart reviews the main causes of World War I and United States' involvement and contributions.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: World War I Alliances

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video, voting and images, students learn about the Alliances in Europe, and how they played a part in World War I.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: World War I Alliances

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using video, voting and images, students learn about the alliances in Europe, and how they played a part in World War I.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Geography Review of Imperialism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a geography review of Imperialism, the Spanish-American War, and World War I.
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Lin and Don Donn

Lin and Don Donn: Lesson Plans: World War I

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
At this site, which is a personal site from the teachers Don and Lin Donn, find instructional activity ideas regarding World War I. There are a variety of lessons that should peak students' curiosity.
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Yale University

Harlem Renaissance Births a Black Culture: 369th Infantry Regiment

For Students 9th - 10th
Very brief description of the 369th Infantry Regiment, the African American regiment also known as the "Harlem Hell Fighters."